A teenager who stabbed a reveller to death and was then heard 'boasting' about it afterwards has been cleared on murder but was found guilty of his manslaughter.
Thomas Betteridge inflicted a fatal wound to the chest of 18-year-old Cameron Hamilton during a town centre brawl.
Afterwards, as trainee plumber Mr Hamilton lay dying, Betteridge flung the knife away and fled the scene. He will be sentenced for the crime on April5
He was overheard saying to a friend of how he had 'sliced up' the victim.
Police officers got to Mr Hamilton 10 seconds after he was stabbed but there was nothing they could do to save him.