Father and son, 14, guilty of pub murder
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Posted on November 2nd, 2009 in Londonpubs pub murder
A father and his 14-year-old son are facing life sentences after being convicted of stabbing a man to death in an east London pub.
Harry and his father Jason Michael Farrant, 39, caused havoc in two local pubs, the Old Bailey was told.
During two months this year they had used weapons on three men – killing one and wounding two others.
They were both armed with knives and were ready to use them, said Michael Shorrock QC Prosecuting.
The father and son were found guilty of Murdering Daniel Leahy, 45, in the Victoria pub in Ax Street, Barking, on April 13.
The pair, of Abbey Road, Barking, were also found guilty of two charges of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm to David Murphy in the Victoria and Lee Lumb at the Captain Cook pub nearby.
Farrant had been with his father Placed by Kensington and Chelsea social services and told he could not live with his mother.
The pair moved from Notting Hill, west London, last December to Barking. Soon they were playing pool in local pubs where Farrant passed as older than he was Because of his burly frame.
The pair were remanded in custody for reports before sentencing on November 27. The Common Serjeant of London Judge Brian Barker lifted an order banning identification of the boy.
The court was told that Michael had a number of minor convictions. Farrant had been in trouble twice last year, stealing from motor vehicles, and was dealt with in the juvenile court.
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