George Ness has been jailed for life for fatally attacking John Smyth in a “drink and drug-fuelled rage”, as Gregg Easteal reports A man has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 ...

A friend of murdered John Smyth has today told of his devastation at the way he died. And Gordon Lapsley said he was heartbroken that he never got the chance to be reunited with his comrade, who moved ...

A friend of murdered John Smyth has today told of his devastation at the way he died. And Gordon Lapsley said he was heartbroken that he never got the chance to be reunited with his comrade ...

Despite the efforts of police and medics, the victim, John Smyth, was pronounced dead at the scene. A major investigation was immediately launched by Northumbria Police and shortly after officers ...

The Church of England says it is initiating disciplinary proceedings against 10 members of clergy following a review of evidence in the report into the prolific abuser, John Smyth. Among those ...

John Smyth, 63, was battered to death in a backyard in Wallsend as he tried to stop George Ness from smashing his way into a woman's flat. Ness, 41, from North Shields, had claimed self-defence ...

John Smyth QC is believed to be the most prolific serial abuser to be associated with the Church of England The Church of England says it is initiating disciplinary proceedings against 10 members ...

When 63-year-old John Smyth, who was visiting Bridie, bravely went outside to try chase him away, he was battered to death with a piece of wood. Now Ness, 41, of Avon Avenue, North Shields ...

John Smyth, 63, suffered multiple fatal injuries to his head as he was attacked near his home in Wallsend, North Tyneside, in September, Newcastle Crown Court heard. Prosecutors claimed his ...

George Ness was "completely out of control" when he inflicted skull fractures and unsurvivable brain injuries on John Smyth, 63, who was born in Glasgow, then stamped on his body as he lay ...