Stabbing in Leamington Spa prompts murder probe

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A man has died after being stabbed in an attack in Leamington Spa



Police said they were called at 22:28 BST on Thursday to reports of a disturbance involving several people at the junction of Leam Terrace and Leam Street.

A man was found with a stab wound to his chest. He died in hospital in the early hours of Friday.

A woman, 34, and a 27-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of murder and are in custody.

Warwickshire Police said officers were trying to trace those involved in the disturbance and called for any witnesses or people who may have CCTV or dashcam footage to come forward.

Ch Supt Ben Smith said a large police presence would remain in the area on Friday.

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Three more arrested after man, 34, stabbed to death



Three more people have been arrested following the death of a Coventry father (pictured above).

A murder investigation was launched after a 34-year-old was stabbed in Leamington on Thursday night.

He died in hospital in the early hours of Friday morning.

The victim has been named locally as Carl ‘Marblez’ Moorhouse of Coventry. He had just become a father for the first time.

On Friday, Warwickshire Police arrested two people on suspicion of murder: a 34-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man.

The man was released with no further action to be taken, police confirmed yesterday.

Officers have been granted more time to question the woman, who is from Birmingham.

This morning, Warwickshire Police confirmed that three more people have been arrested on suspicion of murder and are in custody.

They are all from Birmingham and are aged 21, 22 and 26.

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Further murder arrest made over Leamington stab death



A further arrest has been made by police investigating the murder of a 34-year-old man.

The victim was stabbed in the chest during a disturbance in Lower Leam Street, Leamington Spa, at about 22:30 BST on Thursday and died in hospital.

A 29-year-old man from Birmingham is in police custody.

Warwickshire Police has also been granted extra time to question three men, aged 21, 22 and 26, arrested over the weekend.

A woman, 34, from Birmingham who was also arrested on suspicion of murder on Friday is still being questioned, the force added.

A 27-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder has been released with no further action to be taken.

A post-mortem test and formal identification of the victim, who was from Coventry, are yet to take place, police said.

Det Ch Insp Caroline Corfield said officers were still appealing for witnesses to come forward and particularly anyone with dashcam footage featuring a white BMW 320 car, a grey Vauxhall Astra or a blue Ford Fiesta in the Leamington or Birmingham area on Thursday evening.

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Leamington fatal stabbing victim named by police



A man stabbed to death in Leamington Spa has been named by police.

Carl Moorhouse, 34, of Coventry, was attacked during a disturbance on Lower Leam Street on 28 May. He later died in hospital.

A post-mortem examination concluded he died from a stab wound to the chest, Warwickshire Police said.

Mr Moorhouse's family said they were heartbroken, while his partner said he had recently become a father for the first time.

A 25-year-old man from Birmingham was arrested earlier on suspicion of murder.

He is currently in police custody, officers said.

Five other people previously arrested in connection with the attack have all been released on police bail.

A 27-year-old man arrested last week on suspicion of murder has been released with no further action to be taken, officers said.

Det Ch Insp Caroline Corfield said the force was following a number of lines of inquiry.

"We are determined for both for Carl's family and the local community to identify those responsible and bring them to justice," she said.

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Two charged with murder over Coventry dad's death

Two Birmingham men have been charged with the murder of Coventry father Carl Moorhouse.

Carl, 34, died from a stab wound following an incident on Lower Leam Street in Leamington Spa on May 28 last year.

Terry Nall, 30, of Regents Road, Birmingham, and Adam Padley, aged 26, of Melis Grove, also Birmingham, were both charged with murder today (March 11).

They were also charged with conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm. Both will appear in court tomorrow (March 4).

Five other people were also today charged with conspiracy to commit GBH in connection with the investigation. They are:

•Jamani Cunningham, 25 of Copthall Road, Birmingham

•Tau Randall, aged 34 of St. Peters Road, Birmingham

•Darnelle Sappleton, aged 22 of Farm Street, Birmingham.

•Callum Huburn, aged 29 of Park Road, Birmingham

•Reuben Nall, aged 27 of Rookery Road, Birmingham.

Three of them will also appear before court tomorrow and two have been released on bail.

A 34-year-old woman from Coventry who was initially arrested on suspicion of murder has now been released with no further action.

In a statement released by Warwickshire Police shortly after his death, Carl’s parents said: “Carl was a much-loved son, father, brother, partner and uncle and was so tragically taken. Left behind are a heartbroken family.

"Sleep tight, we all love you.”

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Three men convicted of murdering Coventry father Carl Moorhouse

The jury has returned verdicts in a long-running murder trial of nine people accused of killing Coventry father Carl Moorhouse.

The nine defendants denied Mr Moorhouse’s murder in Leamington in May 2020.

There were also other charges of robbery and conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm, which were denied.

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Mr Moorhouse died after suffering a stab wound in an incident in Lower Leam Street, Leamington, on the evening of May 28, 2020.

The prosecution said he was stabbed in retaliation for an attack on Callum Huburn as a rivalry between two drug gangs in the town spilled into violence.

The jury returned their verdicts after deliberating for more than 72 hours.

Three men - Terry Nall, Adam Padley and Reuben Nall - were found guilty of Mr Moorhouse’s murder.

• Terry Nall, 31, of Regents Road, Birmingham, was found guilty of robbery, conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm and murder.
  
• Adam Padley, 27, of Mellis Grove, Birmingham, was found guilty of robbery, conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm and murder.
  
• Reuben Nall, 27, of Rookery Road, Birmingham, was found guilty of robbery, conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm and murder.
  
• Callum Huburn, 30, of Park Road, Birmingham, was found guilty of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm. He was found not guilty of murder but guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter.
  
• Emma Bennett, 35, of Wyken Court, Coventry, was found not guilty of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm and not guilty of murder. However she was found guilty of the lesser offence of manslaughter.
  
• Darnelle Sappleton, 23, of Farm Street, Birmingham, was found not guilty of of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm and not guilty of murder. The foreperson of the jury said they had considered the lesser charge of manslaughter and that they had also found him not guilty of that.
  
• Javarnty Scott, 23, of Osborne Road, Birmingham, was found not guilty of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm and not guilty of murder. The foreperson of the jury said they had considered the lesser charge of manslaughter and that they had also found him not guilty of that.
  
• Jamani Cunningham, 25, of Copthall Road, Birmingham, was found not guilty of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm and not guilty of murder. The jury considered the lesser charge of manslaughter and that they had also found him not guilty of that.
  
• Tau Randall, 35, of St Peters Road, Birmingham, was found not guilty of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm and not guilty of murder. The jury said they had considered the lesser charge of manslaughter and that they had also found him not guilty of that.

The judge, Justice Jeremy Baker, thanked the members of the jury for their “concentration and hard work” during the course of the trial.

He said: “Before you leave I would like to reiterate my thanks and those of all of the court for your attendance over the last few weeks, now into months.”

He added that he believed being a juror was one of the most important roles in society.

Sentencing of those convicted is set to take place on March 28.

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Carl Moorhouse: Three men jailed for life for murdering Coventry dad in drug turf war



Three men who murdered Coventry dad Carl Moorhouse in a drug 'turf war' have been jailed for life. Mr Moorhouse was murdered in Leamington Spa on May 28, 2020, by members of the T Line drug gang in a revenge attack for an assault carried out by Mr Moorhouse and other members of his gang the previous night.

Reuben Nall, 27, of Rookery Road, Birmingham, Adam Padley, 27, of Mellis Grove, Birmingham and Terry Nall, 31, of Regents Road, Birmingham were found guilty of Mr Moorhouse's murder last month were jailed at Loughborough Magistrates' Court today. They will each serve a minimum of 24 years in prison.

They were also convicted of conspiracy to commit GBH and of a robbery at a safehouse in Willes Road, Leamington Spa, on May 26, 2020, which was operated by Mr Moorhouse's drug gang, the Ceej Line.

Two other people were convicted of manslaughter for the killing of Mr Moorhouse; T Line drug runner Callum Huburn and his girlfriend Emma Bennett. They were sentenced to 14 years and five years in prison respectively. Huburn was also convicted of conspiracy to commit GBH.

The murder of Mr Moorhouse was the culmination of a 'tit-for-tat' drug feud, which escalated because of the May 26 robbery at the Ceej Line's safehouse by members of the T Line. As a result of this, members of the Ceej Line sought revenge, which came in the form of an attack on drug runner Huburn, 30, of Park Road, Birmingham, the following day.

This led to the fatal attack on Mr Moorhouse and a text message read out in court sent to Bennett by Huburn read: "There's a bit of a turf war going on. We're all rolling out together to get it sorted."

Members of the T Line drove to Leamington to wait for Mr Moorhouse in Lower Leam Street, where they parked near a Ford Fiesta which he was using. When they spotted him, they launched their attack.

Outlining the attack, Mr Justice Jeremy Baker said: "Carl Moorhouse tried to seek refuge in the Ford motor vehicle. Adam Padley then smashed the windows with a metal bar and Mr Moorhouse attempted to escape through the passenger door but Reuben Nell was there to meet him. He took a knife off him and used it to inflict the fatal stab wound."

Mr Justice Baker explained that Mr Moorhouse was chased down the street by Padley and Terry Nall and was attacked by Padley with the metal bar. Mr Moorhouse then wandered back to a nearby property where he collapsed.

Giles Cockling QC, representing Reuben Nall, said "there was no intent to kill" and added that the defendant had expressed remorse while giving evidence. During sentencing, Mr Justice Baker said he did not accept this show of remorse, saying: "I reject it was made with any sincerity, as opposed to being an attempt to ingratiate yourself with the jury, which failed."