Brothers found guilty of radio theft murder

[14 May 2008]

Drug addict brothers have been found guilty of murdering 54-year-old Balbir Matharu

Albert and Tommy Willett ran Matharu over after trying to steal a radio from his van in January 2006. Matharu saw the pair breaking into his van and stood in front of their vehicle in an attempt to stop them from driving away. The man was dragged by their car for 40 metres in Stratford, East London. The brothers, both in their 20s, will be sentenced on Thursday.

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John BARTON

Offence: Drug crime

Convicted, in his absence, of conspiring to import of heroin into the UK.

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