Ahmed Alid Guilty Of Hartlepool Murder

Cleveland Police Deputy Chief Constable Victoria Fuller reacts to the verdicts.

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00:00The shocking events in Hartlepool on the 15th of October 2023, which led to the tragic death

00:10of 70-year-old Terence Kearney, shook the local community to its core. Aled's actions

00:20not only left a family devastated, but also caused significant fear and distress amongst

00:28residents in Hartlepool and beyond. I would like to publicly thank the Cleveland Police

00:35officers who were involved in this incident for their swift and grave actions. They undoubtedly

00:44prevented harm being caused to other potential victims due to their fast response and professionalism.

00:54This is a further reminder that our officers find themselves in potentially dangerous situations

01:01every day whilst doing their job. Today's guilty verdict goes some way to seeing justice

01:08served to those affected by this terrible incident. Mr Kearney's family have released

01:15a statement thanking those who have supported the family during the last six months. They

01:22also say, we would especially like to thank Mr Javed Noori, Mr Arianne Karimi and Mr Mohamed

01:33Karimi. What they themselves endured was truly horrific. They believed they too were going

01:42to die. Despite this, they fully assisted the police with their inquiries and gave evidence

01:49in court, which is testament to their characters. These three men were the voice of our loved

01:58one when he was unable to speak out for himself. For this, we will be forever grateful to them.

02:08We have watched the whole trial intently and while today's guilty verdict will not bring

02:13back Terence, our beloved husband, father and grandfather, we can take some small comfort

02:22in knowing that justice has been served.