Snapchat killer found guilty of murdering Kyle Walley

A antheral who stabbed his person successful the bosom and posted videos of his dormant assemblage connected Snapchat has been recovered blameworthy of murder.

Kyle Walley, 19, died connected his room level successful Rhosymedre, Wrexham, connected 11 July 2021.

A video filmed conscionable earlier the fatal onslaught and posted connected Snapchat was shown to jurors astatine Mold Crown Court.

Mark Jones, 20, of Chester Road, Wrexham, denied murder but was recovered guilty.

The Snapchat footage showed Jones drinking cider and bourbon astatine Mr Walley's level and making stabbing motions towards him portion his backmost was turned.

He besides posted videos from the level saying helium was "thinking of stabbing idiosyncratic up close now".

Jones besides sent telephone messages to Mr Walley the time earlier his death, which included an representation of himself with a cartoon weapon and the connection "I'm going to stab you up tomorrow".

Mold Crown Court heard during the proceedings however Jones had an "obsession" with knives.

The tribunal was besides shown videos, which were posted online, of Mr Walley lying dormant portion the suspect kicked him.

In another, wherever Jones showed his bloodstained hands to the camera, helium said helium had "stabbed up" Mr Walley and was "going to bash time".

Concerned friends who saw the videos called police.

Prosecutor John Philpotts said a person of Kyle Walley, Attia Jones was connected the telephone with him conscionable earlier helium was attacked, heard him shouting "put the weapon down".

She past heard screaming, and Mr Jones shouting that helium was sorry, and "it's my ADHD".

Mr Walley had expected to ticker the Euro 2020 last betwixt England and Italy with Jones, whom helium considered to beryllium his friend.

Jones arrived astatine Mr Walley's level astatine lunchtime but soon earlier 17:00 BST, earlier the crippled had adjacent started, Mr Walley had been stabbed to death.

Giving grounds during the trial, Jones said helium had acted successful aforesaid defence due to the fact that Kyle Walley had travel astatine him with the knife.

He claimed helium had grabbed the weapon and struck his person to "get him distant from me".

Mr Justice Stephen Eyre told Jones the condemnation would beryllium 1 of beingness imprisonment.

He volition beryllium sentenced connected Friday, erstwhile the justice volition find the minimum word helium volition service successful custody.