The man accused of the murder of Irishman John Mackey (87) has been found guilty at the Old Bailey.<\/p>\n
Peter Augustine (59) was found guilty of beating the Kilkenny man to death in north London and was also found guilty of his robbery.<\/p>\n
Augustine was not present in court for the verdict, having refused to leave his cell in Belmarsh prison to come to court for the final day of the trial.<\/p>\n
[\u00a0London murder trial: Accused \u2018didn\u2019t look back for him to tap dance\u2019 after robberyOpens in new window<\/a>\u00a0]<\/p>\n The jury came to its decision after close to three hours of deliberations. Members of Mr Mackey\u2019s family in the courtroom cried out \u201cyes\u201d as the sentence was delivered by the jury.<\/p>\n The verdict came after a near two-week trial that Augustine\u2019s defence barrister described as \u201cunforgettable\u201d.<\/p>\n Augustine made repeated outbursts in courtroom on the days that he attended the trial. He also shouted and became highly agitated and emotional while in the witness box giving evidence.<\/p>\n He had denied the murder and robbery on May 6th last in north London of Mr Mackey, who died two days later from serious injuries that the court heard were consistent with him being punched and stamped upon.<\/p>\n