Aaron Ray, 21, fatally stabbed student Jason Brockbanks while they were in Jason’s room at...
Aaron Ray, 21, fatally stabbed student Jason Brockbanks while they were in Jason’s room at Mansion Tyne student accommodation on Howard Street on September 24 last year.
Callous and calculating Ray claimed that he had acted in self-defence after he was attacked by Jason, who was 24 and studying at Northumbria University. However, today a jury at Newcastle Crown Court saw through his lies and convicted him of murder following a seven-day trial.
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