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Kelvin Ward: Three blacks convicted of KFC car ram killing
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useapen
Dec 3, 2023, 2:04:11 AM12/3/23
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Three people have been found guilty over the death of a dad fatally
stabbed after his car was rammed at a KFC restaurant.
The mother of 50-year-old Kelvin Ward held the hand of her son as he lay
dead in the street in April, his brother said.
The attackers had shouted "kill" amid chase scenes near the takeaway in
Castle Bromwich, Solihull.
They then left Mr Ward to die as if he was "road kill", his partner said.
Mr Ward's teenage son was the initial target, Coventry Crown Court heard.
There on Tuesday, an anonymity order on Tyrone Hollywood, 17, was lifted
after he and Leighton Williams, 28, were found guilty of murder.
A third individual, Aaron Coates, 18, was convicted of manslaughter in
connection with the attack.
Hollywood, Williams and Coates were also found guilty of conspiracy to
murder Mr Ward's son.
A fourth man, Rusharn Williams-Reid, 18, was found guilty of the same
offence.
The four are due to be sentenced in January.
Coventry Crown Court heard Mr Ward was recorded on CCTV getting into a
Vaxuhall Corsa driven by his son at a KFC on Chester Road, Castle
Bromwich, at about 20:00 BST on 18 April.
At the same time, Hollywood was behind the wheel of a stolen Ford Kuga
carrying his three co-defendants.
Hollywood drove on to the restaurant's car park and rammed the Corsa, the
court was told.
Mr Ward's son, the intended target of the attack according to the
prosecution, drove away, but his car was repeatedly rammed until its
airbags inflated, forcing it to stop.
The 19-year-old target then managed to escape but Mr Ward was set upon
near Smith's Wood Secondary School, about a mile from the initial
encounter.
As Mr Ward's son fled, the court heard, occupants of the Kuga shouted:
"Get him now, keep chasing - kill him, everyone kill him."
He was chased by Hollywood along with Williams but managed to escape with
the help of a man on an e-bike.
Mr Ward, the court was told, had meanwhile jumped into the Kuga, driving
in the direction in which his son had made his escape.
According to the proceedings, Mr Ward drove the vehicle at Hollywood, who
had been handed a zombie knife by Coates, but missed and crashed into
railings before being attacked.
Hollywood and Williams were caught on CCTV stabbing Mr Ward, who suffered
a stab wound to the heart, the court heard.
Det Supt Shaun Edwards, of West Midlands Police, said a painstaking
investigation revealed Mr Ward's "savage" attackers continued to strike
him with machetes despite having already inflicted the fatal blow.
Mr Ward's older brother, David Ward, told the BBC his mother had held his
sibling's hand as he lay dead in the street.
"That's burned into my memory and into all our memories," he said.
He added his brother was a carpenter by trade who would always help others
by using his skills, and was someone who had made a choice to change the
direction of his life as a youngster and could once have chosen the wrong
path himself.
Kelvin Ward's partner, Tammy, said: "Kelvin was the love of my life. He
always put himself out for other people and if anyone needed a job doing
or shoulder to cry on, he'd be there.
"We didn't even get to say goodbye. Instead we got to watch videos of his
last moments which was horrific.
"To see the man I love stabbed by savage people then left to die like
'road kill' dumped on a road is disgraceful and no one should have to go
through that."
Hundreds of mourners attended a special memorial event for Mr Ward in the
days after his death, with hundreds more attending his funeral.
His family described the local man as "a loving partner, father, son,
brother and friend to many".
David Ward said he believed anybody who willingly carried a knife had made
a conscious decision to do so.
"You can take a knife out or you can not take a knife out," he explained.
"If you are willing to have friends who are armed to the teeth you are
making a choice. There has to come a time where you draw a line in the
sand."
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-67519160
stabbed after his car was rammed at a KFC restaurant.
The mother of 50-year-old Kelvin Ward held the hand of her son as he lay
dead in the street in April, his brother said.
The attackers had shouted "kill" amid chase scenes near the takeaway in
Castle Bromwich, Solihull.
They then left Mr Ward to die as if he was "road kill", his partner said.
Mr Ward's teenage son was the initial target, Coventry Crown Court heard.
There on Tuesday, an anonymity order on Tyrone Hollywood, 17, was lifted
after he and Leighton Williams, 28, were found guilty of murder.
A third individual, Aaron Coates, 18, was convicted of manslaughter in
connection with the attack.
Hollywood, Williams and Coates were also found guilty of conspiracy to
murder Mr Ward's son.
A fourth man, Rusharn Williams-Reid, 18, was found guilty of the same
offence.
The four are due to be sentenced in January.
Coventry Crown Court heard Mr Ward was recorded on CCTV getting into a
Vaxuhall Corsa driven by his son at a KFC on Chester Road, Castle
Bromwich, at about 20:00 BST on 18 April.
At the same time, Hollywood was behind the wheel of a stolen Ford Kuga
carrying his three co-defendants.
Hollywood drove on to the restaurant's car park and rammed the Corsa, the
court was told.
Mr Ward's son, the intended target of the attack according to the
prosecution, drove away, but his car was repeatedly rammed until its
airbags inflated, forcing it to stop.
The 19-year-old target then managed to escape but Mr Ward was set upon
near Smith's Wood Secondary School, about a mile from the initial
encounter.
As Mr Ward's son fled, the court heard, occupants of the Kuga shouted:
"Get him now, keep chasing - kill him, everyone kill him."
He was chased by Hollywood along with Williams but managed to escape with
the help of a man on an e-bike.
Mr Ward, the court was told, had meanwhile jumped into the Kuga, driving
in the direction in which his son had made his escape.
According to the proceedings, Mr Ward drove the vehicle at Hollywood, who
had been handed a zombie knife by Coates, but missed and crashed into
railings before being attacked.
Hollywood and Williams were caught on CCTV stabbing Mr Ward, who suffered
a stab wound to the heart, the court heard.
Det Supt Shaun Edwards, of West Midlands Police, said a painstaking
investigation revealed Mr Ward's "savage" attackers continued to strike
him with machetes despite having already inflicted the fatal blow.
Mr Ward's older brother, David Ward, told the BBC his mother had held his
sibling's hand as he lay dead in the street.
"That's burned into my memory and into all our memories," he said.
He added his brother was a carpenter by trade who would always help others
by using his skills, and was someone who had made a choice to change the
direction of his life as a youngster and could once have chosen the wrong
path himself.
Kelvin Ward's partner, Tammy, said: "Kelvin was the love of my life. He
always put himself out for other people and if anyone needed a job doing
or shoulder to cry on, he'd be there.
"We didn't even get to say goodbye. Instead we got to watch videos of his
last moments which was horrific.
"To see the man I love stabbed by savage people then left to die like
'road kill' dumped on a road is disgraceful and no one should have to go
through that."
Hundreds of mourners attended a special memorial event for Mr Ward in the
days after his death, with hundreds more attending his funeral.
His family described the local man as "a loving partner, father, son,
brother and friend to many".
David Ward said he believed anybody who willingly carried a knife had made
a conscious decision to do so.
"You can take a knife out or you can not take a knife out," he explained.
"If you are willing to have friends who are armed to the teeth you are
making a choice. There has to come a time where you draw a line in the
sand."
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-67519160
D. Ray
Dec 5, 2023, 2:45:22 PM12/5/23
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