Man guilty of Mizen bakery murder

The glass dish shattered when it hit Jimmy Mizen's jaw

A 19-year-old man has been found guilty of the murder of teenager Jimmy Mizen at a bakery in south-east London.

Jimmy, 16, bled to death when the vessels in his neck were severed as he was hit by a glass dish in the baker's in Lee in May 2008.

Jake Fahri, 19, from Lee, had claimed he acted in self defence when a fight broke out between himself, Jimmy and Jimmy's brother.

A jury found Fahri guilty of murder following a trial at the Old Bailey.

The jury of eight women and four men reached their verdict after less than eight hours of deliberations over two days.

Jimmy's family applauded as the verdict was delivered.

The court heard that Jimmy and Fahri had been rowing in the bakery when Fahri grabbed an advertising sign that was lying nearby, prompting a "tug-of-war" battle.

In an attempt to get Jimmy to let go, Fahri picked up the nearby oven-proof glass dish and flung it at his victim. The dish shattered, and a piece lodged in Jimmy's neck, cutting an artery and his jugular vein.