DPD DRIVER KILLER GANG GUILTY OF AMBUSH MURDER

Four men who used an arsenal of weapons to beat a DPD delivery driver to death after ambushing him have been found guilty of murder.

Aurman Singh, 23, who was tracked by the gang on his round, sustained serious head injuries when he was struck with an axe, in Shrewsbury.

Witnesses described seeing him repeatedly struck with the weapon in the attack, last August.

After a trial at Stafford Crown Court, four men were convicted of murder.

A fifth man has been found guilty of manslaughter.

Those guilty of murder are:

• Arshdeep Singh, 24 of Tipton, Dudley;
• Jagdeep Singh, 23, of Dudley;
• Shivdeep Singh, 27, of Smethwick;
• Manjot Singh, 24, of Smethwick;

Sukhmandeep Singh, 24, of Peterborough, was convicted of manslaughter.

The five defendants are due to be sentenced at a later date.

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2024-03-28T13:05:18Z dg43tfdfdgfd