Minutes to read his verdict. The teen facing the most serious charge found delinquent or guilty. Shes seen that this cell phone video beating Joyner Francis. The judge ruled the teen caused Joyner Francis death and should have known the attack posed that risk. The prosecution now hopes the verdict finally will allow the community to heal. That sense of normalcy i hope will soon return to that school. Reporter its one year to the month since joynerfrancis death. The victims family sat sile limit in the courtroom but said theyre thankful for the guilty verdict. At the end of the day you cannot brutalize someone pummel someone in the bathroom and lead to their death and theres no consequence for that action. Reporter during the trial, the defense argued Joyner Francis what you a willing participant in this fight and that her death was unforeseeable. An autopsy showed the teen had an extremely rare undiagnosed heart condition but the judge ruled the teen deserved the right to live another