Shae Nicholson and Martell Fabian were found guilty of the brutal attack on a gay man (South Yorkshire Police)
Two men and a teenage boy have been jailed for killing 51-year-old Jerry Appicella with a pipe and brick in a horrifying “feral attack”.
Appicella was ambushed in an alleyway outside his local shop in Doncaster in December 2019. He was found dead in his bungalow 12 days later, having fallen into a coma from a bleed to the brain.
Shae Nicholson, 20, was handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 15 years,
Martell Fabian Brown, 24, and a 15-year-old boy – who cannot be named for legal reasons – were found guilty of manslaughter, receiving jail sentences of six years and 30 months respectively.
Jerry Appicella, 51, was attacked by the young gang as he made his way home
A woman helped him home after the assault and he locked the door behind him
Mr Appicella died of his injuries hours later but wasn t discovered for two weeks
Shae Nicholson, 20, was found guilty of murder while Martell Fabian Brown, 24, and a 15-year-old boy who cannot be named were found guilty of manslaughter
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