George Ness, of North Shields, had bludgeoned John Smyth to death when police arrested him at Wallsend Metro station ...

George Ness has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years for fatally attacking John Smyth in a “drink and drug-fuelled rage”. | ITV News Tyne Tees ...

A former friend of the 41-year-old has told how his ex-pal changed in the years before he killed Royal Navy veteran John ...

Ness was arrested later that morning less than a quarter of a mile away on the platform of Wallsend Metro Station after a member of the public phoned 999, having seen him with blood on his legs and ...

George Ness was "completely out of control" when he inflicted skull fractures and unsurvivable brain injuries on John Smyth, 63, who was born in Glasgow, then stamped on his body as he lay ...

A man has been found guilty of murdering a "hero" who tried to intervene during a violent break-in. John Smyth, 63, was ...

Foul-mouthed killer George Ness shows no remorse as he becomes aggressive with police as they arrest him for murder. Hours after bludgeoning John Smyth to death in a Wallsend back yard ...

When crack cocaine addict George Ness tried to force entry into a woman's flat in Wallsend in the early hours of the morning, her 63-year-old neighbour and friend, John Smyth, bravely went outside ...

A "despicable" drug addict who murdered a "hero" who was trying to stop him smashing his way into a woman's flat has been ...