The murder of 17-year old boy by a mother-son team was committed by a father and son.
Nicola Leighton was furious after Levi Ernest Morrison and his buddies kept coming to her house looking for Tyreese Ulysses.
Ulysses, 19, learned that his mother was ‘bothering’ him. He rallied friends and, with all knives in hand, told jurors.
They jumped out of Leighton’s ‘distinctive’ red Suzuki 4×4 jeep and some of the group chased Levi and one of his friends.
Levi was a man with autism and nerve damage that caused him to have drop feet. He had to use a crutch for walking and was fatally shot on April 10.
Leighton of Sydenham was found guilty today of murdering and possessing an offensive weapon.
Ulysses was originally from Catford, South London. He admitted previously to having a gun. However, he was convicted by 10 to 2 of manslaughter.
A total of two teenagers aged 16-17, who also confessed to having guns, were unanimously found guilty of murder.
Levi Ernest-Morrison, (pictured), was shot and killed in Sydenham on April 10, southeast London.
A 36-year-old artist’s impression of Nicola Leighton and Tyrese Ulsses, her 19 year old son, appearing at The Old Bailey
Bill Emlyn Jones QC was previously able to tell a court about the Sydenham attack that took place in south London. It took 30 seconds.
The attackers ran back to Leighton’s waiting car and sped off from the crime scene.
Mr Emlyn Jones stated that Nichola Leighton, who was furious when Levi and his friends knocked on her door at night, was outraged.
“She called the police to report the situation and said that she would batter the boys if they returned.”
“But, before she called the police she spoke with her son Tyreese Ulysses.
‘The prosecution say that having heard from his mum that Levi and his friends had come round to his mum’s house and were bothering her, he then rallied the troops.’
Levi (right), who had Autism and Nerve Damage, was unable to walk without a crutch.
Leighton admitted to driving the boys there, though she denied knowing that they were armed. However her son said they wanted to scare them off.
The defendants were placed in custody for sentencing on January 28, next year.
After failing to find a verdict for a murder charge against another 15-year-old, the jury was disbanded.