CCTV showing Vitalijus Koreiva and Jaroslaw Rutowicz buying alcohol hours before attacking and killing Harrogate man Gracijus Balciauskas.
Vitalijus Koreiva, 37, was found guilty of murdering Gracijus Balciauskas, 41, in a flat in the town last December. Jaroslaw Rutowicz, 39, was found guilty of his manslaughter.
As the investigation continued, police analysed Rutowicz’s phone and found disturbing and graphic videos showing assaults on the victim on the day of his death.
In one clip, filmed at 5.52am, the victim is kicked in the head and in the ribs, and cries out in pain. In another clip, filmed at 7.02am, Rutowicz, who is holding the phone, tries to roll the victim over and give him a cigarette. A clip filmed at 7.21am shows the victim lying on the floor with his eyes closed.
Vitalijus Koreiva, 37, was found guilty of murdering Gracijus Balciauskas, 41, in a flat in the town last December. Jaroslaw Rutowicz, 39, was found guilty of his manslaughter.
As the investigation continued, police analysed Rutowicz’s phone and found disturbing and graphic videos showing assaults on the victim on the day of his death.
In one clip, filmed at 5.52am, the victim is kicked in the head and in the ribs, and cries out in pain. In another clip, filmed at 7.02am, Rutowicz, who is holding the phone, tries to roll the victim over and give him a cigarette. A clip filmed at 7.21am shows the victim lying on the floor with his eyes closed.
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