Pair found guilty of murdering man kicked, punched, stripped then left for dead in a skip

A man and a woman are facing life behind bars after being found guilty of murdering a man who was kicked, punched, stripped then left for dead in a skip after a drunken night out.

Mick Hunt, who was originally from Ireland but lived with his mother in south London, was attacked in the early hours of March 15 by Fiona Nalty and Arry Green in South Norwood, south London.

The trial heard Nalty, 24, started beating up Mr Hunt after he tried to chat her up and Green, 22, joined in because she was a girl.

The 37-year-old was found by a member of the public at 7am, in an alleyway, severely injured, naked, unconscious and barely breathing. He died in King's College Hospital the same day.

A post-mortem examination showed he suffered injuries consistent with kicking and stamping. He suffered a skull fracture as well as a broken nose, cheekbone and rib.

Prosecutor David Jeremy QC said:

The attack was witnessed by a 15-year-old boy who saw Nalty and Green kicking Mr Hunt as he lay on the floor trying to protect himself and begging "stop, please stop".

The boy heard Nalty laughing as he turned away because he could not bear to watch, Mr Jeremy told jurors.

When the defendants emerged from the alleyway, the witness heard Nalty say "we f****d him up bad" before they told him not to tell anyone about what happened, jurors were told.

After the defendants were arrested, they made no comment in police interviews, but Mr Jeremy said their defence was to pass blame onto each other for Mr Hunt's death.

Green, of South Norwood, and Nalty, of Coulsdon, Surrey, denied murder but a jury took less than a day to convict them both.

In a statement Mr Hunt's family described the 36-year-old as a "kind" man who was "loved by everyone".