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Killer clutches horseshoe before beating stranger with it in 'senseless act of violence'

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Moment killer clutches horseshoe before beating stranger with it in ‘senseless act of violence’

CCTV footage shows a murdered clutching a horseshoe that he used to later kill a golf greenkeeper by hitting him on the head.

Kirkpatrick Virgo, from Slough, hit Thomas Parker, 24, with the item after the pair argued over loud music from a speaker on a train on 30 July 2022.

The 42-year-old, from Slough, admitted manslaughter and carrying an offensive weapon, but denied murder.

A jury found Virgo guilty of murder on Wednesday, 29 March.

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