Lee Young: Man found guilty of murdering fellow Derbyshire drug user
A drug addict who staged a burglary at the flat of a friend has been found guilty of murder.The body of 62-year-old Shaun Harriman was found at a property in Howitt Street, Heanor, Derbyshire, at about 23:55 BST on 30 September last year.Lee Young, also of Howitt Street, was convicted by a jury at Derby Crown Court on Friday.The 38-year-old will be sentenced on 19 June.
A trial had previously heard Young had admitted being a regular user of a variety of drugs, including crack cocaine and heroin.CCTV outside the room of Mr Harriman had shown the defendant entering the property on the night of his death.Young had told his trial he acted in self-defence after the deceased - who had previously lent him money on a number of occasions - threw a bottle at him and then moved towards him holding a lock knife.He said he "panicked" after subduing him and then went out to buy drugs, rather than seek medical assistance.The court heard he went to a friend's house and later returned to Mr Harriman's property to stage a burglary and distance himself from the crime.
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