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BBC News
09-07-2025
- BBC News
Uncle and nephew jailed for Joshua Norman Swansea killing
An uncle and his nephew have been jailed for killing a man with a broken bottle after taking "a cocktail of drink and drugs".Paul Rosser, 50, was found guilty of murdering Joshua Norman, 27, after attacking him with the glass bottle in Hafod, Swansea, on 11 September last nephew, Joshua Cullen, 32, was found guilty of manslaughter after Mr Norman was stabbed in the neck in the middle of the day on Cwm Swansea Crown Court, Judge Geraint Walters KC sentenced Rosser to life in prison for a minimum of 18 years, while Cullen was jailed for eight years. Their trial heard the pair were "in a joint enterprise to kill" after being involved in buying drugs with Mr Norman on the morning of his Walters said large cash withdrawals had been made by Mr Norman and, along with Rosser, they met Cullen before driving off in a car "to buy drugs". An altercation that was captured on CCTV outside a shop in Port Tennant that resulted in Mr Norman being judge said Rosser created the "lethal weapon" and deliberately used it on Mr Norman, who was "vulnerable"."I think you saw your opportunity, and you took it," he added."This was a senseless killing whilst under the influence of a cocktail of drink and drugs. Largely, if not wholly funded, by your victim."Allan Compton KC , representing Rosser, argued that CCTV evidence showed his use of the broken bottle was "impulsive".Cullen's barrister Andrew Jones KC said his client was not the one who used violence during the showed the pair walking off as Mr Norman lay in the road. Emergency services were called, but Mr Norman could not be mother Helga read a victim impact statement and said the months following her son's death were "nothing short of a nightmare"."Our lives quickly fell apart, but I refuse to let the people responsible for Josh's death to break up what's left of our family as they've already taken so much from us," she described him as a "generous person" who had a "heart of gold" and she was "so proud to be his mother"."We are so glad that we have justice for Josh, but nothing will ever take away the pain of losing him."
BBC News
11-06-2025
- BBC News
Paul Rosser and Joshua Cullen deny 'joint enterprise' to kill man
An uncle and nephew accused of murdering a 27-year-old man in Swansea were in a "joint enterprise to kill", a court has Norman died after he was found with serious injuries to his neck in Cwm Road, Hafod, at about midday on September Rosser, 49, from Gendros, and Joshua Cullen, 32, from Waun Wen, appearing at Swansea Crown Court, both deny one count of murder and one of Rees KC prosecuting told the jury that Mr Rosser used a sharp broken bottle as a weapon to attack Mr Norman. The barrister added that his nephew, Mr Cullen, encouraged or assisted him before they both walked away from the scene without contacting emergency told the jury that the pair were part of a "joint enterprise to kill" or cause Mr Norman "really serious" jury heard the three men had allegedly bought drugs on the morning of the incident, and had been travelling in an Audi A3 driven by another prosecution said Mr Norman withdrew £150 from a cashpoint, before an altercation was captured on CCTV of the men outside a shop in Port the car took off again, the jury saw dashcam footage of the three exiting the vehicle on New Cut Road, before they walked towards Cwm prosecution pointed out to the jury that Paul Rosser can be seen holding a broken bottle in the CCTV court heard the next video of the accused men was from after the attack.A delivery driver saw a man, described by the prosecution as being Mr Norman, waving a branch at two men who were standing "shoulder to shoulder".The jury heard members of the public had seen Mr Norman with a "deep gash to the neck" on Cwm Road with "blood pouring out of it".Despite their efforts, along with paramedics, the court heard that Mr Norman died at the scene. The jury heard that a post-mortem examination revealed a sharp force injury to Mr Norman's jury heard that when Mr Rosser was later arrested, he told police: "I only gave him a few slaps and walked away."Mr Rosser told the court he he had been drinking alcohol for about four days before the incident and he had also taken heroin and crack jury heard he had told officers: "It was an accident. I didn't mean to kill anybody."The prosecution said that Mr Cullen was arrested in his flat at Griffith John Street, where he lived with his Mr Cullen's arrest, the jury heard he said in his police statement he was completely sober at the time, and that it was Joshua Norman who was "trying to start a fight".The defence's argument is that the pair smashed the bottle to "scare off" Mr prosecutor said to the jury that its position is that the pair tried to murder trial will resume on Thursday.
