Overview
- An Old Bailey jury returned an 11–1 majority guilty verdict after nearly eight hours of deliberation, following an earlier trial that failed to reach a verdict.
- Pitman, 16, was stabbed once in the neck and died minutes before midnight, with phone footage capturing the sheath flying through the air during the attack.
- Forensic testing found Lloyd‑Hall’s DNA on a knife sheath recovered at the scene, though the blade was never found.
- Lloyd‑Hall, now 18, admitted carrying the knife but denied intending to kill, claiming he thought he struck with the sheath and citing self‑defence and cannabis‑induced paranoia.
- He remains in custody and faces a potential life sentence, with the case underscoring concerns over youth knife violence at crowded public celebrations.