Overview
- At a hearing on 29 October, the CPS offered no evidence at the scheduled retrial in Bristol, bringing the manslaughter prosecution to an end.
- Reporting restrictions were lifted after the Court of Appeal confirmed it had quashed the pair’s convictions in May due to an accidental but critical jury misdirection on self-defence.
- Shane Cunningham’s murder conviction remains in place, and he continues to serve a life sentence with a minimum term of 16 years.
- Convictions against Bushnell and Knight for possession of a bladed article remain on record and were unaffected by the CPS decision.
- Mikey Roynon’s mother said she was gutted by the discontinuance, as police and prosecutors reiterated messages about the dangers of carrying knives.