Overview

• Jurors at Minshull Street Crown Court returned unanimous verdicts on June 26, finding 22-year-old Jack Naylor guilty of murder and racially aggravated harassment.
• Thomas Gomm was discovered unresponsive in a pool of blood at his ex-partner’s Boothstown home and died two days later from traumatic head injuries.
• Prosecutors emphasised Gomm’s health vulnerabilities and alcohol dependence to underscore the disproportionate nature of Naylor’s attack.
• Naylor claimed he was defending himself and attributed Gomm’s injuries to a prior incident, but the jury rejected that explanation.
• The court heard how Naylor became “wild-eyed and agitated” after an argument and later subjected an arresting officer to racial abuse upon detention.