Overview
- Jurors at Birmingham Crown Court reached their verdict in under two hours.
- Landlady Musarat Bi found 43-year-old Anthony Sharma dead in his Doidge Road HMO on November 10, 2023, after Bettencourt tried to stop her entering.
- West Midlands Police arrested Bettencourt at the scene shortly after emergency services were called.
- A post-mortem found Sharma died from applied neck pressure, multiple sharp force injuries and a head injury.
- Prosecutors said Bettencourt used the victim’s bank card, including after a DWP payment cleared, and he has pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation.