Overview

• On June 18, 2025, a Manchester Crown Court jury found Kevin Draper, 55, guilty of manslaughter in the fatal stabbing of 27-year-old Jack O’Brien and acquitted him of murder
• Draper stabbed O’Brien seven times in his Siddow Common, Leigh, home during an alleged attempt by O’Brien and two others to rob him of his drugs on December 3, 2024
• The jury accepted that Draper faced a life-threatening situation but determined his use of force exceeded the bounds of lawful self-defence
• Medical evidence showed O’Brien suffered seven stab wounds to his thighs, groin and chest and was pronounced dead at Manchester Royal Infirmary on December 4
• Draper surrendered to police on December 4 and will return to Manchester Crown Court on July 4, 2025, for sentencing on his manslaughter conviction