US jury took two hours to convict Shawn Tyson of killing two Britons
It took the jury of 8 women and 4 men about two hours to convict Shawn Tyson of murder in the first degree of James Kouzaris and James Cooper.
The 17-year-old, wearing a shirt and tie, sat emotionless as the verdict was read to the court, as did his mother Kenyatta Whitfield, in the public gallery.
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