Man jailed for life after murder jury’s swift verdict on ‘horrendous attack’ in St Helens

A St Helens man has been jailed for life for the murder of 33-year-old Lee Andrew after he stabbed him in the neck and left him for dead.

Thomas Brown, 42, of North Road, St Helens, was found guilty of murder at Liverpool Crown Court after the jury took just two hours of deliberation to arrive at their verdict.

Detective Superintendent, Simon Vaughan, who led the murder investigation said: “Brown claimed that he was acting in self-defence, but the jury saw through his lies.”

After a six day trial, Brown was jailed for life and will serve a minimum of 18 years in prison before being considered eligible for parole.

A ‘horrendous attack’

At around 10.50pm on Monday, 2 August, Brown stabbed Mr Andrew in the neck inside a property on North Road. He later died in hospital.

Police arrested Brown a short time later. He was quickly charged and remanded into custody.

Brown was unanimously found guilty of murder by a jury, following a six-day trial.

DS Vaughan said: “This was a horrendous attack which left Lee Andrew fatally wounded.

“I hope that Brown will now reflect on the consequences of his actions while serving his significant jail time.

“Although no sentence can bring Lee Andrew back, I hope that the result today can bring family some sense of closure after they were put through the ordeal of a trial.

“Today’s sentence shows that we at Merseyside Police simply will not tolerate such violence on in our communities. We will continue to do all we can to find those responsible for using weapons to cause fear and harm and will bring them to justice.”