Kane Hull and Liam Porter found guilty of murder

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Kane Hull and Liam Porter were found guilty of murdering Ryan Kirkpatrick at Carlisle Crown Court, reported on 25 October 2022; sentencing was to follow.

The jury returned the verdicts after a trial in which both men had denied murder. Hull was listed as 29 and of no fixed address, while Porter was listed as 33 and of Fulmar Place, Carlisle. The report said the case would return to Carlisle Crown Court for sentencing.