A teenager was yesterday convicted of manslaughter for the death of Kellon Hill.

Kellan Lewis, 18, was remanded in custody pending sentencing amid emotional scenes at Supreme Court.

Family and friends sobbed as a jury delivered a guilty verdict of manslaughter after acquitting him of murder.

The family of Mr. Hill meanwhile, the 18-year-old stabbed to death at a party, maintained a subdued silence.

As they left court at the end of the three-week trial, Daniel Hill, father of the slain teen, said: "There are no winners."

Asked whether he thought justice had been served, he said: "I can't answer that question."

Mr. Hill was killed as he left a beach party on August 9, 2008. He was stabbed three times in his left chest and died from a stab wound to the heart.

The incident took place in Tribe Road 4B, the public access road to Elbow Beach, at a farewell party for a 14-year-old girl attended by up to 100 teenagers. The high school graduate was attacked after trying to retrieve a gold chain which Lewis is said to have snatched from around his neck.

The jury heard Mr. Hill was set upon by Lewis and a gang of teenagers who beat him with motorcycle helmets and a wooden cane.

Witnesses said he was also stabbed with a screwdriver, but the post-mortem revealed the fatal wound was caused by a knife.

The court heard how Lewis was seen with a black-handled knife tucked into his jeans as he waited for a bus to the party, in White Hill, Sandys.

A 16-year-old schoolgirl also told the jury she saw Lewis stab Mr. Hill during the fight "more than once".

Other witnesses claimed a friend of Lewis, Zharrin Simmons, stabbed the teenager with a screwdriver.

However, the only DNA on a screwdriver found at the scene was skin cells from Mr. Hill.

Miss Simmons, who was 17 at the time, was allegedly joined in the attack by Gary Hollis, 16, Devon Hairston, 18, and Kevin Warner, 19.

After Mr. Hill collapsed bleeding, Lewis and his four friends are reported to have run along Elbow Beach to the Coral Beach and Tennis Club.

There, the prosecution say they made their way through the grounds in an attempt to flee Police but were discovered hiding in the bushes by two security guards.

After being confronted, the teenagers made their way to South Road and eventually got a taxi back to Lewis's house in Sandys.

Lewis was arrested on suspicion of murder the following morning.

Later that day, August 10, 2008, a forensics officer discovered a black-handled knife in the bushes of the Coral Beach resort.

Lewis was previously tried for the murder of Mr. Hill last summer but was acquitted after a 'hung' jury could not come to a verdict.

The jury were discharged by Puisne Judge Charles Etta-Simmons but the Director of Public Prosecutions, Rory Field, then applied for a retrial.

Lewis went on trial on February 23 for murder and possession of a knife in a public place on August 9, 2008.

In his defence, he admitted getting in a fight with Mr. Hill but denied stabbing him.

He said he walked away from the fight, which then moved further up the hill. He later noticed someone lying on the ground.

Yesterday after five hours of deliberation, the jury acquitted Lewis of murder by a majority 'not guilty' verdict of nine to three.

However, the four men and eight women delivered a unanimous guilty verdict for manslaughter and possession of a knife.

Whereas murder is defined as intent to kill someone or cause them grievous bodily harm, manslaughter is an unlawful act which causes a victim's death.

Earlier yesterday, judge Chief Justice Richard Ground told the jury: "If unsure of murder you should go on to consider manslaughter.

"It would be manslaughter if the perpetrator used a knife to cause unlawful harm and the defendant knew or realised the perpetrator intended to use the knife in that way, to inflict unlawful harm."

He warned the families and friends of Lewis and Mr. Hill to remain silent as the jury returned their verdict at 5 p.m.

Dressed in a grey suit, white shirt and pale blue tie, Lewis hugged his sobbing mother as he made his way out of Supreme Court Three to waiting Corrections officers.

Mr. Justice Ground adjourned sentencing for a Social Inquiry Report. A sentencing date is expected to be set at the next arraignments session, on April 1.

In the meantime, Lewis is due to appear at Magistrates Court this morning, charged with wounding in a matter predating the death of Mr. Hill. His alleged accomplice in the case is Mr. Hollis.