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Jury clears brothers of murder

Half-brothers Ronniko Burchall and Leroy Symons have been cleared of murdering 30-year-old Shane Minors.Mr Minors, an innocent man, was gunned down on the doorstep of his home in South Terrace, Pembroke, around 1.12am on December 17, 2009.His family found his body five hours later.The killing was said to have been carried out by the Parkside gang as part of an ongoing feud with the 42 gang.Prosecutors suggested the victim's brother Shaki Minors, a member of the 42 gang, may have been the intended target as Shane Minors had no gang connections.The jury heard evidence during the trial that Mr Burchall, 23, was the gunman, and Mr Symons, 21, aided and abetted the killing by giving him directions to the scene and showing him how to use the gun.Both men protested their innocence during their three-week Supreme Court trial and were cleared by unanimous verdicts today after five hours of deliberations.* See this website for updates