Daily Mirror

Machete yob convicted of killing guard

- BY EMILY PENNINK

A THUG has been found guilty of killing a former minder to the stars.

An Old Bailey jury heard Ricky Hayden had faced up to Tommy Roome and Tarrell Hinds outside his home believing they were about to steal a scooter.

Roome and Hinds, on a moped and with machetes, were looking for another man. In the confrontat­ion, Mr Hayden, 27, was slashed and later died.

Hinds was cleared of involvemen­t in the killing, in Romford, East London, on September 13, 2016.

Roome, of Chadwell Heath, was found guilty of manslaught­er. The pair, then 19, were cleared of the attempted murder of the victim’s father. Mr Hayden had guarded celebs including footballer Peter Crouch and Abbey Clancy.

 ??  ?? SLASHED Ricky Hayden
SLASHED Ricky Hayden

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