They chased Harry to his death

The faces of Harry Baker’s killers can be revealed for the first time. They show the people who chased the 17-year-old to his death through the streets of Barry. Following their sentencing at Newport Crown Court yesterday, we can now publish their photos

Leon Clifford

Leon Clifford, 23, admitting stabbing Harry at Barry Intermodal Terminal but denied his murder. He was found guilty of murder.

He was a small-time drug dealer from Cardiff but was living in Barry at the time of Mr Baker’s death with his then partner Jessica Davies.

As a drug dealer in Barry, he became concerned about Mr Baker and his associate Louis Johnson trading in Barry and carried out the murder to stamp out the competition.

He has previous convictions for affray, possession of an offensive weapon, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, possession of cocaine and possession of heroin with intent to supply.

He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 27 years.

Leon Symons

Leon Symons, 22, denied any involvement in killing Mr Baker but was later found guilty of his murder.

He was also a drug dealer, from Heol Muston, in Ely, and had recently started dealing in Barry along with his associate Brandon Liversidge.

Symons, known by the nickname Ells, was seen carrying a machete at an ambush in Little Moors Hill and at Barry Intermodal Terminal and after the murder he made phone calls to Natasha Allt and Poppy Davies from Mr Baker’s phone saying: “Your boy is dead now, you ain’t finding him.”

He has previous convictions for making threats with a knife, common assault with a BB gun, battery, and possession of a knife in a public place.

Symons was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 28 years.

Brandon Liversidge

Teenager Brandon Liversidge, 17, denied murder and claimed he had been coerced into leading the chase by Symons but he was later found guilty of his murder.

He can now be named for the first time, having been anonymised through the trial.

He was a drug dealer who lived with his mother in Bishopston Road, Caerau, and had recently begun dealing in Barry with his partner Symons.

On the night of Mr Baker’s death he led the chase from the ambush in Little Moors Hill to Barry Intermodal Terminal and was seen with a knife in his hand.

Liversidge was sentenced to detention with a minimum of 20 years.

Peter McCarthy

Peter McCarthy, 38, was a longstanding Class A drug user who lived in Bassett Street, Barry, at the time of Mr Baker’s death. He denied his involvement in the killing but was found guilty of murder. At the time he was in a relationship with fellow drug user Sarah Davies, who has since died.

He became involved in the chase at Little Moors Hill and ended up in the compound. He was seen passing a machete to Symons as he climbed over the main gate.

He has previous convictions of robbery, taking motor vehicles without consent, criminal damage, affray, going equipped for theft, cannabis cultivation and the possession and supplying of heroin.

McCarthy was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 23 years.

Ryan Palmer

Ryan Palmer, 34, was a user of Class A drugs and was living with his parents at Aberaeron Close, Barry. He was known to friends as Pacmo and had been diagnosed with ADHD. He denied his involvement in the killing but was found guilty of manslaughter.

He became involved in the chase at Little Moors Hill and ended up in the compound where Mr Baker’s body was later found.

CCTV footage showed him breaking up a wooden pallet, arming himself with a piece, and passing another piece to McCarthy.

He has previous convictions for dishonesty, vehicle-taking, burglary, handling stolen goods, affray, possession of and supplying heroin, and shoplifting.

Palmer was sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment.

Lewis Evans

Lewis Evans, 62, was previously a member of the Royal Navy and is a veteran of the Falklands war. He suffered from PTSD and various ailments as a result of his service and became a heroin and crack cocaine addict.

The defendant lived in Merganser Court, Barry, and regularly saw his former partner and fellow drug user Rachel Bushnell. He was cautioned for bigamy after marrying Ms Bushnell while married to another woman.

On the night of Mr Baker’s death he drove his co-defendants to various locations in Barry and he picked them up from Barry Intermodal Terminal after the murder.

He has one previous conviction for making a false statement to obtain benefits.

He was found guilty of manslaughter and was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment.

Raymond Thompson

Raymond Thompson, 48, was a user of Class A drugs and lived in Hillary Rise, Barry, with his partner Renee Vrettos. The defendant, known as Paddy, denied being involved in his Harry’s death but was later found guilty of manslaughter.

All of his co-defendants, except for Evans, attended his flat shortly before heading to Little Moors Hill where Thompson took part in the ambush and pointed Mr Baker out to his co-defendants. He was involved in the chase but gave up after failing to keep up with the others before returning to his flat.

He has previous convictions for burglary, theft, shoplifting using threatening words or behaviour, having a blade in a public place and dishonesty. Thompson was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment.