Police reveal how they tracked down killer in Scotland
IT was meant to be a fun weekend away with friends for teenager Conner Marshall. But while staying at Trecco Bay Caravan Park in Porthcawl in March 2015, 18-year-old Conner was beaten to death in a brutal attack by a known criminal.
After an evening at an amusement park and sports bar, Conner was killed in an unprovoked attack in a case of mistaken identity.
Attacker David Braddon, from Caerphilly, had mistaken the popular teenager for his estranged partner’s former boyfriend.
At the time, Braddon was under supervision for previous offences, as part of a system which aims to rehabilitate criminals in the community.
He had previously been convicted of assaulting a police officer and had also been involved in domestic abuse and an animal welfare offence.
Braddon was also on curfew and ordered to attend anti-drugs and alcohol meetings, but had missed eight appointments.
High on Valium and alcohol, he battered Conner with a pole and kicked him in the face and ribs, before leaving him for dead.
Braddon only realised he had got the wrong man when he used his phone light to check out his face and saw it was a “young boy”.
The next morning, Conner was found by another holidaymaker, who had been woken up by groaning sounds, under a caravan.
The teenager was taken to the University Hospital of Wales in a coma, suffering from hypothermia after Braddon had stripped off his