why did court tv cause an uproar over the guilty verdict of murderer hughes?
An Old Bailey jury took three hours to find Thomas Hughes guilty of murdering Krystal Hart, 22, on Good Friday last year. He was jailed for life with a minimum term of 30 years. There were cheers from the public gallery as the verdict was delivered. Shot dead: Pregnant Krystal Hart was murdered on her doorstep on Good Friday last year Hughes, 41, of Stonells Road, Battersea, south London, had denied the shooting, saying another man was responsible. But parts of the incident – including the sound of two shots and Hughes hurrying away – were caught on CCTV. Miss Hart died instantly after being shot in the head. A second bullet was fired into her temple after she crumpled into her doorway. The prosecution said Miss Hart was executed by the petty criminal and drug dealer in revenge for her boyfriend, David Siveter, writing down his car registration earlier that day. Miss Hart was two months pregnant and had recently given up her job as a temporary secretary working in the office of then de
