A jury in Spain has convicted a man of murdering a barman in Majorca.
Birmingham-born Danny Hastelow, 26, was stabbed eight times in his Magaluf apartment in January 2008.
The jury ruled that Richard Roberts, 36, murdered Mr Hastelow, by inflicting eight stab wounds to his chest, hitting vital organs including his liver and heart.
Mr Hastelow had been working as a barman in the popular resort, having previously worked as a bricklayer in his home town of Walsall. On 13th January, Danny had spent the night celebrating his 26th birthday, up until his brutal murder in the early hours.
The jury of nine men and women at the provincial court in Palma cleared Roberts' fellow defendant, 20-year-old Paul Anthony Griffiths, of murder. The pair, both from Liverpool, were also cleared of burglary.
Judge Eduardo Cauldron set Mr Griffiths free from court, having been held in Spanish custody with Roberts since being charged with murder the day after Danny's death.
On the first day of proceedings, Roberts admitted stabbing Danny, but claimed it was in self-defence.
Roberts now faces a possible 18-year sentence, expected to be set in the next few days.
Roberts' lawyer, Roser Fuster, has called for a 15-year sentence, stating that his client was insolvent.
Mr Hastelow's sister, Claire Peters, wrote on the website Justice for Danny: "On January 13 2008, My brother Danny was murdered in his apartment in Spain.
"He had gone out to celebrate his 26th birthday. This celebration ended in tragedy at 4.30am in the morning when he was brutally attacked and killed whilst in his apartment."
She added: "Danny did not deserve to die like this."
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