CHILLING footage shows the moment an evil killer wiped his bloody nose after stabbing a 19-year-old to death in a street brawl.
Thomas Dures, 21, will serve a minimum of 23 years in prison after killing Matthew Daulby, following a trial at Preston Crown Court.
Thomas Dures was sentenced to life imprisonment after killing a teenagerLancashire Police
Matthew Daulby sadly died in hospital shortly after the attackLancashire Police
Lancashire PoliceFootage showed Dures wiping blood from his face[/caption]
Lancashire PoliceHe was identified by his BOSS t-shirt[/caption]
Daulby was knifed in the chest by Dures after two groups clashed outside Alpine Bar in Ormskirk, Lancashire, on July 29, 2023.
The teenager was found with serious injuries by police, who were called to Railway Road shortly after midnight, said cops.
Daulby was taken to hospital where he later died and a post-mortem examination found he was killed by a single stab wound to the chest.
Dures also stabbed two other men during the altercation, before fleeing the scene after hearing the sirens of an approaching police car, jurors were told.
Now, harrowing CCTV footage from the night has emerged showing a bloodied Dures walking down the road in a BOSS t-shirt and blue jacket shortly after murdering Daulby.
Dures is seen to wipe blood from his face as he walks down the town centre road.
Another camera then captures him quickly walking along a pavement without his blue jacket.
After disposing of his jacket, he washed his face in the Railway pub before taking a taxi to home and then travelling to a friend’s house at around 3am, the court heard.
It was there that he apparently first learned that the brawl had resulted in serious injuries, having told jurors from the witness box: “I didn’t believe it. I didn’t think anyone was seriously injured, because I clearly seen everyone was able to run away.”
Dures, of no fixed address but formerly of Whalley Drive, Aughton, sent voice notes to his friends before leaving the area in a taxi.
Dures, who eventually handed himself in at a police station in Greece after 18 months on the run, was found guilty of murder, the court heard.
Jurors heard that Matthew travelled to the Ormskirk area with friends on the evening of July 29, 2023, after receiving a message in a group chat which stated that one of their friends, who was alone and on crutches, had been punched three times by Dures.
This led to a confrontation near Alpine Bar on Railway Road.
Prior to the fight, CCTV footage played to the jury during the trial showed Dures and his associate Henry Houghton lurking in an alleyway.
Shortly afterwards, Dures is seen striding towards a group, including Daulby, brandishing a knife.
Houghton struck Matthew over the head with a makeshift weapon, consisting of a rock stuffed into a sports sock, during the ensuing melee.
The 19-year-old suffered damage to his skull and frontal lobe during the incident, although this injury was not fatal.
However, Dures then delivered the deadly blow to the chest with a knife he had been carrying all night.
Matthew managed to leave the scene of the fight but collapsed on nearby Moorgate, later being pronounced dead at Aintree Hospital in the early hours of July 30.
Houghton, of Scarisbrick, was jailed last year for a minimum of 20 years for his role in Mr Daulby’s murder.
Detective Chief Inspector Andy Fallows said the family had had a “long and arduous wait for justice”.
“Tomorrow marks two years since Matthew was unlawfully taken from them, and the Daulby family have had to wait patiently for the man responsible for delivering the fatal injury to answer for his crimes.
“Thomas Dures came back to the UK with the intent of getting in the dock and telling a catalogue of lies.
He added: “He pointed the finger of blame at everybody but himself and took no accountability for his actions.”
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