Woolwhich killers, Michael Adebolajo and Adebowale found guilty
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Woolwich killers, Michael Adebolajo (left) and his friend, Michael Adebowale (right) have been found guilty of the murder of British soldier, Lee Rigby.
The two self-confessed killers of Lee Rigby were today convicted of his murder as the family demanded that the “brainwashed” pair should never again be free after a three-week trial that publicly aired their violent Islamist philosophy.
The security services and government faced difficult questions over the radicalisation of Michael Adebowale, 22, and Michael Adebolajo, 29, and the older man's dealings with the security services in the months before the murder.
A jury took just 90 minutes to find the pair guilty of murdering the unsuspecting soldier, the father of a two-year-old boy Jack, on May 22 as he walked back to his barracks.
As the two defendants were led down to the cells, Adebolajo looked towards the press gallery and kissed his copy of the Koran.
There was a gasp from the family of Lee Rigby after the verdict and some were in tears as they left the courtroom.
Mr Justice Sweeney told the family: "I would like to express my gratitude and admiration to the family of Lee Rigby who have sat in court with great dignity through what must have been the most harrowing of evidence for them to hear.
"I am extremely grateful to them and can only sympathise with what has happened to them and its continuing effect inevitably on all their lives."
Lee Rigby's stepfather Ian told ITV News: "It was two individuals, it wasn't anything to do with religion. They're using religion as an excuse for whatever they've been brainwashed with."
They will be sentenced at a later date.
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