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A robber who fatally kicked, punched, and stamped on a vulnerable pensioner before making off with his box of cornflakes and a cottage pie has been found guilty of murder .

John Mackey, 87, was targeted by unemployed Peter Augustine after he visited a Co-op store in Manor House , north London , on the afternoon of May 6.

A jury sitting at the Old Bailey returned their verdict on Thursday, convicting Augustine of robbery and murder.

The victim's family and loved ones, sitting in the public gallery, erupted in cheers and cried after hearing the verdict. One of the

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