Yahoo News See murderer casually buying snacks after fatal ammonia attack on Gateshead man Andrew Foster
A killer is caught on camera casually buying snacks after taking part in a murderous ammonia attack on tragic Andrew Foster.
John Wandless appears to be without a care in the world as he orders items from a garage, smiling to the person serving him and with no hint of the evil act he had just carried out. As Wandless did some late night shopping, Mr Foster was fatally injured as a result of having ammonia squirted at him by Wandless and Kenneth Fawcett, with Youssef Wynne and Josh Hawthorn having helped to organise it.
The quartet of killers were convicted at Newcastle Crown Court of murder and robbery, relating to the stealing of cannabis edibles, after Mr Foster had been attacked with ammonia in Gateshead. Wynne was also convicted of assaulting Mr Foster 11 months before he died in an alleged dispute over drugs.
Wynne, Fawcett and Wandless were also convicted of causing grievous bodily harm with intent to Nicola Dixon on August 16 last year. She lost an eye as a consequence of the alleged attack.
Wynne and Fawcett were also found guilty of attempting to cause GBH with intent on a man on August 9 2023. The man, who lived in South Shields with his children, was allegedly squirted in the face with ammonia on August 9 by by Fawcett. The prosecution say that Wynne asked Fawcett to carry out this attack.
Wynne, Fawcett and Wandless were convicted of attempting to cause GBH with intent on another man on August 12 last year. He was at a house in Hebburn when he was allegedly attacked. He sprayed in the face with ammonia and required hospital treatment. He had difficulty breathing, his eyes were stinging and his lips were swollen.
Wandless had pleaded to handling a stolen VW Golf and arson by burning it out after it was allegedly used in three of the incidents. Wynne, 39, of Wuppertal Court, Jarrow, Wandless, 33, of no fixed address, Fawcett, 33, of Balkwell Avenue, North Shields and Hawthorn, 22, of Ashfield, Jarrow, were further remanded in custody and will be sentenced on July 26. They face mandatory life sentences for murder.
