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Steven McMyler: Wigan man 'murdered for £11k Rolex watch'
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Steven McMyler was "kicked forcefully to the head" in the attack, the court heard
A man was kicked to death in church gardens by a gang who robbed him of his £11,000 Rolex watch, a court has heard.
Dad-of-two Steven McMyler was attacked as he sat on a bench in the grounds of Wigan Parish Church on 6 August.
Manchester Crown Court heard he had been drinking in a nearby pub with Lewis Peake, 29, who decided to steal the 18-carat watch he was wearing.
Mr Peake, another man and two boys, aged 14 and 17, deny his murder and a fifth man is not fit to face trial.
Michael Wilson, of Northfield Close in Kirkby, Mr Peake, of James Street in Bolton, and the two teenage boys, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, also deny an alternative count of manslaughter and conspiracy to rob.
A fifth man, 20-year-old Jordan Short, is unwell and not able to participate in the trial, jurors were told.
Mr Peake first tried to persuade two youths outside The Raven pub to help him rob Mr McMyler and was said to have promised them £100 to assault him, the court heard.
'Kicked forcefully'
Prosecutor Mark Ford QC said Mr Peake was "not so easily deterred" as he and Mr McMyler walked to the church gardens.
He told jurors "purely by chance" Mr Short, Mr Wilson, 20, and the two youths arrived at Wigan Wallgate railway station from Liverpool and walked past the church.
A short discussion took place and grainy CCTV footage captured the fatal attack on Mr McMyler, the court heard.
Mr Ford said it was "apparent the defendants engaged in a joint enterprise to rob him".
Mr McMyler was "kicked forcefully to the head" by Mr Short and never regained consciousness, the court heard.
The group who had arrived from Liverpool then turned on Mr Peake with the youngest defendant - aged 13 at the time - hitting him over the head with a bottle as they demanded cash, Mr Ford said.
Jurors heard a bleeding Mr Peake ran away as the other four fled the church and took a taxi back to Merseyside.
Mr McMyler had returned from a trip to London to his home on the afternoon of the attack and still had his suitcase with him.
The court heard Mr Peake later returned to the scene as Mr McMyler lay unconscious "with his face purple" and made off with his phone and suitcase.
When arrested, Mr Peake claimed he was a victim and said the other defendants took £200 from him.
The Rolex Submariner watch has never been recovered.
The trial continues.
Published2 hours ago
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Steven McMyler
Steven McMyler was "kicked forcefully to the head" in the attack, the court heard
A man was kicked to death in church gardens by a gang who robbed him of his £11,000 Rolex watch, a court has heard.
Dad-of-two Steven McMyler was attacked as he sat on a bench in the grounds of Wigan Parish Church on 6 August.
Manchester Crown Court heard he had been drinking in a nearby pub with Lewis Peake, 29, who decided to steal the 18-carat watch he was wearing.
Mr Peake, another man and two boys, aged 14 and 17, deny his murder and a fifth man is not fit to face trial.
Michael Wilson, of Northfield Close in Kirkby, Mr Peake, of James Street in Bolton, and the two teenage boys, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, also deny an alternative count of manslaughter and conspiracy to rob.
A fifth man, 20-year-old Jordan Short, is unwell and not able to participate in the trial, jurors were told.
Mr Peake first tried to persuade two youths outside The Raven pub to help him rob Mr McMyler and was said to have promised them £100 to assault him, the court heard.
'Kicked forcefully'
Prosecutor Mark Ford QC said Mr Peake was "not so easily deterred" as he and Mr McMyler walked to the church gardens.
He told jurors "purely by chance" Mr Short, Mr Wilson, 20, and the two youths arrived at Wigan Wallgate railway station from Liverpool and walked past the church.
A short discussion took place and grainy CCTV footage captured the fatal attack on Mr McMyler, the court heard.
Mr Ford said it was "apparent the defendants engaged in a joint enterprise to rob him".
Mr McMyler was "kicked forcefully to the head" by Mr Short and never regained consciousness, the court heard.
The group who had arrived from Liverpool then turned on Mr Peake with the youngest defendant - aged 13 at the time - hitting him over the head with a bottle as they demanded cash, Mr Ford said.
Jurors heard a bleeding Mr Peake ran away as the other four fled the church and took a taxi back to Merseyside.
Mr McMyler had returned from a trip to London to his home on the afternoon of the attack and still had his suitcase with him.
The court heard Mr Peake later returned to the scene as Mr McMyler lay unconscious "with his face purple" and made off with his phone and suitcase.
When arrested, Mr Peake claimed he was a victim and said the other defendants took £200 from him.
The Rolex Submariner watch has never been recovered.
The trial continues.
Lord Marylebone said:
Unfortunately, people have been mugged for their valuables ever since there was such a thing as valuables.
Exactly, and tragic obviously, but there's something odd about the use of 'luxury' brands in news stories.There was a recent story locally where a 911 crashed and the word Porsche was dropped into the story as many times as possible. His name was even prefixed with 'Porsche driver'.
If it was a Honda for example, it would have been just a car crash. Very weird.
Gary29 said:
I can't quite get my head around how things transpired?
Was he (the victim) drinking in a pub with the lad that eventually robbed and killed him?
The whole story is weird. Why would he get pissed in a pub then go in sit in church gardens with dodgy types he just met?Was he (the victim) drinking in a pub with the lad that eventually robbed and killed him?
A bit of googling gives more detail:
The victim was 34, and earlier that day had attempted to go to Thailand via London, but he found out he would have to quarantine on his return, so abandoned the idea, came back to Wigan, went to Goldsmiths to try to get an idea of the value of his watch. Apparently he had no idea of the value.
He was told it was worth £11,250 so went and got pissed to celebrate in several pubs and started chatting to other drinkers.
He then started bragging to other drinkers about how much his watch was worth.
Then he asked around for drugs, and went to the church yard with his attacker, and they 'started taking drugs together'.
He was then attacked and robbed.
https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/19243938.litt...
Ninjin said:
So my parents were right...
Modesty and humility are very very important in life.
Enjoy the riches you have, no need to shove it in someone's face.
Doesn't counter the fact that the robbers are pure evil.
Presumably they also thought women should dress more modestly for their own safety. Modesty and humility are very very important in life.
Enjoy the riches you have, no need to shove it in someone's face.
Doesn't counter the fact that the robbers are pure evil.
Lord Marylebone said:
I'm guessing Goldsmiths would not have quoted him £11,250 if that were the case.
Perhaps. With the quality of fakes nowadays, I wouldn't be certain unless it was verified by Rolex themselves. I don't know the whole story but I wouldn't trust the judgement of a sales person in Goldsmiths. Or any other shop.Bragging about your expensive watch in a pub? Hmm.
Edited by Fallingup on Tuesday 20th April 20:37
Francois de La Rochefoucauld said:
Ninjin said:
So my parents were right...
Modesty and humility are very very important in life.
Enjoy the riches you have, no need to shove it in someone's face.
Doesn't counter the fact that the robbers are pure evil.
Presumably they also thought women should dress more modestly for their own safety. Modesty and humility are very very important in life.
Enjoy the riches you have, no need to shove it in someone's face.
Doesn't counter the fact that the robbers are pure evil.
is it not fair to say that everyone with any sense would seek to minimise the chances of being murdered, robbed or raped?
be that not bragging about what you have? choosing what you wear, avoiding putting yourself in certain situations?
there no point trying to live in a utopia where none of this matters, when other people don't
be that not bragging about what you have? choosing what you wear, avoiding putting yourself in certain situations?
there no point trying to live in a utopia where none of this matters, when other people don't
Francois de La Rochefoucauld said:
Ninjin said:
So my parents were right...
Modesty and humility are very very important in life.
Enjoy the riches you have, no need to shove it in someone's face.
Doesn't counter the fact that the robbers are pure evil.
Presumably they also thought women should dress more modestly for their own safety. Modesty and humility are very very important in life.
Enjoy the riches you have, no need to shove it in someone's face.
Doesn't counter the fact that the robbers are pure evil.
I say this coming from someone who has had too much to drink and put myself in some stupid situations, which I wouldn't do now.
Wills2 said:
markiii said:
because it conjours up rich b
d deserved it feelings
No it doesn't.d deserved it feelingsIt is a particularly British thing to dislike, lambaste, and want to knock down those who have money and/or success, but it absolutely exists. It is even more acute when those with money and/or success ‘flaunt it’ by buying luxury goods. That really seems to upset a lot of people.
I have no doubt the news outlets love to include ‘Rolex’, ‘Porsche’, ‘Diamonds’ etc to make the story sound more exciting, but I believe they also do it because they know a sizeable portion of their readers will get some kind of thrill out of knowing that a ‘rich b
d’ was robbed.Sad but true.
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