Man who stamped on 66-year-old's head more than 15 times found guilty of MURDER after attack left victim too ill for cancer treatment
Alfie Conway-Ryle, convicted of murdering William 'Owen' Ffrench, who was left too frail to be treated for lung cancer by the brain injuries he suffered.William 'Owen' Ffrench, whose family said he was 'the life and soul' of their lives and became a father figure to them after his brother died.
Alfie Conway-Ryle has been found guilty at Croydon Crown Court of murdering 66-year-old William 'Owen' Ffrench, whose brain injuries left him too frail to be treated for lung cancer. CCTV caught Conway-Ryle telling a bystander he intended to kill Mr Ffrench in Southwark Park in June 2024, then stamping on his head more than 15 times in about 40 seconds as Mr Ffrench pleaded with him to stop.
Prosecutors rejected his plea to grievous bodily harm, charging attempted murder, then murder in February 2026.
After the attack, Conway-Ryle walked up to police to report an injured man, then bit an officer.
'You can rest easy now,' said his family; he became a father to them after his brother died.
