Three teenagers who killed a "vulnerable" man by attacking and pushing him into a canal have been named for the first time.
The body of Scott Anderton from Leigh, Greater Manchester, was found floating in the Leeds and Liverpool canal in his home town on the morning of March 25.
A post-mortem examination showed the 33-year-old endured 35 separate sharp force injuries, including chop and stab wounds, that covered his body from the top of his head to his shins.
Manchester Crown Court heard Mr Anderton had the "tragic misfortune" to run into three teenagers shortly after he was seen on CCTV walking through Leigh town centre at about 4am, with a plastic carrier bag, wearing a bobble hat and only one shoe.
Liam Bailey, 18, had pleaded guilty to the murder of Mr Anderton, while Harry Maher, 16, was found guilty by a jury of the same charge and Liam O'Brien, 17, was convicted of manslaughter.
CCTV footage of the encounter shows Mr Anderton and the defendants at the entrance to the canal.
At 4.30am ripples can be seen on the surface of the water, indicating when Mr Anderton has plunged into the water by the boys.
He can be seen desperately trying to grab hold of the bank to pull himself up, but he soon loses consciousness and slips into the canal where he succumbed to his injuries.
A pathologist said injuries Mr Anderton sustained suggest he'd been hit as he tried to get out of the water.
The cause of his death was multiple sharp force injuries with blunt force trauma to the head and terminal drowning.
Following searches of their phones it was found that Bailey and O'Brien had returned to the scene later that morning and filmed the police cordon.
A video found on Bailey's phone showed police vehicles at the scene accompanied by Boy A's voice saying 'hot in Leigh Town'.
After murdering Mr Anderton, Maher made an internet search enquiring 'How long do u get for a murder', Mail Online reported.
Bailey was also found guilty of attempting to rob a young man in the hours before Mr Anderton's murder.
He had also pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to inflicting grievous bodily harm on a 40-year-man who suffered life-changing injuries in a late night attack near Leigh town centre on September 1 last year.
Prosecutor Michael Brady QC said the victim, like Mr Anderton, was targeted because he was "vulnerable and alone".
O'Brien was found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm in relation to the September 1 incident.
On Friday, Bailey, received a life term and must serve a minimum of 23 years and four months in custody.
Maher was also given a life term with a minimum 16 years before he can be considered for parole.
O'Brien was sentenced to 10 years youth custody.
Judge Alan Conrad QC lifted reporting restrictions on the juveniles.
Following sentencing, Detective Chief Inspector Liz Hopkinson said: "This was an extremely violent, callous and unprovoked attack that cost a man his life.
"They showed absolutely no remorse for their heinous actions, ignoring his cries for help, before watching him die in the canal.
"In a final act of evil they then returned to the scene of the crime to take videos.
"Thankfully due to the extensive CCTV inquiries we were able to quickly pinpoint their movements that evening and morning and established that all three of them had been with the victim and were involved in his death."
