The lives of the six defendants held such little interest that they set out on a plan to use violence for its own sake.

He survived that only to die in this.

That he was present we suggest is beyond doubt.

It was random, indiscriminate violence for what can only have been pleasure.

This case is about humiliation, revenge and execution,

Every householder's nightmare became a reality for the Monckton family. What followed was an appalling episode of violence.

Weapons were not carried and were hardly necessary when you had such an advantage in numbers. The violence took the form of beatings, kicks and stamping.

We suggest that Gonzalez is a psychopath who killed because of the callous, cold person that he is. He wanted to kill for his own personal pleasure.

He no doubt on occasions had to fulfil his role as a leader and if one of his friends had been humiliated and beaten, he had to step in to support and avenge,

He had booked a ticket to fly from Manchester to Amsterdam in preparation for an onward flight to the United States on which the explosive device would be initiated,