A 19-YEAR-old has today been convicted of murder following a two week trial.

Ryan Bowers of Ely Way in Thetford was found guilty of the murder of Anthony Adams following an incident in June last year.

His girlfriend, 20-year-old Shana Langston of Ipswich, was also found guilty of assisting him.

At approximately 2pm on June 5 last year, officers were called to Ely Way and found 19-year-old Anthony with serious chest injuries.

He was treated by paramedics at the scene and taken to hospital but died a short time later.

Langston, of Ipswich, hid the knives that Ryan Bowers had used to stab Anthony and encouraged him to leave the scene.

Detective Inspector Andy Guy, of the Norfolk and Suffolk Major Investigation Team, said this afternoon: “It is incredibly sad that these two young men had been friends before the events that took place in June last year. “Anthony has now lost his life and Ryan Bowers will spend a large part of his in prison.

“Throughout the trial Ryan Bowers said he didn’t mean to kill Anthony, just use the knives to scare him.

“I have heard this many times over the years and the really clear message I want to send out is - do not carry knives. “Those that do could risk finding themselves in the same position as Ryan Bowers.”