MELBOURNE - A Melbourne teenager who killed a year 12 student by spearing him in the head with an umbrella has been found guilty of murder for the second time.
Christopher Williams, 18, died in hospital of a brain injury four days after the umbrella penetrated his skullfollowing an argument at a suburban Essendon tram stop on October 21, 2003.
The teenager, who was 14 at the time of the incident, was found guilty last year of murdering Williams and sentenced to 14 years' jail with a minimum term of nine years.
He won a retrial in May after the Victorian Court of Appeal ruled the trial judge failed to adequately instruct the jury on the differences between reckless murder and manslaughter.
After about a day of deliberations the jury in the second trial today returned the guilty verdict against the teenager.
Family and friends of the victim broke out in cheers, clapped and hugged each other following the verdict.
The offender, who cannot be named for legal reasons as the offence took place when he was a juvenile, appeared shocked and covered his mouth.
