By the jury’s verdict it was you alone, Rebecca Shuttleworth, who was responsible for the violence which led to Keanu’s death. You were with Keanu in Luke Southerton’s flat from the Friday night through to the Sunday afternoon, by which time Keanu had undoubtedly suffered his fatal injuries. You claimed that it was Luke Southerton who inflicted those injuries but the jury decided otherwise. Keanu would have been bound to scream inconsolably for many minutes when such injuries were inflicted. Your claim to have seen and heard nothing of any such attack and its aftermath was as unconvincing as it was dishonest. It must have been on the Saturday morning, when Luke Southerton was away from the flat for 2 hours, that you inflicted the injuries.
17. No one could look at the photographs of Keanu taken after his death, or even the body mapping images of the multiple injuries he suffered, without being appalled at the brutality they represent. There must have been many separate blows. At least one must have been inflicted with a weapon, in all probability a pool cue or broom handle, hence the tramline bruising.
18. There were injuries inflicted to his abdomen, his chest, his face, his head, and his back. The abdominal injury which killed Keanu was a massive tear of the mesentery, the apron of fat which provides the blood supply for the whole of the intestine. The force required to cause such an injury was very great indeed, likened by the pathologist, Dr Kolar, to the forces in a road traffic collision. It must have been the result of heavy punches, a stamp or kick, or other blows. The depth and extent of bruising to Keanu’s back strongly suggests he must have been thrown or slammed against the floor or a wall or another firm surface for at least part of the attack upon him.
