Gay bashing brothers get life sentences for civil servant murder

Two brothers who made ‘gay bashing’ their hobby 42 years ago have been jailed for a total of 25 years for murdering a real ale enthusiast. Civil servant Anthony Littler, 46, died from ‘catastrophic’ head injuries after he was beaten in alleyway near East Finchley Tube station in north London on 1 May 1984. Michael Stewart, then a 15-year-old schoolboy, dialed 999 anonymously shortly after the assault but the call was flagged as a ‘false alarm’ as he did not…