Pair cleared of killing home owner 18 years after assault

Two men who beat up a vulnerable homeowner have been cleared of killing him nearly 18 years after the assault. Neil Woolford’s home was invaded by a gang of youths who used it as a den to drink, smoke and play loud music on his CD player. When he asked Carl Cumberbatch and Karl Davidson, to leave they assaulted him in his flat in Cossall Walk, Peckham, southeast London, on 24 August 2003. Neighbours heard him calling out to his…