Two individuals have been convicted in connection with the fatal assault of a man on a festive street six years prior.

On December 21, 2019, in the early morning, Cameron Devlin, aged 34, had been asleep on the ground outside a retail premises in North Street, Brighton, following an evening out. He was approached and roused from his sleep.

A confrontation occurred between Mr Devlin and several men, causing him to topple over before he was struck multiple times while on the ground.

Paramedics attended to Mr Devlin’s injuries after emergency services were summoned.

Officers swiftly searched the area and took four men into custody at Brighton railway station. A fifth individual was apprehended the following January.

Mr Devlin suffered a severe shoulder injury alongside a facial wound during the altercation.

Despite receiving medical care, he passed away five days subsequent, on December 26, 2019, at his residence in Albany Villas, Hove, after developing sepsis stemming from the wound.

An extensive and intricate inquiry was undertaken, with input from multiple national specialists, to determine how Mr Devlin’s injury occurred and the connection between the attack and his subsequent death.

Following this investigation, the Crown Prosecution Service sanctioned charges on August 13, 2025.

Oliver Priddle, 26, residing in Peacock Lane, Brighton, and Niraj Amaidas, 25, from Colwyn Close, Crawley, faced charges of murder alongside causing grievous bodily harm with intent. The three additional men detained at the time of the incident had been released without charge in 2020.

After a four-week hearing that commenced on June 3 at Brighton Crown Court, the jury returned its verdict today, July 7, finding both individuals guilty of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

Priddle and Amaidas have been granted bail pending their sentencing hearing on Friday, July 10.

Detective Inspector James Meanwell, from the Major Crime Team, stated that this outcome had been anticipated for a considerable period. Cameron’s relatives had endured more than six years waiting for the conclusion of these court proceedings.

The investigation had been extraordinarily complicated, necessitating wide-ranging inquiries and specialist medical knowledge to confirm the relationship between the attack, the injury sustained by Cameron and his eventual death.

Cameron was a young man, a cherished husband, son, sibling and companion, and his absence would persist in affecting everyone who knew him.

As the trial concluded, Cameron’s family had requested that their privacy remain protected.

He expressed gratitude to all those who had assisted the investigation throughout the past six years. From witnesses who provided information to officers and personnel who worked without respite to advance the case, every contribution proved vital in achieving the convictions secured today.