A man has been found guilty of raping a young girl and throwing her brother off a cliff after the boy discovered she was being abused.The 54-year-old, from Goring, Oxfordshire, was found guilty of four counts of sexually assaulting a child under 13, causing a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity and rape of a child under 13.The jury heard how Stocks had told the girl about his plan, and she warned her brother.
Afterwards her brother would then try to come between Stocks and her when he could, Oxford Crown Court heard.Stocks said he took the trip to Ovingdean because it featured in the film Quadrophenia The girl said on another day Stocks, referring to her brother, told her: "I want to get rid of him so we can be alone so doesn't interfere with us."The girl said she was "worried" and that night warned her brother.
The boy said on the day of the attempt on his life he had been on a trip with Stocks, who is known to the family, to see his favourite football club in London, when he was then asked if he wanted to "go see a view"., and the last thing he recalled was standing on the edge of the cliff, before waking up in hospital, the court heard.He said they took a taxi there because it had featured in the film Quadrophenia.
He said the boy had “started getting a bit moody”, and that he warned him not to cross a safety fence close to the cliff’s edge.Released murderer's second killing 'horrific'