Brothers on Trial for 1984 London Murder

0:00On April 20, two brothers face murder charges for a brutal beating death 42 years ago in North London. Michael Stewart, now 57, and Anthony Stewart's 60 allegedly killed 45-year-old civil servant Anthony Littleer on May 1, 1984. They ambushed him in a dark alley near East Finchley Tube Station, leaving him with catastrophic head injuries from blunt weapons. The cops found him around 12.50 a.m., still clutching his briefcase, 80 pounds cash, and cards, no robbery motive. This wasn't a one-off. Prosecutors say the brothers made a hobby out of attacking solo men they pegged as gay, something they straight up enjoyed. Back then, Michael was just a 15-year-old schoolboy, Anthony, and 18-year-old binman. Their 10-year-old brother Daniel knew about it, and later heard separate confessions from both about this killing. Littleer was a big guy, six feet four, over 15 stone, a real ale fan heading home from a beer society meet-up. He'd taken a train from the city, got off at East Finchley around 12.18 a.m., and chose

1:05that poorly lit shortcut. A couple walking by discovered him face down in blood, a neighbor heard a painful shout earlier. The case cracked open in 2013, when Daniel, after a family feud on the 29th anniversary, went to police with those. Confessions out Michael anonymously dial 999, just minutes after the attack, reporting a bleeding man near the station, but hung up without. Details, so it got dismissed as a hoax. Cops reopened it in 2022 with fresh techniques, linking Michael to the call. Both brothers deny it, claiming alibis at home that night. But the old Bailey trial rolls on with mounting evidence from years of boasts and tips. Things like Littler's cousin, just want closure after decades in the dark.