Man convicted of murdering cancer patient after Southwark Park attack
Alfie Conway-Ryle has been convicted of murdering William Ffrench, a 66-year-old cancer patient, after repeatedly stamping on his head in Southwark Park in June 2024. The injuries left Ffrench unable to receive cancer treatment, and investigators established that this contributed directly to his death.
Ffrench suffered multiple brain bleeds, facial fractures and broken ribs, and remained in a coma. A witness said Conway-Ryle had threatened to kill him before the attack; he later admitted biting an emergency worker during his arrest. His family said justice had finally been served, and he is due to be sentenced at Croydon Crown Court on 4 December.
- Alfie Conway-Ryle was convicted of murdering William Ffrench.
- The attack left Ffrench unable to receive cancer treatment.
- Conway-Ryle is due to be sentenced on 4 December.
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Southwark Park is a public park in south London, in the borough of Southwark. William Ffrench was 66 and receiving care for cancer when he was attacked there in June 2024.
A murder conviction means a court has found that someone unlawfully caused another person’s death with the required intent. In this case, investigators linked the injuries Ffrench suffered to his inability to receive cancer treatment, and concluded they contributed directly to his death.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Attacker faces life in jail for murder after wounding victim so badly by repeatedly stamping on his head that he was then unable to receive life-saving cancer treatment”.