This is the man who killed his mum by stamping on her head. Stephen John Ball, 32, was found guilty of the murder of Susanne Galvin following a trial at Bolton Crown Court.
Ms Galvin, 55, was found with extensive bruising at their home in Bury in September last year. This included 'patterning' to her face consistent with the sole of Ball's ASICS trainers, Bolton Crown Court heard. READ MORE: I thought ‘Thank God maybe everything is ok’.
Then police knocked on my door Ball pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the basis of the partial defence of diminished responsibility.
He denied murder but jurors found him guilty following a week-long trial. Shortly before 8pm on September 16, 2023, a disturbance was reported by neighbours at a flat on Pear Avenue.