Three men convicted of kicking to death a homeless alcoholic face lengthy jail terms when they are sentenced today.

Terry Hannaby, 34, was found in a pool of blood in Bartholomew Square, Brighton, last September.

After a six-week trial at Hove Crown Court, Anthony Griffiths, 33, and Andrew Stanley, 40, were found guilty of murder.

Gareth Russell, 25, was cleared of murder but convicted of manslaughter.

A fourth man, Declan Mallon, 38, walked free after being found not guilty by the jury, which spent three days considering the verdicts.

The three men will be sentenced today by Judge Anthony Scott-Gall.

Mr Hannaby was found by security staff under a blood-soaked duvet near Brighton Town Hall in the early hours.

He had been repeatedly kicked and stamped on. He suffered 32 separate blows to his head and several of his ribs had been fractured.

A post mortem examination revealed he died as a result of blows to the head from a shod foot or a clenched fist.

The jury heard the brutal attack may have been triggered by a row over £30.

All four defendants were homeless street drinkers.

They all denied murder.

During the trial the jury heard how the defendants blamed each other for the violent attack or said they could not remember what happened.

After the verdicts, Detective Inspector Russ Bagley, the senior investigating office in the case, thanked the street community for coming forward and helping police in the investigation of the murder.