Evangelical Alliance welcomes guilty verdict in Anthony Walker murder trial

The Evangelical Alliance lent their support to the Walker family today as the jury at Preston Crown Court, sitting in Liverpool, delivered a guilty verdict in the murder trial of Anthony Walker.

30 November 2005

Michael Barton was the second man to be found guilty of murdering the teenager in July.

In a statement Rev Joel Edwards, General Director of the Alliance, said, “Anthony’s life was brutally taken from him in a senseless attack. His killers gave no consideration to him or his family, who have suffered so much by his death. We stand by the Walker family who have so bravely spoken a Christian message of forgiveness at this difficult time and pray that his life would not have been in vain. ”

Anthony Walker was a committed Christian and youth leader at an Evangelical Alliance member church, Grace Family Church, in Liverpool. His mother Gee Walker recently presented the Anthony Walker Memorial Prize in memory of her son at the Alliance’s Champions of Respect awards (10 November). The awards honoured young people who demonstrate respect by how they live in their communities.