Teen found guilty in videotaped beating death of disabled man that was posted on Facebook

Three teens were playing 'Pick 'Em Out and Knock 'Em Dead'

Delfino Mora was found unconscious in an alley in Chicago last July

He died in hospital the next day as a result of blunt head trauma

Anthony Malcolm, 19, was found guilty of first-degree murder and robbery

His two friends are being tried separately



A 19-year-old man has been found guilty in the beating death of a disabled Chicago man.

The brutal crime was captured on video and then posted on Facebook.

Anthony Malcolm’s lawyers say all he did was hold a cellphone camera as the deadly attack unfolded last July.



But as Cook County Judge Joseph Claps handed down the guilty verdict, he said that Malcolm was 'not only present, but also accountable' for the death of 62-year-old Delfino Mora.

Going to jail: Anthony Malcolm, 19, will spend a minimum of 20 years in jail after a judge found him guilty of first degree murder and robbery in the beating death of Delfino Mora, 62

'It’s a sad travesty that Mr. Delfino Mora died because of the actions of people who apparently think that what they were doing was a game,' Judge Claps said. 'Well, it wasn’t a game for Mr. Mora and his family.'

Malcolm was an accessory because, among other things, he was clearly videotaping the killing and did nothing to contact authorities.

'A man is lying in the alley unconscious and there’s no information that I’m aware of that this defendant took any action, even anonymously, to call for help for that individual,' Claps said.

Victim: Delfino Mora, 62, was found unconscious in an alley in Chicago last July. He died in hospital a day after being attacked as a result of blunt head trauma

Three teenagers were playing a game called 'Pick'em out and Knock'em dead' when they beat a father of twelve to death then posted the footage on Facebook

The teens ordered his victim to empty his pockets and then punched him in the jaw, prosecutors said.



Mr Mora fell and hit his head on concrete.



A passer-by found Mr Mora with blood on his face and vomit next to his head about three hours later.

Malcolm and his friends took turns using a mobile phone to record the fatal assault on Mr Mora, who didn't have full use of his right arm after a workplace accident 15 years ago.



When the judge read his verdict, a smile crept across Delfino's window's face.

Murdered in the alleyway: Malcolm and two of his friends encountered Mora, who happened to be collecting soda cans in an alley. They were looking for trouble and picked on the man punching him to the ground with deadly force

Mexican murder: The suspects attacked Delfino Mora, 62 by cracking his skull. He died a day later of a brain injury

'The guilty verdict offers some 'peace' but it doesn’t change the fact that a devoted father of 12 and grandfather of 23 was taken from them,' Mora’s family said.

'We feel a little bit of peace in our hearts,' said Emanuel Mora, one of victim’s sons said. 'The judge made the right decision. But on the other side, we still feel a little bit down because with this decision, it’s not going to bring our father back.'

In all, three teens were charged in the July 2012 deadly attack including Malik Jones who allegedly threw the deadly punch and Nicholas Ayala.

All three are being tried separately.

The most damning piece of evidence presented during the case was a dramatic one-minute recording of the attack.

Laughter from the three teens charged in the attack could be heard on the tape.

Mora, who was holding a red aluminum can when he was approached by the youths, apparently didn’t seem to understand Jones and looked toward Ayala, thinking he spoke Spanish, prosecutors said.

'Got some money in your pocket?' one of the teens asked the confused Mora as they stood in an alleyway.

Loving family: Mora was a husband and father of 12 children. He supported his family partly by collecting aluminum cans. Six of his children were in court for the verdict. They say they are pleased with the judge's decision

Then, a member of the trio punched Mora once in the jaw. The Mexican father crashed hard onto the pavement.

The group then proceeded to rifle through Mora’s wallet as he lay dying in the alley.

Mr Mora emigrated to Chicago in the 1980s from Michoacán, Mexico, and supplemented his disability payments by collecting soda cans early in the morning. He was attacked just blocks from his home.



Animal: Malcolm recorded the attack in this alleyway on a cellphone. The video was later posted on Facebook. He will be sentenced later this month and his friends in August

Mr Mora was a father to six girls and six boys, who range in age from 17 to 40, and was also a grandfather.

A friend of one of Mora’s sons happened to see videotape of the attack, which ended up on Facebook - and managed to solve the case, authorities said.

Malcolm is scheduled to be sentenced July 26th and faces a minimum of 20 years in jail. His two accomplice friends are due in court August 19th.

Six of his children were in court for the verdict. They say they are pleased with the judge's decision.



'We feel a little bit of peace in our heart because the judge made the right decision. But on the other side, we feel a little down because this decision is not gong to bring our father back. . . He was the head of the family. Now we have to keep that in our heads whatever he did in this world, keep it with us,' said Emmanuel Mora, son.