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William (Billy) McDonald showed nothing.

He sat quietly in the prisoner’s box, waiting for the jury to walk in with their verdict at his second-degree murder trial.

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When the jury returned after six hours of deliberations Thursday night, not one juror looked at him.

The verdict was swift. Guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Emmanuel Awai, 26, on Dec. 28, 2016.

McDonald, 28, had been a drug-dealing friend of Awai’s when he shot him in the head twice at a Connaught Avenue apartment in east London.

The trial, which started almost three weeks ago, was a glimpse into a seedy, violent world.

Drugs, wannabe rappers and violence were all hallmarks of the case. Everyone went by nicknames. Lil Homie helped conspire to get McDonald to Awai’s apartment to shoot him. McDonald also went by the names Dutch and OTM Dutch.

One witness, Awai’s brother Abraham, gave bizarre and uneven testimony. He denied he was in the apartment when the shots were fired despite evidence before the court that suggested he was.