Two men have been convicted of killing a defenceless man in a Greenwich street.

Ibrahim James, 21, of Woolwich and Andrew Adekoya, 22, of Greenwich, were found guilty at the Old Bailey of the manslaughter of Jozef Boci.

The court heard how 30-year-old Mr Boci was targeted by a group of men following an incident at the South Pole nightclub in Greenwich in the early hours of February 17

Mr Boci was part of a group that had become involved in a minor dispute inside the nightclub at around 1am that morning with another group including James and Adekoya.

Security staff at the club intervened. Mr Boci's group were allowed to remain in the club while the other group were ejected.

After remonstrating with security staff, the group got into two cars and drove away, returning to nearby Norman Road around five minutes later.

CCTV footage captured members of the group getting out of the cars. Adekoya had a metal object, perhaps a wrench, while James appeared to have a weapon concealed down his trouser leg.

The group approached the front of the club but were ushered away by door staff; however they continued to hang around in the vicinity of the club for the next hour or so, obviously waiting for someone to come out.

At around 2.10am Mr Boci left the South Pole club and as soon as he stepped outside he was chased by the group, including James and Adekoya.

Mr Boci fled down Greenwich High Road but tripped over and was immediately set upon.

Witnesses described how Mr Boci was attacked, including being struck with a baseball bat, as he lay defenceless on the pavement.

Mr Boci was taken to hospital but never regained consciousness - he died six days after the attack on February 23.

Detectives from the Homicide and Major Crime Command launched an investigation and quickly identified the suspects from CCTV and forensic analysis.

Five men were subsequently charged for their involvement in Mr Boci's killing, two of whom were convicted.

Detective Chief Inspector John Massey of the Homicide and Major Crime Command led the investigation. He said: "What started as essentially a trivial incident ended in the murder of an innocent man.

"Jozef Boci was pursued and subjected to a brutal assault as he lay defenceless in a Greenwich street.

"The ferocity of the attack was shocking and left Jozef with no chance of survival."

James and Adekoya will be sentenced at the Old Bailey on a date to be confirmed.

Three other men - Oluwatimilehin Oniyitan, 21, from Eltham, Dominic Brown, 30, from Woolwich, and Abaraye Campbell, 21, from Woolwich, were all acquitted.