A MAN has been found guilty of murdering a Rawtenstall pensioner in Cornwall.
Kevin Cooper was convicted of murdering retired driving instructor David Alderson, 72, by a jury at Truro Crown Court this morning.
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Mr Alderson was found dead at a disused copper mine in January 2014.
Cooper, 34, denied murdering Mr Alderson in order to access his life savings.
A second defendant, Trewen Kevern, 22, is also accused of murder.
Jurors, who have sat through four weeks of evidence, are still considering a verdict in relation to Kevern.
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