Weymouth Man Finds Justice in Verdict of Son's Murderer

A Weymouth man was overjoyed Wednesday after learning that a jury had convicted the person who killed his son with an axe in 2009, according to the Boston Herald. 

On Wednesday, in Braintree four years ago. He was charged with slaying Jeffrey Phillips repeatedly with an axe after Phillips refused to lend him money. 

The victim's father, Robert Phillips, 65, of Weymouth, told the Herald "it was a beautiful day" after hearing the verdict, which was delivered on what would have been his son's 35th birthday.

Walters was scheduled to be sentenced at 10 a.m. Thursday by Judge Kenneth Fishman. 

For more on the verdict, visit Braintree Patch. To read more about what Phillips had to say about the verdict and his son's death, read the Boston Herald report.