WATCH: Police arrest Norfolk murder following flats attack

Martin Montgomery was found guilty of murdering Nigel Mazs after jurors took less than 90 minutes to reach their verdicts on Friday.

Martin Montgomery (top left) and Nigel Mazs and the flats at Malakoff Close where the attack happened (Image: Norfolk Constabulary/Submitted/Denise Bradley, Newsquest) Mr Mazs had been with friends smoking drugs in the stairwell of flats at Malakoff Close, Great Yarmouth, when he was confronted by an angry Montgomery, who lived there.

He demanded they leave, shouting there were "f*****g kids here".

He then kicked Masz in the face as he was bending down to pick something up, leaving the victim with a catastrophic brain injury when his head struck the floor.

He died in hospital on January 4 this year almost two weeks after he was found by police in Regent Road, shortly after the incident just after 11am on December 22, 2023.

Police in Regent Road, Great Yarmouth (Image: Newsquest) In a video released by police following Montgomery's conviction, the defendant can be seen on an officer's body worn video being arrested at around 8.30pm on the day of the attack, while in a friend's back garden.

Montgomery, who had attempted to burn clothes he had been wearing on a barbecue, was told by an officer: "You're under arrest mate."

Martin Montgomery being arrested (Image: Norfolk Constabulary) Montgomery replied: "Yeah, fair enough".

The arresting officer goes onto tell Montgomery that he's being arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and explains to the defendant that it's a "serious assault".

Montgomery asks if he can "pick my phone up" before he is arrested.

Police then find evidence of clothing being burned in a barbecue of the back garden of the property.

Montgomery, of Russell Road, Yarmouth, had initially been charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent following the attack but was later charged with murder after Mr Mazs died.

Nigel Mazs (Image: Submitted) He is due to be sentenced on Tuesday after being found guilty of murder.

Speaking after the verdict, Detective Inspector Alix Wright said: "This was an unprovoked assault and the way that Montgomery showed no concern for his victim, a man he did not know, and continued to taunt and threaten him even after he had suffered such a catastrophic injury shows he is a dangerous individual who should be off the streets.”