THE face of a man who was found guilty of striking a 24-year-old with a metallic horseshoe has been revealed for the first time.

British Transport Police has released the police photograph of Kirkpatrick Virgo who today has been found guilty of murdering Thomas Parker who died on platform eight just before midnight on July 30 last year.

The 42-year-old defendant, of Whitby Road, Slough, was found guilty after an almost two week trial. The jury delivered their verdict after almost four hours of deliberation this afternoon (March 29).

Read more about the guilty verdict here.

Virgo, who had previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter and possession of an offensive weapon, will be sentenced on Friday morning (March 31).