A couple who beat and starved a vulnerable man to death after he was sent to live with them by social workers were convicted of murder today. A court heard the couple forced him to stand and filmed themselves mocking and threatening him. Both defendants had known Mr Blount, who had a low IQ and learning difficulties, since he was born. During the trial, jurors were played a series of audio and video clips of Mr Blount recorded on a phone. The court was told Mr Blount spent the first 20 years of his life living with his parents Eric and Jeanette Blount.