Central Criminal Court Crown Court Sentencing Results

Warrick Carson, 25, of Bushway, Dagenham, was involved in the murder of the 23-year-old victim on the night of 17 May 2018 near the victim's home on Harts Lane in Barking. The victim, who knew Carson and his co-attackers through school or relatives, was standing alone outside a block of flats when a white BMW pulled up. Two men got out and attacked him. The victim kicked off his flip flops and ran barefoot down Crows Road but was chased, pounced upon, and stabbed 18 times with Rambo-style knives, suffering fatal stab wounds to the chest and abdomen. The attackers returned to the BMW, which sped away. Carson was charged on 20 November 2018.

Vladimer Rutkovskis stabbed a 22-year-old recruitment agency worker in Ealing on 22 March 2023 after a brief conversation. He stabbed the victim multiple times in the chest, neck, and head, causing life-threatening injuries. The victim later recovered. Less than two weeks later, on 3 April 2018, Rutkovskis stabbed an unsuspecting workman in the neck and back at a building site in Horley, Surrey, during a delivery collection. The victim survived. Rutkovskis was arrested at the scene after being restrained by other workers. Police found two kitchen knives in his possession. He was subsequently linked to both attacks during a prison interview.

Yurii Muzyka repeatedly harassed and stalked his former partner after she ended their relationship, traced her movements with a tracker in their daughter’s scooter, and threatened to harm her. After learning she had entered her home with another man, he travelled to the flat, kicked down the door armed with a knife and a chisel, and stabbed her six times while their daughter was asleep in another room. He then filmed a selfie video as she lay dying and sent a message to the victim's mother before stabbing himself.