Central Criminal Court Crown Court Sentencing Results

Chesham Walters, 29, and Jermell Josephs, 20, went to the victim's flat in Nevil House, Minet Road, Brixton, south London, on October 25, 2010, on the pretext of a drug deal. Once inside, they demanded money and cannabis. During a struggle, Walters grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed the 35-year-old Rastafarian victim repeatedly to death in front of his girlfriend, who witnessed the killing and identified Walters as the knifeman at an ID parade.

Ossie James, 74, stabbed his 44-year-old son, the victim, in the heart with a kitchen knife during an argument at their home in Brockley, southeast London, on February 21, 2009. The dispute arose because the victim brought back chicken and chips instead of a Chinese takeaway as requested. James claimed his son attacked him like a raging bull, but he was convicted of manslaughter after a trial.

Mohamad Saleh Ali, cousin of the victim, assisted in the disposal of her body following her 'honour killing' on 24 January 2006, after she was tortured, raped, and strangled in her parents' living room in Mitcham, South London, for leaving her abusive marriage. He travelled with her father to Birmingham to bury her remains in a pit in an abandoned house. He was extradited from Iraq three years after the initial convictions.

Omar Hussain, cousin of the victim, assisted in the cover-up of her 'honour killing' on 24 January 2006 by helping to stuff her tortured and strangled body into a suitcase after the murder in her parents' living room in Mitcham, South London. He travelled with family members to bury her remains in a pit in an abandoned house in Birmingham. He was extradited from Iraq three years after the initial convictions.

John Cotter, along with Ricky Beesley and Tony Coyle, lured the victim to his flat in Mitcham on February 25, 2008, where they attacked him by slicing off his ear, stabbing him in the thigh, and ejecting him, causing fatal injuries that led to the victim's death.

Tony Coyle, along with Ricky Beesley and John Cotter, ambushed the victim in Cotter's flat in Mitcham on February 25, 2008, slicing off his ear, stabbing him in the thigh, and throwing him out, resulting in the victim's death from injuries sustained.

Ricky Beesley, along with Tony Coyle and John Cotter, lured the victim to Cotter's flat in Mitcham on February 25, 2008, where they ambushed him over a debt. They sliced off his ear, stabbed him in the thigh, and threw him out into the street, leading to his death from massive blood loss, cardiac arrests, and a stroke four days later.

James Hopkins, 42, murdered the victim, a 23-year-old transsexual prostitute, by stabbing her nine times in her flat at 6b Gosfield Street, Marylebone, west London, on February 28, 1997. He entered the flat with the intent to steal her property, including pages from a filofax containing names of celebrity clients for a blackmail plot, and possibly drugs. The victim was HIV-positive and did not offer full sex services. Hopkins left bloody palm prints at the scene, which were matched to him in 2007 due to advances in fingerprint technology. He had prior convictions for taking a vehicle without consent and theft.

Juress Kika, along with Jade Braithwaite and Michael Alleyne, murdered the 16-year-old victim in Islington, north London, in the early hours of June 29, 2008. The attack stemmed from a dispute at Shillibeers bar in Holloway where Braithwaite felt disrespected. After a mass brawl, Braithwaite recruited Kika and Alleyne for revenge. They chased a rival group down North Road, isolated the victim who was trying to escape, knocked him to the ground, and stabbed him eleven times in five seconds, including a fatal wound to the heart that split his third rib. The victim, a straight-A student celebrating the end of his exams, pleaded he had done nothing wrong. Kika was arrested for the murder on June 30 while already wanted for another stabbing and robbery.

Michael Alleyne, along with Jade Braithwaite and Juress Kika, murdered the 16-year-old victim in Islington, north London, in the early hours of June 29, 2008. The attack stemmed from a dispute at Shillibeers bar in Holloway where Braithwaite felt disrespected. After a mass brawl, Braithwaite recruited Kika and Alleyne for revenge. They chased a rival group down North Road, isolated the victim who was trying to escape, knocked him to the ground, and stabbed him eleven times in five seconds, including a fatal wound to the heart that split his third rib. The victim, a straight-A student celebrating the end of his exams, pleaded he had done nothing wrong.

Jade Braithwaite, along with Juress Kika and Michael Alleyne, murdered the 16-year-old victim in Islington, north London, in the early hours of June 29, 2008. The attack stemmed from a dispute at Shillibeers bar in Holloway where Braithwaite felt disrespected. After a mass brawl, Braithwaite recruited Kika and Alleyne for revenge. They chased a rival group down North Road, isolated the victim who was trying to escape, knocked him to the ground, and stabbed him eleven times in five seconds, including a fatal wound to the heart that split his third rib. The victim, a straight-A student celebrating the end of his exams, pleaded he had done nothing wrong.

Mahmod Babakir Mahmod, father of the victim, masterminded the 'honour killing' of his daughter on 24 January 2006 after she left her abusive arranged marriage and chose her own partner. He conspired with family members to have her restrained, tortured, raped, and strangled in her parents' living room in Mitcham, South London. Her remains were concealed in a suitcase and buried in an abandoned house in Birmingham.

Mahmod Mahmod, father of the victim, was involved in the forced marriage, rape, torture, and murder of his 20-year-old daughter in 2006 after she tried to escape the abusive relationship and start a new one. She was raped and tortured for two hours before being strangled to death. Her body was discovered buried in a garden in Handsworth, West Midlands.

Mohamad Hama was hired by the victim's family to carry out the murder of the victim on 24 January 2006 as an 'honour killing' for leaving her abusive marriage. He restrained her in her parents' living room in Mitcham, South London, where she endured two-and-a-half hours of torture, rape, and strangulation with a bootlace, after which he stamped on her neck. He assisted in stuffing her body into a suitcase for burial in Birmingham.

Ari Agha Mahmod, uncle of the victim, conspired with her father to orchestrate her 'honour killing' on 24 January 2006 due to her leaving an abusive arranged marriage and choosing her own partner. The victim was restrained, tortured, raped, and strangled in her parents' living room in Mitcham, South London, with her remains later buried in a pit in an abandoned house in Birmingham.

Ari Mahmod, uncle of the victim, participated in the murder of the 20-year-old victim in 2006, following her attempt to flee a forced and abusive marriage. The crime involved rape, two hours of torture, and strangulation. The body was buried in Handsworth, West Midlands, over 130 miles from her London home.

Kevin Nunn was found guilty of murdering his ex-girlfriend, the victim. Her body was discovered near the River Lark, close to her home in Fornham St Martin, near Bury St Edmunds, on February 4, 2005. The crime involved the killing of the victim, and Nunn was implicated through evidence, though he claims he was not involved and was assisting the police.

On January 28, 2005, Jonathan Maskell, along with his twin brother and Dwane Johnston, robbed their adoptive grandmother at her home in Granville Avenue, Edmonton. The brothers, short on cash for their 18th birthday celebrations, planned to steal her hoarded money. They entered the house at night, ransacked drawers and wardrobe for cash, while Johnston punched her in the face and suffocated her, leading to her death. They fled with around £1,000, attempted to spend some on phone top-ups and bought items with the loot, laughing on CCTV.

On January 28, 2005, Dwane Johnston, along with the twins, robbed their adoptive grandmother, the victim, at her home in Granville Avenue, Edmonton. Recently released from prison, Johnston joined the plan to steal her hoarded money. He punched the 74-year-old in the face, breaking her facial bones, and suffocated her with his forearm while the twins ransacked for cash. They fled with around £1,000, which the twins spent on purchases.

On January 28, 2005, Robert Maskell, along with his twin brother Jonathan and Dwane Johnston, robbed their adoptive grandmother at her home in Granville Avenue, Edmonton. The brothers, short on cash for their 18th birthday celebrations, planned to steal her hoarded money. They entered the house at night, ransacked drawers and wardrobe for cash, while Johnston punched her in the face and suffocated her, leading to her death. They fled with around £1,000, attempted to spend some on phone top-ups and bought items with the loot, laughing on CCTV.

Michael Morton, a wealthy architect, killed his wife the victim on or around November 12, 1997, in their Notting Hill townhouse during an argument over sending their four-year-old daughter to private school and amid their ongoing divorce proceedings. The victim, a 40-year-old violinist from Argentina, had left her Kensington flat that day and was last seen entering her husband's home. Morton reported the victim missing but exhibited suspicious behavior, including entering the victim's flat the next day using the victim's keys, which he had denied. No body was ever found despite extensive searches of his properties, vehicles, and surrounding areas. Police believe he strangled the victim in a fit of rage and disposed of the body using his architectural knowledge, possibly in the Thames or a reservoir.

Kamel Bourgass, an Algerian asylum seeker and al-Qaeda operative, murdered Detective Constable Stephen Oake during a police raid on January 14, 2003, in Manchester, stabbing him eight times after attempting to escape. He also conspired to spread poisons like ricin and cyanide across the UK, discussing methods such as smearing them on car door handles.

On 4th August 2002, Ian Kevin Huntley enticed two 10-year-old girls, the victims, into his house in Soham, Cambridgeshire, after they left a family barbecue to buy sweets. He murdered both girls; the exact method known only to him. He attempted to destroy evidence by burning their bodies, which were later found in a ditch near an airbase at Mildenhall in Suffolk after a two-week search. During his trial, he falsely claimed one of the victims drowned in the bath and he killed the other to silence her screams, but the jury concluded he was lying. The case revealed failures in police vetting procedures despite prior sex allegations against him.

John Sweeney murdered two girlfriends, the first victim and the second victim, by dismembering their bodies and disposing of them in canals. The first victim disappeared in late April 1990 in Amsterdam, with her remains found in a canal in Rotterdam on May 3, 1990. The second victim disappeared on December 15, 2000, in London, with her dismembered remains discovered in Regent's Canal on February 19, 2001. Sweeney had a history of violence, including assaults on the first victim and an attempted murder of another victim in December 1994, where he attacked her with an axe and knife.

In 2000, Jane Andrews attacked her partner the victim as he lay sleeping in their shared home in Fulham, battering him with a cricket bat and stabbing him to death with a kitchen knife. The incident stemmed from a stormy relationship that began three years after her dismissal from the Royal household in 1992, where she had worked as a dresser to Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York.

The eight-year-old victim was tortured to death in 2000 by her great-aunt Marie-Therese Kouao and her partner Carl Manning in London. The victim was starved, beaten with bike chains and coat hangers, deliberately scalded, and forced to sleep in a bin liner in a freezing bathroom. She died of multiple organ failure with 128 injuries on her body, weighing just 3st 10lb. The abuse was justified by relatives' belief that she was possessed by 'kindoki' or evil spirits requiring exorcism.

Terry Hall murdered 26-year-old the victim by strangling her on July 11, 1999, in their home in Burford Way, New Addington, near Croydon. He had been pursuing an affair with another woman. After the murder, he stored her body in a nearby lean-to garage and joined her family in public appeals for her safe return, including shaking hands with a reporter while feigning distress. Approximately 36 hours after the plea, he drove the body to undergrowth in Chelsham, Surrey, about four and a half miles south of New Addington, where it was discovered on July 15, 1999. Hall was arrested on suspicion of murder that same day.

On 20 August 1999, Tony Martin shot and killed the 16-year-old victim and injured his accomplice during a burglary at his remote farmhouse, Bleak House, in Emneth Hungate, Norfolk. The property had been burgled multiple times before, and Martin confronted the intruders with a pump-action shotgun.

Mario Balaz, aged 18 at the time, participated in the ambush of 15-year-old the victim on 22 September 2023 in Woolwich, London. Balaz and Imri Doue wore masks and lay in wait for a gang rival over a drug feud. Balaz was unarmed, but he was part of the planned confrontation. Doue fatally stabbed the victim with a machete. Balaz was cleared of murder but convicted of manslaughter. The attack left the victim dying, calling out that he was only 15.

Majid Butt, 51, from Gade Close, Hayes, strangled his 71-year-old mother with an electrical cable at their family home after a heated row on Sunday, 13 May 2018. She died from asphyxia and neck compression. Butt calmly confessed at Hayes police station around 1pm, telling officers 'I came here to confess that I have strangled my mother.' He claimed his mum threatened to kick him out, sparking the deadly clash. The victim had serious health problems and limited mobility.

In the early hours of 11 November 2017, the victim was parked with a friend on Lady Margaret Road, Southall, when a hooded gunman fired a shotgun into his car, shooting him twice. The victim died at St Mary’s Hospital at 3.32am. The attackers fled in a stolen VW Tiguan with false plates. The car was later set on fire by an accomplice to destroy evidence. Police investigations linked the attackers through phone data, CCTV, and vehicle movements.

Khalid Ashraf strangled his sister the victim, 35, at a flat on East Ferry Road, Isle of Dogs, on 5 January. He was charged with murder but pleaded guilty to manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility. He was diagnosed with paranoid psychosis. On 13 November, he was sentenced to indefinite detention under Section 41 of the Mental Health Act.

Kevin Lusala, 23, from Orpington, conspired with others to rob the 22-year-old victim. On 4-5 November 2018, the female defendant lured the victim to a Bromley car park where Lusala and his gang ambushed him. Lusala, armed with a large knife, stabbed the victim multiple times while he sat in his car. The victim managed to stagger to a nearby home on Samos Road, alerting residents before collapsing. He died from 16 stab wounds causing massive bleeding.

On 2 June 2018, Kieron Holt was involved in a shooting on Southampton Way, Southwark. He and Ian Ford were in a vehicle that chased the victims' car, ramming it to force it to stop before a gun was fired. The driver, a 22-year-old man, was shot in the face and torso, suffering a broken jaw and blindness. Holt pleaded guilty to attempted murder and firearm possession.

On 5 June 2018 around 3pm, the victim, aged 49, was attacked in the prison exercise yard at Woodhill Prison. Jibreel Raheem joined Stephen Boorman and James Brabbs in a savage assault using homemade weapons. The attackers blocked medics from reaching their victim for 40 minutes. The victim died from severe head and facial injuries en route to hospital.

On 19 August 2018, just after midday, Xuereb targeted a 64-year-old woman and her 30-year-old daughter outside their flats on Adderley Gardens, Eltham. He crept up behind them, swinging a hammer and striking them repeatedly in the head and face. The assault left both women unconscious on the street, yet Xuereb continued to hammer their heads before fleeing. Both victims were hospitalised for weeks with life-changing injuries. Xuereb was arrested later that day in Bexley.

On 15 April 2018, Jordan Clarke stabbed his aunt by marriage, the victim, 39, over 50 times at an address in Sudbourne Road, Brixton. She was pronounced dead at 7.11pm. Clarke was suffering from psychosis, believing he was followed by undercover police. In the days before, his behaviour had worsened, and an unexpected visit from his uncle and aunt agitated him. He locked family members in the kitchen before attacking. His father confronted him and he said, 'I have killed the victim.' He was charged with murder but convicted of manslaughter due to diminished responsibility at the Central Criminal Court. On Monday 18 November, he was given an indefinite hospital order with a Section 41 restriction.

On 14 March 2018 at 22:27hrs, the victim, 18, was stabbed multiple times in a walkway on Arneways Avenue in Romford, metres from his home, after being followed by a group in a car and on a moped. The group had set out armed that afternoon intending a fatal attack if opportunity arose. CCTV and phone data confirmed links. Victim pronounced dead next morning from stab wounds to lower legs.

Joshua Cowley, of Hounslow, ambushed the 19-year-old victim in Hanworth Park, Feltham, west London, on January 24 2024, along with Daniel Matos and Keith Preddie. They subjected him to a brutal knife attack, stabbing him in the neck and leaving him for dead in thick grass near his bicycle. The victim was a runner for a local drug-dealing business. They cycled to the scene armed with two knives. After the attack, Cowley went to his home with Keith Preddie.

On 11 October 2018, Sidhu and co-defendant Philip Babatunde Fashakin shot the 22-year-old victim through the passenger window of a black Mercedes on Central Avenue, Hayes, Hillingdon. The victim was a passenger; the driver sped off but crashed into parked cars on West Drayton Road. A passing ambulance crew pronounced the victim dead at the scene. Following the murder, Sidhu and Fashakin were captured on CCTV dumping bloodied clothing and purchasing new SIM cards to evade detection. Sidhu was arrested on 30 October at a Birmingham hotel using a fake ID.

On 26 June 2017, police were called to White Horse Road, East Ham, after a stabbing near the Gresham Road junction. the victim, 34, had been drinking with others in Central Park earlier that day. Tensions from a previous dispute escalated when the victim and Keith Nelson crossed paths that evening. Nelson went home, armed himself with two knives, and returned to attack the victim and a second victim. He stabbed the victim in the chest, causing a fatal injury, and also wounded the other man before fleeing. Nelson was arrested on 28 June 2017 and subsequently charged with murder.

Keith Preddie, of Feltham, ambushed 19-year-old the victim in Hanworth Park, Feltham, west London, on January 24 2024, along with Daniel Matos and Joshua Cowley. They subjected him to a brutal knife attack, stabbing him in the neck and leaving him for dead in thick grass near his bicycle. The victim was a runner for a local drug-dealing business. They cycled to the scene armed with two knives. After the attack, Preddie went to Joshua Cowley's home.

Kelvin Amoako, 18, from Ilford, Greater London, was part of a criminal gang that travelled to Tunbridge Wells from Essex to steal cannabis plants from a house in Caley Road on 4 December 2021. They were challenged by the victim, who was fatally stabbed multiple times. Stewart called 999 shouting to Amoako to stab the victim.

On 14 March 2018 at 22:27hrs, the victim, 18, was stabbed multiple times in a walkway on Arneways Avenue in Romford, metres from his home, after being followed by a group in a car and on a moped. Jordan Worrie rode past the victim on a moped, got off, made slashing movements, and chased him into the walkway. Two others followed armed with knives. The group fled in the same moped and car. CCTV and phone data linked them. Victim pronounced dead next morning from stab wounds to lower legs.

Joshua Kerr, aged 19, was one of four armed teenagers who ambushed the victim and fatally stabbed him in the neck on Church Road in Harold Wood on the evening of May 7, 2021, after the victim left a shop. Kerr delivered the fatal wound. The attack was captured on CCTV.