Friday 1 May 2015
On 03:58 by Nations Connect No comments
Jeffrey Okafor (left), who was only 18 when he stabbed Carl Beatson Asiedu (right) 19, outside a nightclub in Vauxhall, central London in August 2009 when a late-night row escalated into violence, has been found guilty of murder.
On the night Carl was killed, he was with friends and had performed a set at the Club Life nightclub near Vauxhall station.
Carl who was a DJ at the time, was
outside the club when he and his friends were approached by a gang of
clubbers, which included Okafor, and an argument broke out.The court
heard that Carl became separated from his friends and it was at this
time that he was stabbed by Okafor.
Within an hour of the attack, Okafor confessed in a phone call to his girlfriend that he had stabbed Carl, and days later he told the same woman that he had stabbed the DJ in the stomach. She said he gave her a pair of black gloves to look after which were later passed to police. DNA which may have come from the victim was found on one of the gloves.
Police arrived at his East Dulwich
home on August 13, 2009 to arrest him but he was already in hiding and
took a flight from Heathrow to Lagos using his brother's name and
passport.
Sarah Whitehouse QC, prosecuting, told Woolwich Crown Court that Okafor had no connection with his victim prior to the attack. She said "It is not clear, and will probably never be known, what led up to the killing of Carl Beatson by Jeffrey Okafor. You may hear that there was some ill-feeling between some members of the two groups, but there was nothing serious enough in the background for anyone to explain why knives should be drawn. What is clear, the prosecution say, is that Jeffrey Okafor was the man who killed him."
The prosecution said four days later Okafor boarded a flight from Heathrow Airport to Lagos using his brother's passport.
He was extradited from Nigeria in November last year.
Okafor pled not guilty to the murder
but the jury took just two hours to convict him in London yesterday -
six years after Mr Beatson-Asiedu's death.
Judge Christopher Kinch QC will sentence him today.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Search
Popular Posts
-
National Enquirer claim they got photos from the night Bobbi Kristina was found face down in her bathtub but out of respec...
-
A male Boko Haram member who disguised as a woman was apprehended in Yola, Adamawa state this afternoon. After interrogation and...
-
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced the 2015 cutoff marks for both University and Polytechnic/Co...
-
Ex-Falcon Star, Chichi Igbo aka Chified was involved in a Car Crash Yesterday, 8th January. She explains what happened after ...
-
Ogun State Deputy Governor, Chief Mrs. Yetunde Onanuga pictured above in the middle as she worked with her staff t...
-
Left is AVM Morgan Monday - Chief of Defence Intelligence and right is Maj Gen Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin - Chief of Defence St...
-
Wizkid's 3year-old son, Boluwatife and Wizkid's Babymama were spotted at a wedding yesterday, and the young boy was rocking al...
-
This evening Sen. Ben Murray-Bruce offered to donate his wardrobe allowance to Osun state workers who have not been paid ...
-
Anambra State Governor Willie Obiano who is an APGA Party member paid a congratulatory visit to President elect, General Buhari in Abuj...
-
Former interim national chairman of APC and former governor of Osun state, Chief Bisi Akande, has once again attacked Sen...
Recent Posts
Sample Text
Blog Archive
-
▼
2015
(1810)
-
▼
May
(140)
- Lagos Govt Cancels Movement’s Restriction For May ...
- President Elect Buhari Arrives Nigeria (Photos)
- SAD : Footballer Stabs Mechanic to Death Over Age ...
- Singapore Airlines Airbus Plunges 13,000 Feet As B...
- Invitation Card For the Inauguration Ceremony (...
- OMG!!! : Buhari With His Daughter Zahra & Son As H...
- Gov Oshiomhole Comes Hard On Okonjo Iweala Over Fa...
- OMG!!! : Man Badly Injured After Falling From BRT...
- Police Make Example Of ‘Homeless’ Man Begging With...
- Photos: Thief Caught At Mambilla Hostel At Kaduna ...
- SAD : Graphic Photo - Girl Dies After Being Electr...
- Fuel Scarcity Is An Act Of Sabotage - President Jo...
- Buhari, Osinbajo to tour Aso Rock today (READ BELOW)
- Mum to Get $2m From US Govt For the Beating Death ...
- President-Elect Buhari to Return to Nigeria tomorr...
- Waooo!!! : Someone Actually Put this Up As A Birth...
- Photo: Helicopters With Flags Seen Flying Over Lag...
- Casket With Body Inside Found On A Sidewalk In Hou...
- President Jonathan to Formally Dissolve FEC today ...
- OMG!!! : Man Sends thugs to Pour Acid On Estranged...
- See What A Lady Claims She Found In Her Juice Pack...
- Photos From the Ghastly Accident At Lekki 6th Roun...
- 'A thief Cannot Call Me Corrupt' - Gov Amaechi Rep...
- 4 Priests Brutally Beaten By Enugu Govt Taskforce ...
- OMG!!! : 14 Year Old Girl Sentenced to 40 Years Fo...
- Grant Amnesty to Boko Haram, Northern Elders Ask B...
- Couple Leaves Over $847k Inheritance to the US Gov...
- Man Who Was Mistakenly Pronounced Dead Starts Brea...
- Photos From Miss United Nations, Nigeria Pageant, ...
- Photos Of President-Elect Buhari In London (SEE B...
- Photos: Prisoners Who Escaped During Ekiti Jail Br...
- Stop Victimizing Fani-Kayode, Ile-Ife PDP Warns NW...
- Sad! He Should Be In School...(Photos)
- Photos: Atiku Represents Buhari At Inauguration Ju...
- Photos: Michael Okpara University Of Agriculture L...
- At 1,327MW Generation, FG Says Power Supply May Wo...
- 50 Heads Of State to Attend Presidential Inaugura...
- Two Cousins Of President Jonathan Reportedly Kidna...
- Securing A Second term In Power Is No Longer A Rig...
- Buhari Is Inheriting the Worst Economy In Nigeria'...
- Nigerian Military Evacuates 275 Rescued Women, ...
- Teacher Arrested For Allowing Students Have Sex In...
- PDP NWC Resolution On the Resignation Of the Natio...
- PDP BOT Chairman, Chief Tony Anenih, Also Resigns ...
- This Lady 'Awaken' to Find Out that Her Husband Da...
- OMG! Man Accuses Female Politician Of trying to Us...
- Photos: An Abandoned Woman Lying Helpless On Iwaya...
- Daily Mail & BBC Apologize Over Nigerian Restauran...
- Photo: MTN Staff Protest In South Africa (SEE BELOW)
- President Jonathan to Dissolve His Cabinet On May ...
- Photos: Buhari Meets With Some Of His Old Sec. Sch...
- GEJ Calls On Global Community to Support Buhari th...
- PDP National Working Committee Directs State Party...
- Actor Nkem Owoh Pictured With His two Daughters (...
- Photos: NAFDAC Shuts Down Chocolat Royale In Victo...
- FFK Reacts to PDP's Move to Investigate Him, Says ...
- 579 Soldiers Court Martialed In Lagos, Abuja (READ...
- Photos: Hausa Community In Ekiti State Attacked (S...
- Zimbawean Woman Sues Ex $15k For taking Her VIrgin...
- Photos: Lagos Cleaner Who Found $27k Awarded N30k ...
- OMG!!!B :: 60yr Old Pastor Arrested With Hard Drug...
- 2 Units Of 4 Bedroom Semi-Detached House for sale,...
- Wifi Service to Go Live At MMIA Lagos On Monday ...
- Court Nullifies Benue Rep-elect’s Election, Orders...
- Adamu Mu'azu Resigns As PDP Chairman (SEE BELOW)
- Did President Obama tap His Wife's Behind In this ...
- Man Who trekked For Nigerian Army Gets Chieftancy ...
- His agents wrote on their Facebook page; ‘Ad...
- PDP Says they Are Willing to Merge With Other Part...
- Buhari Is Free to Shake the Opposite Sex If Necess...
- Photos: Popular Music Producer Buys Range Rover Fo...
- Waooo!!! : Davido Buys A House In the US (Photos)
- Warring Biker Gangs turn Texas Restaurant Into A B...
- Nwobodo Faults Eviction Order, Goes to Appeal Cour...
- Yes, I Have Married Another But It Is Not A Replac...
- Photos: Kaduna State Council Of Chiefs Pay Courtes...
- SAD : Collapsed Building in Surulere today (SEE B...
- OMG!!! : NY Rapper Chinx Shot & Killed. See Photo ...
- Buhari to Drop General title From May 29th + See O...
- Waooo!!! : Tiwa Savage's Baby Shower On A Yacht (...
- Photos From Presidential thanksgiving And Farewell...
- Photos From Gov Oshiomole And Lara Fortes Oshiomol...
- Comedian Bovi Also Comes For trekkers (SEE BELOW)
- Photo: Buhari's Wife In A Chopper With Oando's Wal...
- Patience Jonathan Hands Over African First Ladies ...
- Nigerian Twitter Drags Comedian Wale Gates Over Os...
- Marte Community In Borno Falls to Boko Haram (READ...
- Photos: Gov Oshiomole And New Wife Share A Kiss A...
- OMG!!! : Photos - Spice Girl Geri Halliwell Weds F...
- SAD : Another Soldier Dies During Boko Haram Att...
- Nigeria Jamaican Artists 'Bonafide' Drops 'Home' A...
- Photo: Nigerian Refugees From Niger Republic Queue...
- Davido Performs 0n Stage With 50 Cents In Vegas (P...
- Check Out this throwback Photo Of Gen, Theophilus ...
- I Went Into Robbery to Pursue My Career In Footbal...
- Boko Haram Survivors Recount How Some Were Stoned ...
- Man Narrates How Police Allegedly Demanded A N10k ...
- Five Ridiculous Things That Happens In Nollywood M...
- Photos: Police Harasses A Civilian In Lekki (REA...
- Photos: Meet the Contestants For Miss AIT 2015 (S...
-
▼
May
(140)
More Links
About Us
Spice Mag - Premium free blogger template developed by spicytricks.com.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Maecenas hendrerit iaculis nunc. Curabitur in eros ipsum. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Duis at mi justo, non suscipit elit. Nunc aliquam luctus adipiscing. Nullam sit amet lacus vitae odio congue mollis eu non magna. Duis sed arcu a libero adipiscing rhoncus. Aliquam erat volutpat. Suspendisse sed nunc metus, sed aliquet arcu.
Text Widget
Powered by Blogger.
0 comments:
Post a Comment