The Landscape of Murder

Murder #1, Jitka Nahodilová, Southgate.......Jitka Nahodilová, 27, was found stabbed to death at her home in Southgate. Police were first alerted after her boyfriend jumped under a train at Finsbury Park Station on January 1, 2011. The next morning Nahodilová was discovered with multiple stab wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Metropolitan Police linked the two incidents and confirmed no one else was being sought in connection with the investigation.

Murder #2, Fiza Asif, Walthamstow........Fiza Asif, 27, was found dead after a fire at her home in Walthamstow. Police, firefighters and paramedics were called to the house and Asif was pronounced dead at the scene. The death was at first treated as unexplained but detectives arrested Asif's brother in law Abdul Jabbar, 53 and he was convicted of the murder.

Murder #3, Paul Duffy, Stoke Newington........Paul Duffy, 40, was stabbed to death at a house in Stamford Hill. Police were called to the scene to find the victim with multiple knife wounds to the back. The victim's girlfriend Nadia Boukhari, 43, and John Green, 48, were charged with murder. Both were convicted of the murder and Green later committed suicide at HMP Whitemoor.

$Murder #4, Fletcher Allen, Romford..........14 month old Fletcher Allen was punched in the stomach by his father, Nathan Allen when he would not stop crying. He died hours later in hospital from internal bleeding from his kidneys. Allen had also suffered a fractured rib, bruises to his head and a bite to his face. Nathan Allen, 27, went on trial on November 29, 2011. He admitted manslaughter but denied murder. Allen was cleared of murder and jailed for nine years on the lesser charge.$

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Murder #5, Kartik Patel, Plumstead........Kartik Patel, 23, was fatally attacked as he slept at his home in Plumstead on January 7, 2011. He died in hospital of severe head injuries two days later. Detectives charged his housemate Maulin Patel, 28, with the murder. Kartik Patel had suspected Maulin Patel of stealing money from his account to gamble online. Maulin Patel was convicted of murder. He was jailed for life.

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$Murder #6, Michal Mazur, Leytonstone........Michal Mazur, 27, was found in the airing cupboard of a basement flat in Leytonstone. Mr. Mazur had suffered fractures to his skull, face and neck. It is believed he was battered to death with a metal weights bar on January 11, 2011. Emlyn Evans-Loude, 26, was convicted of murder. Evans-Loude was arrested after asking friends for help disposing of the body.$

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Murder #7, Winston Lloyd Sinclair, Enfield..........Winston Lloyd Sinclair, 73, bled to death after suffering a stab wound to his leg at his home in Enfield. Mr. Sinclair, was taken to Hospital with a cut to the femoral artery on January 15, 2011. He died the following day. His wife, Leonora Sinclair, 50, was charged with murder. On October 25, 2011, Leonora Sinclair was cleared of murder by the jury but convicted of manslaughter. She was sentenced to ten years imprisonment.

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Murder #8, Wing Ho, Haringey.......Wing Juan Ho, 18, was stabbed to death by his younger brother at his home in Hermitage Road, Haringay, on January 19, 2011. Andy Ho,16, is also said to have stabbed his mother and father during the same attack. Both parents survived the attack but Ho was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. On February 8, 2013, Andy Ho was convicted of murder and sentenced to detention at Her Majesty's Pleasure.

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Murder #9, Kasey Gordon, Tottenham..........Kasey Gordon, 15, was stabbed to death in a busy high street in Tottenham on January 20, 2011. He was one of four pupils injured by paranoid schizophrenic Serif Aslan, 34, on West Green Road. Gordon died despite receiving emergency surgery at the scene. Aslan was convicted of murder, two counts of wounding with intent and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The following month he was jailed for life.

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Murder #10, Igor Vinogradov, Forest Gate........Igor Vinogradov, 37, was found dead at a squat in Forest Gate on January 31, 2011. Police were called to Capel Road and Vinogradov was pronounced dead at the scene. The court heard that Vinogradov was kicked, punched and stamped to death as he slept at the squat by Paulius Korsakas, 27, in a drunken fury, believing he had been humiliated or slighted during a row. Korsakas was convicted of murder and jailed for life.

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Murder #111, Ruby Love, Southall........Ruby Love, 23, was strangled and dumped in the Grand Union Canal on Christmas Day 2011. Her body was spotted by a member of the public in Southall. Ruby Love’s boyfriend was charged with murder and is facing retrial at time of publication. The boyfriend admitted the killing but claimed he was provoked by the victim and his responsibility was diminished by mental illness.

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Murder #112, Seydou Diarrassouba, Oxford Street......Seydou Diarrassouba, 18, was stabbed to death in Oxford Street during the sales on Boxing Day 2011. Diarrassouba suffered two knife wounds to the chest after being attacked near a shoe store. He collapsed near Bond Street station and was pronounced dead at the scene. A postmortem revealed the cause of death was a stab wound to the heart. Two men were charged with murder but were cleared of the charge after they successfully claimed self defence.

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Murder #113, Catherine Wynter, Borehamwood......Catherine Wynter, 19, was found in a pool of blood by her mother after being stabbed multiple times. Wynter had been babysitting her young niece and nephew in Borehamwood on December 26, 2011. Her boyfriend Tony Bushby, 19 was arrested by police but Bushby insisted one of his friends had carried out the murder. Wynter had suffered 23 stab wounds. Bushby was found guilty of the murder and sentenced to life in prison.

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Murder #114, Aaron McKoy, Clerkenwell........Aaron McKoy, 22, was shot dead as he celebrated his birthday on New Years Day 2012. He was attacked after a mass brawl broke out outside a wine bar in Clerkenwell. Police then received reports of a shooting in Portpool Lane. McKoy was pronounced dead at the scene from a gunshot wound to the chest. Six men were charged with murder but only one, Dean Smith, 25, was found guilty. Smith was sentenced to life in prison.

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Murder #115, Kirsty Treloar, Haggerston........Kirsty Treloar, 20, was stabbed at her home by her former partner on January 2, 2012. Treloar was then dragged into the boot of a car and driven off. Police arrived at the house in Brownlow Road to find Treloar’s brother and sister with stab wounds. Treloar was later found dead in an abandoned car in Homerton. She had suffered 29 stab wounds. Myles Williams, 19, was found guilty of murder and jailed for life.

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Murder #116, Edward Syrad, Barnehurst......Edward Syrad, 64, died following a burglary at his home in Barnehurst. Two men armed with a gun burst into his bungalow on January 25, 2012 and tied up Syrad and his wife, robbing them of cash. Syrad’s wife found her husband slumped lifeless. A postmortem found the cause of death to be severe blunt trauma injuries and heart failure. Gezim Delija, 37, was convicted of manslaughter and jailed for 20 years. The other robber has not been traced.

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Murder #117, Ali Armagan, Turnpike Lane.......Ali Armagan, 32, was shot dead near Turnpike Lane tube station on February 1, 2012. He was sitting in his car when two gunmen approached from behind and fired six times. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The killing was said to be part of a feud between Turkish criminal gangs. The two gunmen have never been caught and five other men have been arrested for the crime but were cleared by the court.

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Murder #118, Michelle Creed, West Kensington......Michelle Creed, 34, was found dead at a house in West Kensington on February 5, 2012. Her partner, Jason McKay, 36, was arrested in Poland four days later. He told local police that Creed had collapsed after he grabbed her round the neck during a domestic row. McKay was extradited to the UK on a European Arrest Warrant and charged with murder. He pleaded guilty to manslaughter. McKay was jailed for five years and four months.

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Murder #119, Anthony Thompson, Tooting.......Anthony Thompson, 26, died two days after being punched to the ground in Tooting. Police were called to Holmbury Court on February 5, 2012, to find the victim suffering from a head injury. A postmortem gave the cause of death as a sub-arachnoid haemorrhage. Police charged a 31 year old man with murder. The prosecution dropped the murder charge and replaced it with manslaughter. A jury cleared the man of manslaughter and he walked free from court.

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Murder #11, Rhys Lawrie, Erith........Rhys Lawrie, 3, died from severe head injuries on January 21, 2011. The boy was taken to hospital after he was found collapsed. He was pronounced dead in hospital and a postmortem revealed up to 40 separate injuries including a broken leg, brain damage and bruising. Rhys’ mother Sadie Henry, 26, and her 16 year-old boyfriend Cameron Rose were arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. Henry was cautioned while Cameron Rose was jailed for five years.

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Murder #120, Cheryl Tariah, Barkingside........Cheryl Tariah, 17, was found strangled at a flat in Barkingside after police were called to a disturbance above a high street shop. A postmortem gave the cause of death as compression of the neck. Tariah’s boyfriend, Ako Amin, 18, tried to flee the country after the murder but was discovered clinging to the bottom of a lorry at Dover three days later. Amin pleaded guilty to the murder and sentenced to 10 years in prison.

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Murder #121, Omer Abdi, Wembley.......Omer Abdi, 35, died after being attacked in the street in Wembley on February 14, 2012. A postmortem revealed the cause of death was coronary heart disease 'with a causational link to the assault.' More than a year later, on February 20, 2013, detectives charged a 28 year old man with murder. The prosecution case is that he punched Abdi after the victim intervened in a dispute with a woman. The case continued at the time of publication.

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Murder #122, Earl Warburton, Lewisham.......Earl Warburton, 58, was killed at his flat in Lewisham in the early hours of February 15, 2012. Police and paramedics were called to the scene in Loampit Hill and found Mr. Warburton had suffered multiple injuries. It is thought he was attacked between midnight and 2.20am. The case remains unsolved.

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Murder #123, Alex Jarmay, Camden......Alex Jarmay, 26, was stabbed to death in Camden on the eve of a football cup final between Liverpool and Cardiff. He suffered a stab wound to the chest at a bar on Inverness Street on February 25, 2012. Police charged brothers Damian Joseph Beck, 23, and Paul Beck, 28, with the murder. Paul Beck admitted murder and Damien Beck pleaded guilty to the unlawful wounding of Jarmay's brother. Paul Beck was sentenced to life in prison.

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Murder #124, Vassos Demetriou, Wood Green.......Vassos Demetriou, 80, died eight days after suffering head injuries in Wood Green. Demetriou was found lying unconscious in Station Road on February 22, 2012. He remained in critical condition in hospital until his death on March 1. On October 18 police charged a 31 year-old man with manslaughter and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The accused is due to stand trial after time of publication.

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Murder #125, Gemma McCluskie, Hackney......Gemma McCluskie, 29, was found in the Regent's Canal in Hackney on March 6, 2012. Police charged her brother Tony McCluskie, 35, with her murder. The prosecution case is that he killed his sister during a row. Tony McCluskie then dismembered his sister before taking her body to the canal in a suitcase. McCluskie was convicted of murder and jailed for life with a minimum of 20 years.

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Murder #126, Kwane Ofosu-Asare, Brixton......Kwame Ofosu-Asare, 17, was stabbed to death in Brixton on March 2, 2012. Ofosu-Arare was making his way to the home of his friend's aunt when he was confronted by two men. He was chased into Adelaide Close and knifed 14 times in the back. Ofosu-Arare died on the way to hospital. Nathaniel Okusanya, 18, and Nelson Idiabeta, 17, were convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison to serve a minimum of 19 years.

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Murder #127, Rajendra Patel, Croydon.......Rajendra Patel, 48, died in hospital two weeks after being attacked in Croydon. Patel was treated for injuries to his leg after the assault at the Lansdowne Hostel on February 21, 2012. Patel returned to hospital on March 9 and died the following day. Daniel Bannister, 37, was charged with murder. Bannister pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter after prosecutors accepted he did not intend to cause really serious harm. Bannister was jailed for two-and-a-half years.

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Murder #128, Lesley Larner, West Ealing.......Lesley Larner, 59, was stabbed to death at a flat in West Ealing on March 13, 2012. The victim was found injured after police were called to Target House off Sherwood Close. Larner was pronounced dead after being taken to St Mary's Hospital. Larry Parker, 52, was charged with murder. On December 19, 2012, the Court accepted a guilty plea to the lesser charge of manslaughter.

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Murder #129, Elizabeth Coriat, Forest Hill......Elizabeth Coriat, 76, was found decapitated at her home in Forest Hill on March 24, 2012. Police went to the address just after arresting her mentally ill son. Coriat had suffered 47 separate injuries to her body during the attack. Daniel Coriat, 43, was charged with murder. Coriat pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter due to diminished responsibility. Psychiatrists agreed he was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia at the time of the attack.

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Murder #12, Ezekiel Amosu, Walthamstow.......Ezekiel Amosu, 17, was knocked down and killed by a bus as he attempted to escape a teenage gang. Ezekiel and four friends were approached in Essex Close, Walthamstow, on January 24, 2011. After demanding his phone they chased him into the path of a 123 bus on Forest Road. He was hit by the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. Two boys were convicted of manslaughter.

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Murder #130, Chris Isted, Croydon.......Chris Isted, 25, was stabbed to death on March 31, 2012. Isted suffered 14 knife wounds to the torso during the attack outside The Ship pub on Croydon High Street. Carlton McKay, 27, handed himself in to police a few days later on April 4 and was charged with murder. On September 26 McKay pleaded guilty to the murder of Chris Isted. He was jailed for life with a minimum of 27 years on October 26, 2012.

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Murder #131, Phillip Sheriff, Southwark......Philip Sherriff,37, died four days after being stabbed in the neck at a party in Southwark. During an argument he was struck in the neck with a broken bottle and suffered damage to both his carotid artery and jugular vein. Ashley Charles, 25, was arrested at the scene and after Sheriff's death he was charged with murder. Charles was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.

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Murder #132, Richard Hamilton, Maida Vale.....Richard Hamilton, 45, was found stabbed to death at a hostel for the homeless in Maide Vaile on April 9, 2012. He had been stabbed at least 17 times to the head, legs and neck. Police charged Matthew Tinling, 25, with murder. The court heard that he stabbed Hamilton while trying to force him to hand over the PIN to his bank account. Tinling was convicted of murder. He was jailed for life.

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Murder #133, Carole Waugh, New Malden......Carole Waugh, 50, was found dead in a garage in New Malden on August 2, 2012. Waugh had last been seen alive on April 16, 2012, and was reported missing by her family. The case was treated as a missing persons enquiry until it emerged that thousands of pounds had been stolen from Waugh’s bank account. Attempts were also made to sell her home. Two men have been charged with murder and the case continues at time of publication.

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Murder #134, David Petch, New Addington......David Petch, 55, died four days after being assaulted outside his home in New Addington. Police and paramedics were called to Wayside on April 14, 2012, and found the victim suffering from serious head injuries. Petch suffered a brain haemorrhage and died in hospital. Detectives launched a murder investigation and charged two people with murder. The case continues at time of publication.

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Murder #135, Rodney Hickford, Islington......Rodney Hickford, 59, was stabbed to death at his home in Islington on April 30, 2012. Hickford was pronounced dead at the scene and a postmortem later gave the cause of death as stab wounds to the back and stomach. Detectives launched a murder investigation and arrested two men at the address. A 58 year old man was charged with murder and the case continues at the time of publication.

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Murder #136, Lily and Mason Boots, Wandsworth.......Lily Boots, 14 months old and her 10 week-old brother Mason were found dead at their Wandsworth home on May 9, 2012. The cause of death was given as asphyxia. Detectives arrested the mother, Felicia Boots, 34, and charged her with two counts of murder. Boots pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of her children on the grounds of diminished responsibility. Felicia Boots was detained under the Mental Health Act.

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Murder #137, Luke Fitzpatrick, Dollis Hill......Luke Fitzpatrick, 25, was stabbed to death in Dollis Hill. Luke and his father had been among a crowd watching the Champions League final on TV at a pub. An altercation started inside the bar before spilling outside. Both Luke and his father were stabbed a short distance away. Two people were convicted of murder and jailed for life. A third man was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 11 years in prison.

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Murder #138, Brian Kyle, Holborn.......Brian Kyle, 47, was found dead at a hostel for the homeless run by Camden Council in Holborn on May 21, 2012. A postmortem gave the cause of death as a brain haemorrhage. Shaun Barnes, 45, was charged with murder. The prosecution case was that he killed the victim with a single punch. Barnes pleaded guilty to manslaughter and jailed for two years and ten months.

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Murder #139, Naomi Asante, Tottenham......Naomi Asante, 46, was killed by her husband at her home in Tottenham on May 21, 2012. She was found with multiple stab wounds to the chest at the address after concerns were raised about her welfare. Her husband Kenneth Asante, 48, was also found dead at the property. He had suffered a fatal wound to his neck. An inquest at Coroners Court found that Naomi had been unlawfully killed and Kenneth had killed himself.

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Murder #13, Daniel Graham, East Dulwich..........Daniel Graham, 18, was stabbed 24 times during an assault in East Dulwich on January 29 2011. The assault happened on bus 176 which he was on after fleeing a fight at a party. He had been followed by up to six youths who repeatedly beat and stabbed him on the pavement as bus passengers watched. Graham was taken to hospital but died later. Three boys were arrested and found guilty of murder.

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Murder #140, Przemyslaw Lepkowski, Tooting.......Przemyslaw Lepkowski, 24, was found unconscious in Tooting on May 20, 2012. Lepkowski was taken to hospital in a critical condition. His life support machine was switched off on the evening of May 21. A 29 year old man was arrested on a murder charge. The man admitted responsibility for the death of his friend but claimed he was acting in self defence. The jury acquitted him of both murder and manslaughter.

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Murder #141, O’Neill Irwin, Walthamstow.......O'Neil Irwin, 36, was stabbed to death in Walthamstow on May 21, 2012. Irwin collapsed shortly after flagging down officers on patrol in Ulverston Road. Irwin died at the scene despite the efforts of the police and paramedics. A postmortem gave the cause of death as a stab wound to the heart. Reardon Emanuel, 20, was charged with murder. Emanuel was convicted of murder and jailed for life with a minimum of 25 years before parole.

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Murder #142, Rushna Begum, Bow......Rushna Begum, 28, was murdered by her husband at their home in Bow on May 25, 2012. Begum was found dead after her partner Sheikh Shahidul Islam handed himself in to police. She had suffered three stab wounds. Islam, 34, was charged with murder. On October 22, 2012, he pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Islam was jailed for life with a minimum of 14 and a half years before parole.

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Murder #143, Luke Harwood, Woodford Green.......Luke Harwood was found battered to death in a field in Woodford Green on May 28, 2012. Harwood had been kidnapped and beaten to death before being dumped near a brook opposite Broadmead Fields on Chigwell Road. A postmortem gave the cause of death as severe head injuries. Five people were charged with murder. Three people were given life sentences and another was sentenced to 17 years.

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Murder #144, Sultan Ahmed, Isle of Dogs......Sultan Ahmed, 20, was stabbed to death on his doorstep in Millwall on May 29, 2012. He was one of four people injured in a suspected dispute between two families. Ahmed was found lying on the ground when police arrived and pronounced dead at the scene. Two people were charged with murder and are due to stand trial at the time of publication.

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Murder #145, Damon Weedon, Wallington......Damon Weedon, 36, was stabbed to death at his flat in Wallington on June 1, 2012. Weedon was found with multiple stab wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. Police arrested Frank Smith, 29, on suspicion of murder. Smith stabbed Weedon after a night of drinking and playing computer games with him. Smith was convicted of murder and jailed for life with a minimum of 16 years before parole.

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Murder #146, Chrizzie Azzopardi, Finsbury Park........Chrissie Azzopardi, 22, was found dead at her home in Finsbury Park on June 4, 2012. Police went to her flat after concerns were raised about her welfare. She had lain dead in her flat for a month. A postmortem later revealed the case of death was a stab wound. A 27 year-old man was arrested and charged with murder. The accused is due to stand trial at the time of publication.

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Murder #147, Marvin Hogan, Leyton.......Marvin Hogan, 28, was stabbed to death for his car keys in Leyton on June 4, 2012. He was attacked after getting out of his car in Winsor Road during a row with a group of men. Hogan was found injured and died in hospital. A postmortem gave the cause of death as a stab wound to the chest. No one has been arrested and the case remains unsolved.

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Murder #148, James Durkin, Orpington......James Durkin, 21, was attacked after attending a Diamond Jubilee barbecue in Orpington. He was found collapsed in Court Road on June 5, 2012, and died later that evening. A postmortem revealed he had suffered a brain haemorrhage as a result of blunt force trauma. Liam Smith, 25, was charged with murder. On October 10 Smith pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the basis of lack of intent. He was jailed for three years.

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Murder #149, Zahir Bouchia, North Woolwich......Zahir Bouchia, 43, died two weeks after being assaulted in North Woolwich on May 21, 2012. Mr. Bouchia was taken to hospital in a critical condition and died on June 6. A postmortem gave the cause of death pneumonia as a complication of head and chest injuries. Nadeem Yasin, 42, was charged with murder. Yasin pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the basis of lack of intent. He was jailed for three years.

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Murder #14, Anthony Bates, Vauxhall..........Anthony Bates, 36, was tortured to death at a squat in Vauxhall on January 31, 2011. Police found his badly mutilated body in the kitchen of a house in Fentiman Road the next day. Gary Speight, Dean Swift and his girlfriend Corina Lowe, were charged with murder. They went on trial on November 8, 2011. On December 21, 2011, Speight and Swift were convicted of murder. Lowe was cleared of the charge.

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Murder #150, Parbjot Singh Rayat, Thamesmead.......Prabjot Singh Rayat, 54, was stabbed to death at his garage business in Thamesmead on June 8, 2012. Rayat had suffered a stab wound to the neck. On June 12 police arrested and charged three people with murder. The prosecution case was that the victim was killed in a botched robbery. Two people were convicted of murder and robbery and jailed for life with a minimum of 23 years before parole.

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Murder #151, Margaret Sheehy, Kingston......Margaret Sheehy, 58, was found strangled at her home in Kingston on June 12, 2012. Police officers forced entry to the flat after concerns were raised about her welfare. Sheehy was pronounced dead at the scene. A postmortem gave the cause of death as asphyxiation. On June 22 a European arrest warrant was issued for her 28 year old son in connection with the murder. The investigation continues at the time of publication.

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Murder #152, Marlon Campbell, Bellingham.....Marlon Campbell, 23, was shot in the head in Bellingham on June 16, 2012. Dwayne James Fulgence, 28, was charged with murder. The court heard Fulgence intended to shoot another person when Campbell tried to intervene by standing in front of the target. In his defence Fulgence claimed the gun went off accidentally. Fulgence was convicted of murder. He was jailed for life with a minimum of 35 years.

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Murder #153, Dothan Gordon, West Ealing.......Dothan Gordon, 32, was shot dead at his home in West Ealing on June 20, 2012. Mr. Gordon was found kneeling against a stool in the living room with a single bullet wound to the head. His 28 year-old disabled partner was shot in the shoulder as she lay in bed but recovered in hospital. Daniel Bidace, 29 was convicted of murder and jailed for life.

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Murder #154, Mark Morrison, Marble Arch......Mark Morrison, 46, was found strangled at Marble Arch in central London on June 21, 2012. Morrison, who was sleeping rough, was discovered dead next to a bench at the landmark. Police charged Ghodratollah Barani, 26, an Afghan national, with murder. Barani was due to stand trial but pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the ground of diminished responsibility. Barani was detained indefinitely under the Mental Health Act and recommended for deportation on his release.

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Murder #155, Nicholas Henry, Clerkenwell.....Nicholas Henry, 33, was stabbed to death outside a nightclub in Clerkenwell on June 24, 2012. Henry had been celebrating his birthday when he tried to intervene in a dispute. Police found Henry lying on the pavement with a stab wound to the chest and he died later in hospital. Police charged Robert Lee Casey, 25, with murder. The jury cleared Casey of murder but convicted him of manslaughter. He was jailed for ten years.

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Murder #156, Michael Walser, Paddington.......Michael Walser, 45, was found dead at his home in Paddington on June 24, 2012. A postmortem examination found he had suffered a brain haemorrage as a result of a head injury. Walser had been mugged after taking a £150 from a bank machine. Police charged Terry Smylie, 26, with murder and robbery. Smylie pleaded guilty to the lesser charges of manslaughter and theft. Smylie was jailed for five years for manslaughter.

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Murder #157, Liam Woodards, Stratford......Liam Woodards, 24, was stabbed to death at a shopping centre in Stratford on June 29, 2012. Police responded to reports of a fight involving a large group of men on the ground floor. Woodards was pronounced dead at the scene. A postmortem gave the cause of death as a stab wound. A 17 year old man was charged with murder and the trial continues as of time of publication.

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Murder #158, Gillian Andrade, Loughton......Gillian Andrade, 39, was found stabbed to death in a flat in Loughton on July 8, 2012. Her ex partner Daniel Hodges, 31, who lived in the flat, was arrested at the scene and charged with murder. The court heard Hodges killed Andrade because he believed she was seeing someone else. Hodges pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to life in prison to serve a minimum of 17 years.

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Murder #159, Kemar Duhaney, Hackney Wick......Kemar Duhaney, 21, was stabbed to death in Hackney on July 11, 2012. Police and paramedics were called to Buxhall Crescent and found Duhaney had suffered a stab wound to the chest. Duhaney died later in hospital. Damien Douglas, 23, was charged with murder. Douglas had stabbed Duhaney after finding him at his ex partner’s home. The jury acquitted Douglas of murder but was jailed seven years for manslaughter.

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Murder #15, Lorna Smith, Brixton........Lorna Smith, 45, was murdered by her ex-boyfriend, Clifford Mills, after being lured to his flat at Morrish Road in Brixton. Police broke into the flat and found Lorna sitting in a chair with her throat cut and a plastic bag placed over her head. Clifford Mills, 48, was given a life sentence after being found guilty of the murder. He was jailed for life with a minimum of 21 years behind bars.

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Murder #160, Umar Tufail, South Norwood.......Umar Tufail, 25, was killed in a shooting outside his home on July 15, 2012. Tufail was found slumped in his car with a single gunshot wound to the head. Police charged Kyrone Daley, 18, and Sanchez Thomas, 19 , of murder. The court heard that Tufail was shot in a revenge attack aimed at Tufail's brother. Both Daley and Thomas were convicted of murder and jailed for life for at least 22 years.

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Murder #161, Pamela Wheeler, Thamesmead.......Pamela Wheeler, 76, was found dead at her home in Thamesmead on July 22, 2012. Wheeler’s wrists and ankles were tied together, suggesting she had been the victim of a burglary. Mrs. Wheeler was last seen alive leaving her home on July 19. Detectives believe she was attacked at her home sometime between that evening and the following morning. No one has been arrested and the case remains unsolved.

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Murder #162, Colin Ballinger, Upper Holloway......Colin Ballinger, 66, was found unconscious at his carer's home in Upper Holloway on July 29, 2012. Ballinger, who had been diagnosed terminally ill, died in hospital. A postmortem revealed the cause of death was compression of the neck. Police charged his former partner Joyce Evans, 68, with murder. The prosecution case is that Evans killed Ballinger after taking him into her home to provide 24-hour care. The jury convicted her of manslaughter. She was not imprisoned.

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Murder #163, Nathaniel Brown, Downham......Nathaniel Brown, 16, was stabbed to death at a party in Downham on August 1, 2012. Brown suffered a fatal knife wound to the heart in the living room of an address in Launcelot Road. Three teenagers were charged with murder. The court heard Nathaniel was found dead after a fight at the party thrown by a 17 year-old girl. The three teenagers claimed self defence. On June 11, 2013 the jury acquitted all three teenagers of murder.

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Murder #164, Tia Sharp, New Addington......Tia Sharp, 12, was found dead at her grandmother's home in New Addington. Sharp had been reported missing by her family seven days earlier. It took police four visits to the house before finding Sharp’s body in the loft. Stuart Hazell, 37, partner of Sharp’s grandmother was charged with murder. The court heard Hazell sexually assaulted Sharp before killing her. Hazell pleaded guilty to murder. Hazell was jailed for life with a minimum of 38 years.

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Murder #165, Neil Hannah, Pimlico........Neil Hannah, 49, was killed with a single punch outside a pub in Pimlico on August 2, 2012. He was taken to hospital with critical head injuries after the assault and died 5 days later. Graham Brett, 50, was charged with murder but the prosecution accepted a plea of manslaughter. The court heard Brett had a history of violence and had been banned from many of the pubs in Pimlico. Brett was jailed for 4 years.

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Murder #166, Eleftheria Demetriou, Wood Green.......Eleftheria Demetriou, 79, was stabbed to death at her home in Wood Green on August 15, 2012. Demetriou was found with multiple knife wounds at the address in Morant Place. Her neighbour Hakim Abdillahi, 38, was arrested at the scene. Abdillahi claimed Demetriou was an antichrist. Abdillahi pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter after psychiatrists agreed his responsibility was diminished by mental illness. Abdillahi was indefinitely detained under the Mental Health Act.

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Murder #167, Kestutis Mickevicius, Beckton......Kestutis Mickevicius, 44, was found dead in Beckton on August 18, 2012. His decomposed body was discovered on wasteland by a member of the public. A postmortem revealed he had suffered blunt trauma to the head. Police charged a 39 year old man with murder. Mobile phone records were said to show that the accused was at the scene at the time of the murder. The jury acquitted the accused of both murder and manslaughter.

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Murder #168, Thomas Overton, Leyton......Thomas Overton, 18, was stabbed to death in Leyton on August 19,2012. Overton was attacked during a street fight between two groups of youths. Thomas suffered a fatal stab wound to the heart as he tried to run back to his home. Ahmed Ahmed, 16, was charged with murder. Ahmed was convicted of murder and sentenced to detention at Her Majesty's Pleasure with a minimum of 15 years before parole.

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Murder #169, Hanad Osman, Streatham.......Hanad Osman, 24, was stabbed to death near a cafe in Gleneldon Mews in Streatham on August 21, 2012. Hanad suffered a fatal wound to the exterior jugular vein in his neck and was pronounced dead at the scene. A police officer described the 20cm wound as a 'partial decapitation.' On August 25, 2012, detectives charged two men with murder and one was convicted of murder. Ayanle Adan was sentenced to 26 years in jail before parole.

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Murder #16, Kunaliny Alagaratnam & Santhirapathy Tharmalingam, Deptford...........Kunaliny Alagaratnam 42 and Santhirapathy Tharmalingam,59, died in a fire on the 16th floor of a tower block in Deptford. Sandra Clarke, 50, started the blaze in her own flat using lighter fuel after a dispute over her rent arrears. Alagaratnam and Tharmalingam who were in a neighbouring flat, died of smoke inhalation during a fire in which 50 firefighters were involved. Sandra Clarke was charged and found guilty of manslaughter and jailed for 16 years.

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Murder #170, Piotr Mikiewicz, Shepherd’s Bush.......Piotr Mikiewicz, 40, a street cleaner, was stabbed to death trying to stop a burglar in Shepherd's Bush. Police charged Roger Philip Buckingham, 30, with murder, burglary, theft of a motor vehicle and possession of an offensive weapon. Buckingham tried to get into the stolen car to escape when was confronted by Mikiewicz . The jury convicted him of murder and he was sentenced to life with a minimum of 27 years before parole.

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Murder #171, Adeel Salaam, Hainault......Adeel Salaam, 28, died two days after being attacked at his office in Hainault on August 29, 2012. Salaam was found critically injured in Fencepiece Road and treated by paramedics before taken to hospital where he died. A postmortem gave the cause of death as head injuries. Vaseel Ullah, 20, was charged with murder. Ullah pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was remanded in custody at Broadmoor Hospital.

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Murder #172, Charles Oppong, Peckham......Charles Oppong, 47, was stabbed to death at his home in Peckham on September 7, 2012. He was found with more than 40 stab wounds to the head and stomach. Police charged Michel Oulai, 46, with murder.The prosecution case was that Oulai stabbed Oppong to death after becoming convinced the victim was having an affair with his girlfriend. Oulai was convicted of murder and jailed for life with a minimum of 18 years before parole.

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Murder #173, Arron Payne, Wembley......Arron Payne, 26, died after being stabbed in Wembley on September 5, 2012. He was taken to hospital but died eight days later. A postmortem gave the cause of death as haemorrhaging from a stab wound to the abdomen. Five men were charged with murder. The prosecution case is that all five men took part in the fatal assault as part of a planned revenge attack. The case continues at the time of publication.

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Murder #174, Kevin Ssali, Lee.......Kevin Ssali, 14, was stabbed to death in Lee on September 15, 2012. Ssali was attacked on the top deck of a bus. He managed to run out the bus before collapsing in the street. Ssali died in hospital later the same night. Police charged a 17 year-old man with murder. The prosecution case is that an argument started after Ssali mocked the accused’s younger brother. The suspect is to stand trial after publication.

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Murder #175, Shaun Chambers, Walworth.......Shaun Chambers, 21, was stabbed to death on the Aylesbury Estate in Walworth on September 26, 2012. Chambers died soon after arrival at hospital from a stab wound to the heart. Two other young men also suffered stab wounds during the same incident. Ricardo Blake, 16, was charged with murder and two counts of wounding with intent. Blake claimed self defence and was acquitted of both murder and manslaughter but imprisoned for 6 years for wounding with intent.

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Murder #176, Junior Nkwelle, Brixton.....Junior Nkwelle, 15, was stabbed to death in Brixton on September 27, 2012. Nkwelle was found dead at the scene just yards from his home. Police charged Cherelle McKenzie-Jackson, 14, and Marc Anthony Tulloch, 17, with murder. The court heard that McKenzie-Jackson asked Tulloch to stab Nkwelle to punish him for insulting her. Both were cleared of murder but convicted of manslaughter. McKenzie-Jackson was jailed for eight years and Tulloch was jailed for ten years.

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Murder #177, Sharlana Diedrick, Harlesden.......Sharlana Diedrick, 32, was found stabbed to death in a parked car in Harlesden on September 29, 2012. Police were called to the scene in Wyborne Way and found Diedrick had suffered multiple stab wounds. Police charged her former partner, a 30 year old man, with murder. The prosecution case is that he stabbed her 16 times after an argument about their son. The accused is due to stand trial after the time of publication.

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Murder #178, Natalie Jarvis, Swanley Village......Natalie Jarvis was killed in Swanley Village on October 3, 2012. Adam Wheelan, 23, was arrested for the murder. The court heard that Wheelan plotted the murder after being told by Jarvis she was pregnant with his child. Wheelan drove Jarvis to a secluded spot and stabbed her 20 times around the neck. Text messages by Wheelan incriminated him of the killing. Wheelan was given life in prison with a minimum of 25 years.

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Murder #179, Pelivan Zekaj, Wood Green.....Pelivan Zekaj, 23, was stabbed to death at Wood Green shopping centre on October 4, 2012. Zekaj was attacked during a gang fight and pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of death was given as a stab wound to the heart. Police charged a 19 year old man with murder. The accused later told police he acted in self defence. The jury took just 30 minutes to acquit the accused of murder and affray.

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$Murder #17, Siobhan Kelly, Upper Norwood.........Siobhan Kelly, 39, was found battered to death at her home in Upper Norwood on February 7, 2011. Police had to force entry to the flat after relatives in Ireland had became concerned. A postmortem revealed she had suffered several fractured ribs, cuts to her head and bleeding and bruising to her brain. Stephen Foad, 41, killed Kelly and her body had lain in her flat for 3 weeks. Foad was charged with murder and he eventually pleaded guilty.$