Chilling final moments of murdered pupil caught on digital camera earlier than he was stabbed

Chilling CCTV footage reveals the ultimate moments of teenager earlier than he was fatally stabbed on a college campus by a fellow pupil.

Melvin Lebaga-Idubor, 19, attacked Kwabena Osei-Poku, additionally 19, close to the scholar halls on the University of Northampton. Lebaga-Idubor was seen fleeing the scene on CCTV earlier than being picked up in a automotive shortly after the homicide on April 23 this yr.

The subsequent day, he escaped to Paris on the Eurostar. A court docket heard {that a} dispute erupted after Kwabena accused Lebaga-Idubor of stealing hashish price £1,000 from him. A witness heard Lebaga-Idubor say: “This is my strip. What are you doing strutting drugs around here? Our line is here.”

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Lebaga-Idubor then left the flat with the medication and one other man, Ogechi Eke, 19. Footage reveals Kwabena following them simply earlier than Lebaga-Idubor stabs him twice, together with as soon as within the neck, leaving him bleeding to loss of life on New South Bridge Road.

Despite the most effective efforts of ambulance crews who have been referred to as to the scene by passersby, Kwabena died on the scene. After the killing, Lebaga-Idubor referred to as his girlfriend, Zhanae Forbes-Coleman, 19, and a good friend, Antonio Huian, 18, to assist him escape the UK. Huian took him to hospital attributable to “injuries sustained during the altercation with Kwabena”.

CCTV footage reveals the assassin getting into the hospital, lifting his T-shirt to wipe blood off his chest, after which leaving with out getting any remedy. The garments he wore through the homicide have been later burnt in a metallic bin in Huian’s again backyard.

The court docket heard that Forbes-Coleman gave him recent garments and paperwork earlier than Lebaga-Idubor was pushed to his residence in Barking, East London. From there, he took the Eurostar to Paris, meaning to proceed on to Nigeria. However, he was ultimately persuaded to return to the UK, the place he was arrested.

Lebaga-Idubor and Eke have been each charged with homicide and possession of an offensive weapon, whereas Huian and Forbes-Coleman have been accused of making an attempt to pervert the course of justice.

After a six-week trial at Northampton Crown Court, Lebaga-Idubor was discovered responsible of homicide and possession of a knife. Eke was acquitted of the identical fees and likewise cleared of manslaughter.

Forbes-Coleman was discovered not responsible of trying to pervert the course of justice, whereas Huian had already pleaded responsible to the identical cost at an earlier listening to. Lebaga-Idubor and Huian are attributable to be sentenced on the similar court docket in January.

Barnes, from the East Midlands Special Operations Unit (EMSOU), mentioned: “Like many young people starting university, Kwabena had parts of his life that his family didn’t know about. Lured by money, he got involved in supplying cannabis to friends and fellow students, a decision that ended up being fatal.”

“Drug violence isn’t just limited to those dealing in Class A drugs. Once you’re in this world, you make enemies and become a target for other dealers. No one deserves to be murdered in the street like Kwabena was. He didn’t deserve that. His family didn’t deserve that.”

“Kwabena still had his whole life ahead of him and had many good qualities that his mother was very proud of. It’s been a complex case with 14 arrests and 24 scenes to process, but I’m pleased that today, our hard work has paid off. We’ve disproven the defendant’s lies and uncovered the truth about what happened to Kwabena.”

Paying tribute to her son, Kwabena’s mum Joyce Osei-Poku mentioned: “Alfred was my oldest son. He always made me feel valuable and special, especially on Mother’s Day. He was the one I would normally share secret ideas with, someone I could always talk to in confidence.

“He was all the time there if I wanted time without work or to go away, he would all the time volunteer to look after his youthful siblings. When he checked out you, it felt like he may see into your soul. He was genuinely a pleasure to our residence and a treasured particular person to our household, buddies and his neighborhood. I’ve misplaced one thing that nothing on this earth can exchange.”