Music business boss stabbed to demise for pretend luxurious watch
- Emmanuel Odunlami,32, was celebrating his birthday when he was focused
A music business boss was stalked by a gang of muggers earlier than he was stabbed to demise for a pretend luxurious watch.
Emmanuel Odunlami,32, was at a non-public get together at Haz Restaurant on Foster Lane within the City of London on May 1 2022 to rejoice his birthday.
Unbeknownst to Mr Odunlami, a safety guard on the event- Kavindu Hettiarachchi- was secretly recording Mr Odunlami on his telephone. Hettiarachchi then despatched the photographs to Louis Vandrose, 28 from Thornton Heath, highlighting him as a possible goal as a result of, what seemed like, a £125,000 Patek Phillipe watch on his wrist.
At round 11.20pm as his celebration was ending, Mr Odunlami was unknowingly adopted by Vandrose, Jordell Menzies, 27 from Brent, and Quincy Ffrench, 28 from Tottenham. The gang stalked the music business boss from a automotive whereas he walked over to his personal automotive.
As Mr Odunlami approached his automotive all three males left their car and chased him. Menzies had a lock knife and stabbed him within the coronary heart. Vandrose then pushed him to the bottom whereas Menzies constantly kicked the sufferer.
Emmanuel Odunlami,32, was stabbed and mugged for his watch after leaving his celebration at Haz restaurant in London. The watch seemed to be a £125,000 Patek Philippe watch however was later revealed to be a pretend
Chilling video exhibits the second Emmanuel Odunlami was mugged and stabbed for his watch, which was later revealed to be a pretend
Jordell Menzies, 27 from Brent, Menzies was discovered responsible of homicide and theft on the Old Bailey on December 20. Menzies stabbed Mr Odunlami within the coronary heart, He was sentenced at present on the Old Bailey to 31 years for homicide with eight years concurrent for theft
Ffrench then eliminated his watch and may very well be heard on close by CCTV shouting ‘acquired it, acquired it, yeah.’ The three males then ran to their getaway automotive, which belonged to Ffrench’s mom and had doctored quantity plates, and fled the scene.
The injured Mr Odunlami was attended to by his associates earlier than cops arrived shortly afterwards, the place they offered first help earlier than an ambulance arrived.
Mr Odunlami later died from his accidents within the early hours of May 2 at Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel .
The watch stolen from Mr Odunlami seemed like a luxurious Patek Phillipe watch however was the truth is a pretend.
Shocking CCTV footage exhibits Hettiarachchi watching the assault he instigated unfold earlier than he walked over to the fatally injured Mr Odunlami and easily circled. Fellow safety guard Antonis Kfoury additionally did the identical.
Having recognized the suspects from the knife- which was recovered the next morning in London Wall with traces of the sufferer’s blood on it, and the automotive’s true registration quantity, the boys concerned had been arrested.
Menzies was discovered responsible of homicide and theft on the Old Bailey on December 20 final yr. While Ffrench, Vandrose and Hettiarachchi had been beforehand convicted of manslaughter and theft on April 18 2023.
Kfoury was discovered responsible on 18 April 2023 of perverting the course of justice and subsequently acquired an 18 month custodial sentence for offering a false assertion and making an attempt to affect the proof offered.
Today on the Old Bailey Menzies was sentenced to 31 years for homicide with eight years concurrent for theft. While Ffrench and Vandrose had been jailed for 15 years every and Hettiarachchi was jailed for 13 years. Kfoury is but to be sentenced.
Louis Vandrose (proper) pushed Mr Odunlami to the bottom after Menzies stabbed him. Quincy Ffrench (left) took Mr Odunlami watch from his wrist after he was stabbed
Kavindu Hettiarachchi (proper) noticed Mr Odunlami’s watch and despatched a video of it to Vandrose. Kfoury was was discovered responsible of perverting the course of justice and subsequently acquired an for offering a false assertion and making an attempt to affect the proof offered
Haz Restaurant on Foster Lane the place Mr Odunlami was celebrating his birthday when he was noticed as a possible goal by Hettiarachchi
Detective Chief Inspector Edelle Michaels from the City of London Police Major Crime Team mentioned: ‘This was a callous and co-ordinated homicide of a younger man, that has left his kids and not using a father and devastated his household and associates.
‘Emmanuel ought to have been in a position to rejoice his birthday with out concern of being attacked due to the watch he wore on his wrist.
‘If you carry a knife and homicide a person who was working away, it’s not a mugging ‘gone mistaken’, it’s homicide and we are going to do our utmost to convey you to justice. What makes this crime much more startling, is {that a} man employed to guard individuals on an evening out as a safety guard, was in search of victims for his accomplices to assault and rob.
‘Emmanuel’s household have now seen all the boys accountable for his demise dropped at justice, however I do know their loss will likely be with them without end and our ideas stay with them.
‘Crimes similar to these are uncommon within the City, however ought to they happen we are going to use our powers and the professionalism of our officers to pursue these accountable and take away them from our streets.’
