Paul Campbell, from Thornton Heath, was yesterday jailed for 21 years with a five-year extended licence after “a particularly vicious” assault on an elderly and vulnerable man, who he left to die.
Guilty: Paul Campbell killed Gordon Ogunmuyiwa on Christmas Eve 2022
Campbell, 43, of Dunheved Road West, was found guilty last month at Woolwich Crown Court of the manslaughter of 62-year-old former doctor Gordon Ogunmuyiwa.
During his three-week trial, the court heard that on Saturday, December 24, 2022, Campbell had brutally assaulted Ogunmuyiwa, who had visited him at his property. Before fleeing, Campbell had called paramedics. By the time they arrived, however, Ogunmuyiwa was already dead.
The police investigation found that Ogunmuyiwa had been subject to more than a year of abuse, physical and financial.
Detective Chief Inspector Samantha Townsend, who led the Met’s investigation said: “My thoughts and that of my team remain with Gordon’s family, a much loved brother, friend and neighbour.
“Gordon was a gentle man with no history of violence. Ill-health, however, had seen him become increasingly vulnerable – something Campbell – a selfish and self-serving man – took advantage of.
“I can only hope that today’s sentence can go some way in providing a sense of justice to Gordon’s family.”
On the day of Ogunmuyiwa’s death, police were called by the London Ambulance Service at 11am to a report of a man who had died in a house of multiple occupancy on Dunheved Road West.
When the police arrived, they were told that the registered tenant of the address – Campbell – was not present. A murder investigation was launched, which established that Ogunmuyiwa had suffered brutal beatings by Campbell.
A post-mortem examination was conducted and it was clear that Ogunmuyiwa had multiple injuries borne over time.
A financial search also uncovered that Campbell had been using Ogunmuyiwa’s credit cards. He had bought an iPhone from a second-hand shop, using those cards, a week after Gordon died.
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023, Campbell was arrested on suspicion of murder and charged.
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