The jury in the Old Bailey trial, by a majority verdict, this afternoon found New Addington teenager Hassan Sentamu guilty of the murder of 15-year-old schoolgirl Elianne Andam.

Murdered in the street: Elianne Andam
The jury had been deliberating its verdict since Tuesday afternoon, and earlier today the judge, Mrs Justice Cheema-Gibb, had directed them that they could give a majority verdict on which at least 10 of the 12 were agreed.
Hassan Sentamu, 18, attacked Elianne with a large knife in “white-hot anger at having been disrespected” after she stood up for his ex-girlfriend, Court 15 at the Central Criminal Court had been told in the trial, which had begun before Christmas.
It was on the morning of September 27, 2023, when Sentamu chased and stabbed Andam repeatedly in a “frenzied” attack, which was caught on CCTV and seen by dozens of horrified passers-by and bus passengers.
Andam was stabbed 10 times, including fatally through the neck.
Sentamu had opted against taking the witness stand to give evidence in his defence, or to be cross-examined. He claimed in his defence that his autism spectrum disorder had caused him to lose control during the meeting to exchange belongings with his ex-girlfriend, who was Andam’s friend. Continue reading →
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