A man has been found guilty of killing a vulnerable ex-doctor in a brutal Christmas Eve attack after a year-long campaign of abuse and exploitation.
Paul Campbell, 43, of Thornton Heath, has been convicted of the manslaughter of 62-year-old Gordon Ogunmuyiwa, a former doctor from Dalston, Hackney, who was found dead in a South London B&B.
The verdict was returned at Woolwich Crown Court on Thursday, 8 May, following a three-week trial. Campbell is due to be sentenced on Tuesday, 10 June.
Gordon was discovered dead on the morning of Christmas Eve 2023 in a bed and breakfast room registered under Campbell’s name. The court heard how Campbell had been physically and financially abusing Gordon, who had become increasingly vulnerable due to ill health.
“Innocent man taken from his family”
Detective Chief Inspector Samantha Townsend, from the Met’s Homicide Command, said:
“Gordon was a gentle man with no history of violence. Ill health had made him vulnerable – something Campbell exploited. This was a selfish and callous act, driven by greed.”
Evidence presented at court showed that Campbell had been regularly assaulting Gordon, and even used his credit cards after his death to buy an iPhone from a second-hand shop.
Police launched a murder investigation after neighbours reported hearing violent disturbances the night before Gordon’s body was found. A post-mortem confirmed he had suffered multiple injuries sustained over time, with the final attack on 23 December being particularly savage.
Campbell was arrested in January and charged the following day.
“Destroyed our family”
In a heartbreaking tribute, Gordon’s sister Merion Wood said:
“Gordon was much loved and his death has completely destroyed our family. We thank the police for bringing his killer to justice and pray no other family has to suffer like we have.”
