Five Men Convicted of Murdering Tourist in New Cross After London Robbery Plot
Overview
Five men have been convicted of murdering 27-year-old Antonis Antoniadis, a Greek visitor who was followed across London and fatally stabbed during a targeted robbery in New Cross.
After a meticulous investigation, Metropolitan Police detectives traced the group's movements through hundreds of hours of CCTV footage, piecing together a pre-meditated pursuit that began outside a nightclub near %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_0%% Circus and ended in a brutal killing eight miles away.
Antonis had been enjoying a night out with friends in central %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_1%% on 6 July 2024. After %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_2%% the club around 8.15am, they caught a taxi back to Florence Terrace, New Cross, unaware they were being stalked by the defendants in a stolen car.
As Antonis and his friends attempted to enter their address, four of the suspects — Sofian Alliche, Shian Johnson, Joshua McCorquodale, and Alfie Hipple — leapt from the vehicle, %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_3%% balaclavas.
They robbed Antonis of his bag before %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_4%% and thigh, severing his femoral artery. Despite surviving the initial attack, Antonis succumbed to his %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_5%% on 21 July 2024.
The gang fled the scene, driving back across the %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_6%% to northwest London, where they sold Antonis' phone and concealed their stolen car under a tarpaulin.
The Convicted:
Amin Alliche, 18, of Bury Place WC1 (driver, 17 at the %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_7%%)
Sofian Alliche, 20, of Bury %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_8%% WC1
- Shian Johnson, 26, of Argyle %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_9%% WC1
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- Joshua McCorquodale, 20, of Upper %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_10%% NW3
Alfie Hipple, 18, of Kentish %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_11%% NW5
All five were found guilty of murder and conspiracy to commit robbery after an eight-week trial at the %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_12%%.
They will be %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_13%% on Friday, 3 October 2025.
Detective Chief Inspector Kate Blackburn, Specialist Crime South, said:
"Antonis had been visiting from %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_14%% with friends. Very tragically, he never made it home to his %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_15%%.
This was a particularly challenging and complex %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_16%% at the scene and the movement of the vehicle throughout the night.
I would like to thank Antonis' friends who bravely returned to the %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_17%% to give evidence, and all witnesses who came forward."
Weapons Cache Recovered
%%UKNIP_ANCHOR_18%% at addresses linked to the defendants uncovered a chilling arsenal of weapons, including:
- One zombie %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_19%%
- Five %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_20%%
- Two %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_21%%
- Nine assorted %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_22%% and lock-blades
The Met said the conviction was the result of painstaking investigative %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_23%%, tracking the defendants' movements before, during, and after the murder.
