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Carlos Velez, 20 was convicted of murdering 26-year-old David Martinez after a trial at the Old Bailey.
He was sentenced to 17 years’ imprisonment on Friday, 26 June.
The court heard that 26-year old David had been living with Velez, his girlfriend and his mother in a flat in North Birkbeck Road, E11.
On 6 March 2019, Velez had an argument with his girlfriend after he demanded to know what she had been doing in the kitchen with David.
On this day, David messaged his cousins to say Velez was “all crazy and was asking if had kissed his girlfriend” and “I am going to try to go on Friday else I’ll end up dead”.
Velez’s girlfriend, who had been in her room, then went into the kitchen and saw Velez attacking David with a knife. She saw Velez stab him a number of times in the head and stomach.
Despite his injuries, David managed to run out of the flat and alert nearby pedestrians who called 999.
