A 30-year-old man has been found guilty of brutally knifing 46-year-old Okechukwu Iweha to death in a shocking early-morning attack in Tottenham.
Devon Brown Found Guilty at Old Bailey
Devon Brown, from Northumberland Park, Tottenham, was convicted on Thursday, 11 December for the fatal stabbing that took place just before dawn on 7 April 2024. Okechukwu suffered multiple stab wounds in a seemingly unprovoked assault.
Police rushed to Northumberland Park at 5:51am after emergency calls. Officers performed CPR and used a defibrillator at the scene. Paramedics and the Helicopter Emergency Service joined the desperate rescue effort, but Okechukwu was tragically pronounced dead an hour later from a stab wound to his chest.
Accomplice Cleared of Murder, Guilty of Obstruction
Leandro Kaienga, 29, from Croydon, was acquitted of murder but convicted of perverting the course of justice. Kaienga was arrested in April shortly after the attack and charged the following day.
Fugitive Brown Caught in the US
Brown fled the UK the morning after the stabbing but was tracked down by Metropolitan Police officers in Dallas, Texas. He was extradited back to the UK and arrested on 24 January 2025 to face justice.
Both men will be sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday, 19 December.
