A teenager, Hassan Sentamu, has been found guilty of murdering 15-year-old Elianne Andam after a row over a teddy bear. Sentamu claimed diminished responsibility due to his autism, but the jury rejected his defence. Elianne was stabbed multiple times outside a shopping centre in Croydon, south London, after a meeting with Sentamu's ex-girlfriend, who was Elianne's friend. Sentamu had left home with a knife, seeking revenge after being targeted by the group of girls the day before.
A teenager who repeatedly stabbed schoolgirl Elianne Andam in a row over a teddy bear has been found guilty of her murder.
"Our world was shattered, and our hearts were broken by the senseless and violent loss of our beloved daughter, Elianne Andam," he said on behalf of the family outside the Old Bailey. Prosecutor Alex Chalk KC said: "He was angry on 27 September, having brooded on the insult and he took the knife to the scene to reassert dominance.Elianne suffered a fatal 12cm deep stab to the neck and a passing bus driver held her hand and stayed with her as she lay dying in the street.He spent some of his teenage years in foster care, in a pupil referral unit and in a special educational needs school.
Sentamu leaned against the front of the dock crying and wiping his eyes as Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb thanked and discharged the jurors.
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