Thugs who murdered a 17-year-old outside a music studio, Greenwich phone thieves and a dad who hired a sex worker for his 13-year-old son are among the south Londoners jailed this month.
A historic sex offender, a meth empire kingpin and a taekwondo coach were also locked up.
Here are the names and faces of those who were sentenced to prison time in November 2024.
Four murderers
Tyler McDermott died on April 14 last year, the day after he was shot in the head then stabbed with a machete while he was on the floor outside the studio in Norman Road, Tottenham.
A court heard tensions had risen in the music studio earlier that day when one of the defendants became upset at being filmed.
As Tyler and a friend left the studio early in the morning Tyrese Barnett shot Tyler and Leo Reid struck him with a large machete when he was already lying on the floor with gunshot injuries.
Barnett, 20, of Moyers Road, Newham, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 30 years for murder, attempted murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.
Leo Reid, 21, of Tulse Hill, was sentenced to life with a minimum of 22 years for murder and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.
Two other men – Rhys Antwi and Kalam Bagge – were also convicted of murder after a jury concluded they assisted and/or encouraged the fatal attack.
Footage showed Bagge was in possession of a knife inside the studio just before the murder whilst Antwi was seen arming himself with a sword just before the shooting.
Antwi, 20, of Prentis Road, Streatham, was jailed for life with a minimum of 14 years for murder and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.
Bagge, 19, of Nimrod Road, Tooting, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 13 years for murder.
Kyiza Sandiford
Wong, 22, was stabbed to death in broad daylight.
After Sandiford was jailed for life with a minimum term of 23 years, Keelen’s father Jemaine Wong said: “I’m grateful for the sentence that has been served. All who knew and loved Keelen are planning to have his memory last long beyond Sandiford’s time.
“However, there are no joy or winners in this scenario, only levels of loss. Community violence is a sad reality that I will have to navigate with the grace of God moving forward.
“No amount of time will account for the life of my son Keelen Wong, but my hope is that the sentence will allow the defendant time to appreciate the value of life.”
Keelen’s mother Nadine Searchwell said: “To the killer and the two individuals who stood with him they only took his flesh, his spirit is still here. He’s God’s child and God doesn’t sleep.
“I’m just blessed and grateful to be his Mum and so thankful I got 22 years with my baby. My one son, I love you, know I got you. Keelen Wong’s legacy lives.”
Read the full story - ‘There are no winners’ says dad of man killed in south London 'revenge attack'
Bromley dad who hired sex worker for his 13-year-old son
A dad who hired a sex worker for his 13-year-old son has been jailed for four years.
The dad arranged for two sex workers to attend a hotel in Bromley then told his son “don’t be a pussy” when he said he didn’t want to have sex with a 26-year-old.
He also offered his son a line of cocaine, but his son replied “I’m f**ing 13, that’s ridiculous”.
At his sentencing hearing at Croydon Crown Court the man claimed “I’m a good father”.
“I might not look like it in your eyes. It was only because he was feeling down because he’d broken up with his girlfriend and he said he’d done all that stuff before. So the brass sucked his prick. Job done. Whatever,” he said.
The dad, who we won't name to protect his son’s identity, pleaded guilty to arranging for a child to engage in sexual activity as well as offering to supply cocaine.
South London students
Knives, a baseball bat and a crutch were used during a fight near the De Montfort University campus in Leicester in November 2021.
The men were wearing puffer jackets, hoodies and balaclavas during the fight but the culprits were eventually identified as undergraduate students Destiny Ojo, Habib Lawal, Ridwanulahi Raheem, and Joshua Davies-Ero.
Habib Lawal, 21, of Lumley Close in Bexley, has now been jailed for five years after being found guilty of violent disorder, attempted grievous bodily harm and committing grievous bodily harm with intent.
Joshua Davies-Ero, 21, of Springfield Road in Bexley, has now been jailed for two years after he was found guilty of violent disorder.
Destiny Ojo, 21, of Warland Road in Plumstead, was given seven years after being found guilty of violent disorder, attempted grievous bodily harm and committing grievous bodily harm with intent.
Ridwanulahi Raheem, 21, of George Mathers Road in Lambeth was jailed for three years after being found guilty of violent disorder and possession of a bladed article.
Read the full story - Teen stabbed after fight with Bexley students ‘armed with knives and crutch’
Phone thieves
Kie Joyce, 21, and two 16-year-old boys were caught on camera riding e-bikes past unsuspecting victims and snatching phones out of their hands.
They rode the bikes aggressively on pavements often approaching people at high speeds, giving victims little chance to react, escape or chase after them.
Joyce, of Neckinger Estate in Peckham, was jailed for three and a half years.
One of the 16-year-old boys was given a six month sentence while the second 16-year-old boy was sentenced to a nine-month supervision requirement,
Colin Moore
He was sentenced to 15 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of four rapes and five indecent assaults against the same girl.
The predator took advantage of the girl who was under the age of 16 when the offending began in 1995.
The abuse then took place over the next four years at locations in west and central London, including at her mum’s flat and at Victoria Station.
The victim-survivor reported the abuse to the Met Police in 2020.
After Moore was jailed she said: "After years of trying to forget the innocence that had been taken from my childhood, I wasn’t satisfied my abuser lived without consequence while I suffered the aftermath of his actions.
“I hope my story can inspire others to stand up against their abusers no matter the obstacles. Every woman deserves a voice; to speak up without fear and stand up against abuse.”
Read the full story - South east London sexual predator manipulated and raped teen girl
Nicu Bontea
Wearing a black balaclava he left a trail of DNA around the property then left with distinctive rings, jewellery of sentimental value, spare car keys, watches, binoculars, a camera, and a historical special forces scorpion knife.
Experts said DNA left at the scene proved it was “one billion times more likely” to be him than anyone else.
Bontea initially denied burglary, saying he’s never been to Cambridgeshire, but he eventually pleaded guilty and was jailed for 15 months.
The jewellery was never recovered.
Dominic Fitz-Campbell
Metropolitan Police officers from the gangs unit used covert tactics, expert witnesses, and forensic techniques to identify Dominic Fitz-Campbell, of Anstridge Road, as the leader of the operation.
With help from UK Border Force, they set up a covert sting, leading to Fitz-Campbell’s arrest.
A covert sting, also known as a sting operation, is a law enforcement operation that uses undercover officers to catch offenders.
Police also seized a kilogram of meth and nearly £16,000 in cash.
Fitz-Campbell initially tried to flee and later claimed he ran because he was smoking cannabis.
He denied knowing about the drugs and claimed the cash was from benefits or wasn’t his.
Experts valued the meth at £80,000, and phone records linked Fitz-Campbell directly to the drug operation.
Read the full story - ‘Mastermind’ drug dealer from Greenwich was behind £80,000 meth operation
Khadar Mire
The investigation, dubbed Operation Solidago, initially focused on the activities of Tufial Akthar, from Cardiff, but throughout September and October 2021 there were significant telephone calls between Akthar and Mire, who was a known drug supplier in London.
On September 29, Mire travelled to Cardiff and met Akthar, his partner Aurelia Sterian and Abdi Dualeh.
They went to a flat Sterian had rented for a few days and were seen carrying laden holdalls into the building.
On November 22, Hafiz Aslam, who was used as a drugs courier by Akthar, drove to Lewisham.
Aslam was stopped by police on his return journey to Wales and found to be in possession of 4.5 kilograms of heroin.
Read the full story - Lewisham dealer involved in lucrative crack cocaine and heroin operation
Fars Mtawea
He was jailed for 36 months after he was found guilty of making threats to kill by a jury at Worcester Crown Court.
As a foreign national with a sentence over 12 months he is liable for automatic deportation to his country of origin, Syria.
The offences took place in Evesham, Worcestershire.
Mtawea was also given a restraining order preventing him from contacting his victim directly or indirectly.
William Osaseri
Osaseri stabbed a student in Nottingham in June then fled home to Grove Park where he was arrested the following week.
The victim underwent emergency surgery and was in a coma for six weeks as the stabbing severed his brachial artery in his arm.
Detective Sergeant Nigel Malik, who investigated the stabbing, said: “Due to a lack of oxygen caused by the stab wound, the victim now has a life-changing brain injury that continues to hold significant implications for both himself and his family – and it’s unlikely he’ll be able to return to university to resume his studies.”
Nottinghamshire Police said the motivation for the attack is not clear but Osaseri has links to street gangs in London and was involved in drug dealing around university campuses.
Diego Solarte
He targeted the children between 2018 and 2021 in their homes and during group classes.
The girls, who did not know each other, reported the abuse which led to Solarte's arrest.
The first girl, who was taught taekwondo by Solarte, reported the abuse to the police in September 2021.
Solarte was arrested, but initially denied the allegations, suggesting the children had fabricated the claims to avoid taking taekwondo lessons.
A second girl then came forward while the investigation was ongoing, telling her school counsellor that Solarte had touched her inappropriately.
Solarte was arrested again on May 30, 2022.
He continued to deny the allegations, claiming the second victim had made them up.
Following a trial at Inner London Crown Court, he was found guilty of his crimes.
Ashley Henry
During the evening of November 2, a husband and wife, along with their children, were at home when Ashley Henry, Morgan Tinpeloo and Marvrick Elba, all armed with knives, broke in.
Elba used his weapon to hold the wife and children in a front room and took their phones to stop them calling the police.
Henry and Tinpeloo took the husband up to the first floor while they searched for valuables.
Whilst there, Henry threatened to harm one of the children with his knife if money wasn’t handed over.
They then threw the victim down the stairs where he lay on the floor surrounded by his attackers.
Henry then took a 10kg dumbbell from a bedroom and hit the husband’s head with it three or four times.
The offenders then fled the scene, and the victim was taken to hospital for treatment to multiple skull fractures and two bleeds on the brain.
Henry, 29, received an extended sentence of 20 years.
This has a custodial period of 17 years and, when he is released, he will have to serve a further three years on licence.
Tinpeloo, 26, from Longfield, was jailed for 14 years and nine months and Elba, 29, from Chatham, was given a prison sentence of 11 years and nine months.
Anthony Akinniranye
The first robbery occurred on December 27 at a shop on East Street in Epsom.
Wearing a mask, Akinniranye entered the shop with a machete, threatening the staff member and demanding cash, cigarettes, and vapes.
He fled the scene, leaving behind coins, cigarette packets, and a till insert. Forensic analysis identified his DNA on the till insert, which CCTV footage had shown him holding.
The following evening on December 28, Akinniranye carried out a second robbery at a shop on Kingston Road in Ewell.
CCTV footage captured him entering the store armed and masked, using the same approach as in the first robbery.
Officers reviewing the footage identified he was wearing the same clothing as in the East Street incident.
Through CCTV connections and forensic evidence, police linked Akinniranye to both robberies.
Ashley McCabe
The incident took place on Sunday, April 18, 2021, as 33-year-old Attila Radi and his fiancée rode home on their motorbike from Surrey.
Describing the conditions as “perfect riding weather”—clear, bright, and sunny—Radi’s fiancée said they were both highly visible, with Radi wearing a high-visibility jacket and her in a high-visibility helmet.
Witnesses agreed that there were clear conditions and that the couple were highly visible on the road.
While the pair were travelling in lane three of the M25, heading anticlockwise towards Kent, several witnesses saw a grey BMW 1 Series tailgating a white Audi S5 in lane four.
As the vehicles approached junctions 7 and 6, the BMW driver attempted to undertake the Audi by swerving into lane three, where it crashed with Radi’s motorbike.
Despite Radi’s efforts to regain control, the impact caused him to lose control of the bike.
Radi was thrown into the central reservation, where he died instantly.
His fiancée, who landed in the carriageway, suffered only minor injuries.
The BMW driver did not stop at the scene, instead merging back into lane four briefly before speeding off.
Read the full story - 'Aggressive' BMW driver caused motorcyclist's death in undertaking M25 crash
Adrian Lacey
Adrian Lacey was arrested at the supermarket in Sutton last Wednesday (November 6).
The 42-year-old had smashed a window at the store and was carrying a three-inch pocketknife.
The following day Lacey was produced at Croydon Magistrates’ Court where he pleaded guilty to possessing a knife and criminal damage.
He was sentenced to six months in prison.
Read the full story - Man caught with pocketknife at Sutton Tesco is jailed
Paris Bregazzi
The beautician was jailed for eight weeks after she pleaded guilty to racially aggravated assault by beating.
The assault took place against a woman in Southwark on Friday (November 1).
Bregazzi, who is transgender, has an extensive criminal record and was only recently released from prison for assaults against six different women in April.
On September 3 at Westminster Magistrates’ Court she was jailed for 24 weeks for those assaults.
Read the full story - Beautician who once shoved police officer onto Tube tracks jailed for attacking woman
Bregazzi made headlines in 2018 when she pushed an off-duty police officer onto the Tube tracks at Hanger Lane Station in Ealing.
A court heard Bregazzi had drunk four bottles of Prosecco and was arguing with a friend on the platform when PC Sam Chegwin intervened.
PC Chegwin pushed her in the chest in a defensive manner, ignorant of the fact she had recently had extensive breast surgery.
Bregazzi reacted by shoving him with force, sending him toppling onto the track, just inches from the line with a fast train seven minutes away.
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