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A Nigerian teenager who murdered a 21‑year‑old man has been given a life sentence in the United Kingdom.
Jackson Uwagboe, 19, of Hamilton Street, Lewisham,
fled to Nigeria after the "vicious attack" in south-east London.
Uwagboe was convicted on 10 February at the Old Bailey
of murdering Robert Robinson on 6 June 2024 in Deptford.
He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum
term of 21 years on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, for the murder, as well as
robbery and possession of a bladed article.
Two other men, Ryan Wedderburn, 18, and Kirk Harris,
19, were convicted of Robinson's murder in May last year and jailed for life.
They were ordered to serve minimum terms of 23 years
and 22 years and nine months, respectively.
Robinson suffered 12 serious stab wounds in the
attack, including defensive injuries indicating he tried to protect himself
from the blows, the Metropolitan Police said.
He died at the scene on Carteret Way, Deptford.
The force said all three of them! The killers ran from the
scene, and Uwagboe fled the country.
He returned to the UK on 25 February 2025 and was
arrested at Gatwick Airport on suspicion of murder, the Met Police said.
Det Insp Neil Tovey, who led the investigation, said:
"Robert was subjected to a brutal and sustained attack by a group of men
armed with knives. He was unarmed, already wounded, and on the ground when
Uwagboe attacked him. His claims of self-defense were entirely without
foundation."
He said the verdicts marked "justice for Robert
Robinson and his family," who had endured two trials as a result of
Uwagboe fleeing the country.
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