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The three men jailed for life for Joshua White s murder.
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Joshua was fatally stabbed outside a shop in Frampton Park Road, Hackney, on April 26 in 2019.
He was randomly targeted by three young men carrying out the orders of a senior gang member to “ride out” and prove themselves through violence to gain notoriety.
Minutes after attacking Joshua, the three men left the scene to stab another man who was injured but survived the attack.
Theo Momodu, 18, of Overbury Street, Hackney, pleaded guilty to murder. He was sentenced to life imprisonment, to serve a minimum term of 18 years, for murder and nine years for GBH, to run concurrently.
Hackney’s Police commander Det Ch Supt Marcus Barnett.
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Hackney’s police commander has called on the community to “step up” and help his officers keep people safe.
Gazette about moving into a “difficult and rather busy period” of policing with the easing of lockdown and the efforts officers are making to improve the way they deliver stop and search.
On top of this they are working hard to prevent serious crimes against women and those involving trafficking, firearms and drugs - which hurt Hackney communities and the borough’s youth.
He asked for the community to be the police’s “eyes and ears” saying these types of crimes “cannot be under the radar of everybody” and “people must know what is going on”.
They were driven by an unidentified man in a stolen white SUV to Brenthouse Road, wearing balaclavas and armed with knives and swords.
When they arrived the gang confronted the occupants of a grey Mercedes which they pursued as it made off.
David Kerrigan, 20, of Brackenfield Close in Hackney was found guilty of murdering 29-year-old Joshua.
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Seconds later, CCTV captured the three men chasing Joshua White on foot, still brandishing weapons.
Joshua ran towards a shop in Frampton Park Road, colliding with a six-year-old girl on roller skates. They both went crashing to the floor.
He briefly paused to check she was ok before getting to his feet, but as he reached the door of the shop he was caught by Momodu and Isaac and stabbed multiple times. Kerrigan was also seen on CCTV, stood yards away.
A gang who stabbed a man in a random attack after receiving a text message from someone believed to be inside prison ordering them to ride out have been found guilty of murder.
Taylar Isaac, 20, David Kerrigan, 20, and Theo Momodu, 18, were ordered to attack people as a show of loyalty .
During a trial at the Old Bailey the jury heard they were driven in a stolen white SUV to Hackney where, armed with knives and swords and wearing balaclavas, they confronted occupants of a grey Mercedes.
The Mercedes made off and was pursued by the gang but seconds later CCTV captured the three men as they chased random victim Joshua White, 29, on foot, still brandishing their weapons.