A North London man stabbed his friend to death with a kitchen knife in a ‘ferocious’ attack, after an argument broke out between the pair in February this year.
Dwayne Stewart-Akers, 38, of Highgate Road, NW5, was found guilty at Harrow Crown Court, on Friday, October 15 of the murder of his friend Jack Ampadu.
On the evening of Monday, February 15, 2021, Jack, 37, had gone to visit Stewart-Akers at his flat in Highgate Road, but an argument broke out between the pair.
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Jack left the flat, but was followed by Stewart-Akers onto the landing, where he was stabbed multiple times with a kitchen knife in a ‘ferocious’ attack.
Shortly before 7.40pm emergency services were called to the communal flats, where they found Jack suffering from multiple stab wounds.
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Despite the best efforts of paramedics, he died at the scene a short time later.
When officers arrived at the flats, they were met by Stewart-Akers who claimed that Ampadu and his friend were still fighting on the landing, before Stewart-Akers tried to run away.
He was seen trying to escape, and was stopped and arrested. The moment of the fatal stabbing was captured on CCTV.
Detective chief inspector Claire Hine, the lead investigator, said: “This was a violent and unprovoked assault on a man who was – up until that moment – friends with the defendant.
“The ferocity of the attack was clear to see and left Jack Ampadu with a number of injuries which proved fatal. Shortly after the murder, Stewart-Akers pretended to be a victim but his ruse was identified and he was arrested by quick thinking officers.
“Our thoughts remain with Jack’s family.”
Stewart-Akers will be sentenced at Harrow Crown Court on October 21.
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