A man has been found guilty of murder after a teenager was stabbed to death on Halloween in Maida Vale.

Shortly after 10pm on October 31, 2020 police were called to reports of a group of people fighting in Fernhead Road.

Officers attended the scene, along with the London Ambulance Service.

A 19-year-old, Eltom Mohamed Eltom, known as Tom, was found with stab wounds.

CPR was carried out at the scene but sadly the teenager could not be saved.

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A post-mortem confirmed Eltom had been stabbed ten times, including a fatal wound that pierced his heart.

A murder investigation was launched which established that before the attack, Eltom had been involved in a disagreement with a 22-year-old, Antoine Roehrig.

Roehrig had spent part of the day attempting to find Eltom.

He later tracked Eltom down to the landing of a block of flats in Fernhead Road, where he confronted him, according to police.

Eltom pushed Roehrig who left the landing before returning with a knife.

He chased Eltom, caught up with him, and then stabbed him several times.

Specialist officers found four weapons - a Samurai sword, a black-handled kitchen knife, a wooden-handled knife and a cleaver.

Forensic scientists found the victim's blood on the black-handled kitchen knife, along with DNA from Roehrig.

Roehrig was quickly identified and he was arrested by officers later the same night after attempting to flee by breaking into the home of a family who lived at the block of flats.

Cannabis, scales, snap bags and cash were found during a search of his home.

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Roehrig, of Lothrop Street, was convicted on Friday, May 26 of the murder of Eltom Mohamed Eltom, following a trial at Isleworth Crown Court.

He will be sentenced on Friday, June 23 at a venue that has not yet been confirmed.

A 23-year-old man, Thomas Tyrell, was part of the group on the landing - he was armed with a samurai sword and his DNA was also recovered from the weapon used by Roehrig to murder Eltom.

Tyrell, of Shirland Road, previously pleaded guilty to possession of an offensive weapon and was sentenced to 15 weeks' imprisonment.

Detective chief inspector Neil Rawlinson said: "When Roehrig chased Eltom, there was no threat to him.

"Eltom was running away, and Roehrig pursued him armed with a knife in what was an act of pure aggression.

"It is sad and concerning that for so many young men, disagreements are met with extreme violence.

"While nothing can bring Eltom back to his family I hope that the verdicts handed down bring them a sense that justice has been served. Our thoughts are with them today."