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Devon Brown Gets Life With 26-Year Minimum for Tottenham Machete Murder

The judge said he attacked Okechukwu Iweha in a revenge bid driven by a mistaken belief the victim had stolen his bicycle plus £10,000 in cash.

Overview

  • The Old Bailey jailed the 30-year-old for life, setting a 26-year minimum term after a jury found him guilty of murder.
  • Prosecutors said he launched the unprovoked attack near Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 7 last year, repeatedly striking Mr Iweha with a concealed machete.
  • After fleeing the country, he was located by Metropolitan Police in Dallas, extradited to the UK, and arrested in January.
  • CCTV captured Brown and Leandro Kaienga discarding and later burning bloodstained clothing and the weapon; Kaienga got short concurrent sentences and was released for time served.
  • In court, Mr Iweha’s sister described the family’s “profound grief,” and a post-mortem confirmed a fatal chest stab wound.