Overview
- A jury at Woolwich Crown Court found 30-year-old Daniel Watkis guilty of murdering 43-year-old Junior Coleman on Friday, 10 July following a trial.
- A post-mortem concluded Coleman died from blunt force trauma to the head and face consistent with repeated heavy blows.
- Officers discovered Coleman’s body concealed beneath a tarpaulin in the rear bar of the former Brockley Social Club during a search on 19 September and found items belonging to Watkis nearby.
- Investigators built a multi-strand case using CCTV that showed the men together and Watkis leaving the venue, telecoms and movement data, witness accounts, and forensic links including a water bottle tied to Watkis.
- Detective Chief Inspector Suzanne Soren praised the investigation’s thoroughness, the family said the verdict brings some measure of justice, and Watkis will be sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court on 9 October 2026.