Overview

• Morin-Briton was handed a life term at Kingston Crown Court for the murder of 32-year-old Theo Porteous.
• A jury found him guilty on June 6 of both murder and possession of a knife before formal sentencing on June 9.
• Porteous, a player with Thortonians FC, was stabbed three times in the face, neck, and back after exiting his car during a broad-daylight attack on August 24, 2023.
• Police used CCTV footage to identify Morin-Briton and arrested him on September 1, 2023, at an address in Norwood following a Met Police investigation.
• Detective Chief Inspector Wayne Jolley highlighted that combining detective work with CCTV evidence secured justice, with Thortonians FC holding a minute’s silence in Porteous’s honour.