Overview

• Oguzcan Dereli, 27, was convicted of murder and possession of an offensive weapon at the Old Bailey and sentenced by Judge Sarah Whitehouse KC to life imprisonment with a 24-year minimum term.
• CCTV footage showed Dereli leap from his car on Back Hill near Farringdon station, strike Abdul-Latif Pouget with a machete and stab him in the thigh, severing an artery in just 13 seconds.
• Abdul-Latif Pouget, 20, was celebrated in court as a “talented and gifted” footballer whose injuries led to massive blood loss and death three days later at the l LondLondon Hospital.
• The court heard Dereli had 39 prior convictions and was working as a cannabis dealer when prosecutors argued he attacked Pouget in a botched attempt to steal his mobile phone.
• Police have yet to recover the murder weapon, highlighting ongoing concerns over machete-enabled violence on London’s streets.