Overview

• Rumarni Tuitt, 19, was sentenced at the Old Bailey to 18 years in prison with a 12-year minimum term for the attempted murder of festivalgoer Kamani Spooner.
• On August 26, 2024, Tuitt used a 12-inch 'zombie knife' to randomly slash Spooner’s abdomen and stab him multiple times, leaving his intestines exposed.
• Judge Judi Khan KC emphasised that carrying such a weapon into a crowded festival was unjustifiable, calling the offence particularly serious in Europe’s largest street celebration.
• Tuitt had been under a community order since June 2024 for wielding a Rambo knife at the Carnival and held 15 past convictions, including ten for assaulting emergency workers.
• Acting Detective Inspector Sophie McLoughlin credited prompt arrests and on-scene medical care with securing evidence, building the case and saving Spooner’s life.