Overview
- The Old Bailey sentenced Lekan Akinsoji and Sundjata Keita, both 27, to life terms with minimums of 28 years and 22 years for the murder of Ahmed Deen‑Jah.
- A jury convicted the pair on October 9, 2025, following a 2017 attack in which Deen‑Jah was chased into BJ Wines near Custom House station and fatally stabbed.
- The 2023 review identified DNA on a knife sheath near the scene and on the victim’s hand, with phone data placing Keita’s device in the car used in the attack.
- CCTV shown to jurors captured the ambush and stabbing, and investigators traced the getaway car to Epping Forest where it was later found burned.
- Police had arrested the suspects within eight days of the killing before releasing them under investigation, then rearrested them on October 25, 2024 after the forensic package led the CPS to authorize charges.