Vittorio Di Murro was part of a group of five men who lay in wait for Jordan Briscoe before attacking him after he was lured by a phone call
Murderer Vittorio Di Murro (left) and victim Jordan Briscoe (right)
A Walthamstow man has become the fifth to be convicted of murdering a 25-year-old in Tottenham.
Vittorio Di Murro, aged 26 and of Hartington Road in Walthamstow, was found guilty of murder at the Old Bailey yesterday (Wednesday 18th). He was remanded in custody to be sentenced at the same court tomorrow (Friday 20th).
Jordan Briscoe was stabbed in the chest in Arnold Road, Tottenham, at around 10.15pm on Sunday, 5th March 2023. He was attacked by a group of five people after being lured to the street on false pretences. Jordan died later in hospital.
The four others in the group, including three others from Walthamstow, were all convicted of murder at a trial in March this year.
Detective Inspector Louise Caveen, a homicide detective from the Metropolitan Police’s specialist crime command, said: “This was a detailed and comprehensive investigation utilising extensive CCTV, phone and forensic evidence. It took the jury less than an hour to return their verdict of guilty for Di Murro demonstrating the comprehensive nature of the case my team built against him.
“Di Murro’s conviction brings this investigation to a close. It has been nearly two years since Jordan was attacked and killed and his family have had to endure two court cases to see all those involved convicted for their part in his murder.
“The strength and dignity they have displayed throughout this period is in stark contrast to those who have been found guilty for the heinous attack on Jordan. The evidence against all of them was conclusive yet they refused to admit their guilt.
“I hope this final conviction affords Jordan’s family and friends some sense of closure as they continue to try and rebuild their lives following their tragic loss.”
Specialist murder detectives worked tirelessly to piece together the events of the evening. Di Murro was part of a group of five men who lay in wait for Jordan after he was lured by a phone call to Arnold Road.
Other members of the group who were convicted of murder at the earlier trial were Ayyub Kigozi, Karl Black, Jahoe Allen and Jabir Sitar.
Call records revealed that Christina Manen, who was found guilty of manslaughter at the earlier trial, rang Jordan and then sent him a message requesting to meet on Arnold Road so she could purchase drugs from him.
In reality, she was not even in London and was luring him to an address, knowing others would be there to meet him.
CCTV showed Jordan leaving his house to make the deal. At around 9.53pm, doorbell footage recovered by officers showed a group surround and talk to Jordan for around eleven minutes, asking him about drugs, his name and age and his religion.
They then moved out of the camera’s view and carried out the fatal attack. One person can be heard saying “let’s go let’s go” before they are captured leaving the scene.
Detectives gathered CCTV from before and after the murder, which showed the group meeting up at Di Murro and Black’s address in Cassiobury Road, Walthamstow, before heading to the ambush site, several miles away. While Black had planned the attack, he tried to distance himself by remaining out of Arnold Road, but close enough to control what was happening.
Just before they left Walthamstow, Allen was seen outside of the house appearing to do a jabbing motion towards the stomach area of one of the other group, pre-empting what was about to happen.
Jordan’s girlfriend told police that a man wearing a ski mask had come to her home to say Jordan had been involved in an altercation. He told her it “wasn’t looking good for him”, before asking if she found him attractive. He then led her towards Arnold Road where she came across the police cordon. Officers were able to match the description she provided with the CCTV images to conclude this had been Jahoe Allen.
At the previous sentencing in April, Black, aged 44 and of Cassiobury Road in Walthamstow was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 27.5 years; Allen, aged 34 and of Kings Road in Uxbridge, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 25.5 years; Kigozi, aged 19 and of Salop Road in Walthamstow was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 17 years for murder, plus two years for the robbery, to run concurrently; Sitar, aged 21 and of Clacton Road in Walthamstow was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 19 years.
In addition, Christina Manen, aged 37 and of Lancaster Close in Ramsgate, was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to three years’ imprisonment.
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