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Victim who will be mourned by few | Victim who will be mourned by few |
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By Chris Summers BBC News | By Chris Summers BBC News |
Two people have been jailed for life for murdering Andrew Wanogho, on a street in south-east London. The court heard he was a man with many enemies. Everybody fell out with Andrew. He would fall out in an empty room Delphon Nicholas | |
In July 2002 as he lay dying on a street outside Browns nightclub in central London, Damian Cope supposedly named Andrew Wanogho as his killer. | In July 2002 as he lay dying on a street outside Browns nightclub in central London, Damian Cope supposedly named Andrew Wanogho as his killer. |
But two witnesses who heard his last words refused to testify at an Old Bailey trial and the case against Mr Wanogho collapsed in the summer of 2004. | But two witnesses who heard his last words refused to testify at an Old Bailey trial and the case against Mr Wanogho collapsed in the summer of 2004. |
Damian's mother, Lucy, set up the Mothers Against Guns campaign group and she was in tears when Mr Wanogho walked free. | Damian's mother, Lucy, set up the Mothers Against Guns campaign group and she was in tears when Mr Wanogho walked free. |
So some might have forgiven her if she had celebrated when, in April 2006, Mr Wanogho himself was gunned down in a street in Brockley, south-east London. | So some might have forgiven her if she had celebrated when, in April 2006, Mr Wanogho himself was gunned down in a street in Brockley, south-east London. |
But instead she described his death as "very sad" and offered her condolences and support to his mother. | But instead she described his death as "very sad" and offered her condolences and support to his mother. |
She said at the time: "My heart goes out to his mother. It has totally robbed me of getting any justice for my child. | She said at the time: "My heart goes out to his mother. It has totally robbed me of getting any justice for my child. |
"This is not justice, it is not the way forward." | "This is not justice, it is not the way forward." |
'Teamed up' | 'Teamed up' |
It turned out Mr Wanogho - known by the street name Sparks - had made an awful lot of enemies in south London and two of them, Delphon Nicholas and Trevor Dennie, "teamed up" to kill him. | It turned out Mr Wanogho - known by the street name Sparks - had made an awful lot of enemies in south London and two of them, Delphon Nicholas and Trevor Dennie, "teamed up" to kill him. |
Trevor Dennie was the gunman who killed Mr Wanogho | |
Nicholas and Mr Wanogho had been friends, but they fell out and in February 2006 Mr Wanogho deliberately insulted Nicholas by assaulting his father and stealing his car. | Nicholas and Mr Wanogho had been friends, but they fell out and in February 2006 Mr Wanogho deliberately insulted Nicholas by assaulting his father and stealing his car. |
Nicholas said in court: "Everybody fell out with Andrew. He would fall out in an empty room." | Nicholas said in court: "Everybody fell out with Andrew. He would fall out in an empty room." |
Nicholas, who was on remand in prison for an unrelated offence, began planning his revenge and recruited a female friend, Sereata Barrie, who unwittingly helped set a death trap for Mr Wanogho. | Nicholas, who was on remand in prison for an unrelated offence, began planning his revenge and recruited a female friend, Sereata Barrie, who unwittingly helped set a death trap for Mr Wanogho. |
On Thursday Miss Barrie was acquitted of murder. | On Thursday Miss Barrie was acquitted of murder. |
The court heard she had had sexual relationships in the past with Nicholas, Mr Wanogho, Dennie and Dennie's brother. | The court heard she had had sexual relationships in the past with Nicholas, Mr Wanogho, Dennie and Dennie's brother. |
This conviction has removed two very dangerous organised criminals from the streets of London. It was a painstaking task to bring them to justice Det Insp Dave Manning | This conviction has removed two very dangerous organised criminals from the streets of London. It was a painstaking task to bring them to justice Det Insp Dave Manning |
She told the trial she dealt in "weed" (cannabis), and on the night of 7/8 April 2006 Mr Wanogho was coming round to her flat to buy some for £3,700. | She told the trial she dealt in "weed" (cannabis), and on the night of 7/8 April 2006 Mr Wanogho was coming round to her flat to buy some for £3,700. |
But Nicholas and Dennie planned to ambush him before he arrived. | But Nicholas and Dennie planned to ambush him before he arrived. |
Nicholas used a smuggled mobile phone to communicate with Dennie and Miss Barrie on the outside. | Nicholas used a smuggled mobile phone to communicate with Dennie and Miss Barrie on the outside. |
The gun which killed Mr Wanogho was linked to four other shootings | |
By 1am Mr Wanogho was parked in the street near Miss Barrie's house. He tried twice to call her but she did not answer the phone. | By 1am Mr Wanogho was parked in the street near Miss Barrie's house. He tried twice to call her but she did not answer the phone. |
At 1.30am he got out of the car and, as he approached her flat, Dennie shot him in the back and ran off. | At 1.30am he got out of the car and, as he approached her flat, Dennie shot him in the back and ran off. |
Mr Wanogho was fatally wounded and died on the way to hospital. | Mr Wanogho was fatally wounded and died on the way to hospital. |
Nicholas even had the temerity to call Mr Wanogho's phone to check he was dead or dying. | Nicholas even had the temerity to call Mr Wanogho's phone to check he was dead or dying. |
But dogged detectives eventually traced the killing back to Nicholas, and on Friday both were ordered to spend a minimum of 30 years in jail. | |
Passing sentence, judge Richard Hone told them: "You are two cold-blooded killers. You both exude an aura of violence and are both extremely dangerous men." | |
The judge also ordered Nicholas to lose 270 days of remission for a "ferocious attack" on Miss Barrie in the dock on Tuesday after the jury had retired. | |
He jumped on her, punched her repeatedly and had to be dragged off by police officers. She sustained serious bruising. | |
Detective Inspector Dave Manning, who led the inquiry, said: "This conviction has removed two very dangerous organised criminals from the streets of London. It was a painstaking task to bring them to justice." | |
Chris.Summers-INTERNET@bbc.co.uk |