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| Life for teenage double murderer | Life for teenage double murderer |
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| A teenager has been jailed for at least 30 years for the murders of a woman at a christening and a student teacher. | A teenager has been jailed for at least 30 years for the murders of a woman at a christening and a student teacher. |
| Roberto Malasi, 18, stabbed Ruth Okechukwu, 18, to death in Walworth, south-east London, in September 2005. | Roberto Malasi, 18, stabbed Ruth Okechukwu, 18, to death in Walworth, south-east London, in September 2005. |
| Two weeks earlier, he shot Zainab Kalokoh, 33, in the head when his gang raided a christening party in Peckham, south London. | Two weeks earlier, he shot Zainab Kalokoh, 33, in the head when his gang raided a christening party in Peckham, south London. |
| Diamond, 17, and Timy Babamuboni, 15, and Jude Odigie, 16, were detained for at least eight years for manslaughter. | Diamond, 17, and Timy Babamuboni, 15, and Jude Odigie, 16, were detained for at least eight years for manslaughter. |
| Old Bailey judge Mr Justice Gross imposed indeterminate sentences on the three, saying they represented a "serious future risk to the public". | Old Bailey judge Mr Justice Gross imposed indeterminate sentences on the three, saying they represented a "serious future risk to the public". |
| They were convicted of Mrs Kalokoh's manslaughter and robbery and were ordered to serve a minimum of eight years in detention. | They were convicted of Mrs Kalokoh's manslaughter and robbery and were ordered to serve a minimum of eight years in detention. |
| Killer's 'Dickensian' childhood Doubts over killers' ages | Killer's 'Dickensian' childhood Doubts over killers' ages |
| The Babamuboni brothers were sentenced as juveniles despite doubts about their true ages. | The Babamuboni brothers were sentenced as juveniles despite doubts about their true ages. |
| The judge also recommended Diamond Babamuboni be deported to his native Nigeria at the end of his sentence. | The judge also recommended Diamond Babamuboni be deported to his native Nigeria at the end of his sentence. |
| He "strongly urged" the Home Office to consider the other three for deportation. | He "strongly urged" the Home Office to consider the other three for deportation. |
| Malasi, who recently turned 18, was given two life sentences and told he would have to serve a minimum term of 30 years in prison. | Malasi, who recently turned 18, was given two life sentences and told he would have to serve a minimum term of 30 years in prison. |
| Outside the court, Ruth's parents, Ben and Pauline, praised the police investigation but said they regretted Malasi had not been apprehended sooner. | Outside the court, Ruth's parents, Ben and Pauline, praised the police investigation but said they regretted Malasi had not been apprehended sooner. |
| "If Malasi had been found soon after the christening murder, my daughter would not have been killed," said Mr Okechukwu, the pastor of a Pentecostal church. | "If Malasi had been found soon after the christening murder, my daughter would not have been killed," said Mr Okechukwu, the pastor of a Pentecostal church. |
| Mrs Okechukwu was tearful as she described her daughter as a "lovely girl" whom she "loved so much". | Mrs Okechukwu was tearful as she described her daughter as a "lovely girl" whom she "loved so much". |
| Ruth's parents said the killers should be deported | Ruth's parents said the killers should be deported |
| "Malasi has not only taken Ruth's life, he has taken my own life as well," she said. | |
| "I loved my daughter so much and she will never be forgotten." | |
| Det Ch Insp Adnan Qureshi said: "Given the circumstances of all the incidents I am content with the sentence. I hope it goes some way to consoling the families." | |
| The armed gang of four wore masks when they raided the party on the Wood Dene Estate to rob guests. | The armed gang of four wore masks when they raided the party on the Wood Dene Estate to rob guests. |
| Mrs Kalokoh, who had fled civil war in Sierra Leone, was cradling her baby niece when she was shot. The child was unharmed. | Mrs Kalokoh, who had fled civil war in Sierra Leone, was cradling her baby niece when she was shot. The child was unharmed. |
| Mr Justice Gross told the defendants: "What you four did that night was evil. | Mr Justice Gross told the defendants: "What you four did that night was evil. |
| "In a cruel irony, many of the guests had come to this country to escape the violence of Sierra Leone." | "In a cruel irony, many of the guests had come to this country to escape the violence of Sierra Leone." |
| Malasi, an Angolan refugee who lived rough in Peckham, was not identified as one of the attackers until a year later. | Malasi, an Angolan refugee who lived rough in Peckham, was not identified as one of the attackers until a year later. |
| Shortly after, Malasi dragged Miss Okechukwu out of her car and stabbed her through the heart after he accused her of disrespecting him. | |