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| Dogan Ismail murder: teenager jailed for 13 years over mobile phone stabbing | Dogan Ismail murder: teenager jailed for 13 years over mobile phone stabbing |
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| A teenager who murdered a promising A-level student as he tried to recover a stolen smartphone has been jailed for a minimum of 13 years. | A teenager who murdered a promising A-level student as he tried to recover a stolen smartphone has been jailed for a minimum of 13 years. |
| Dogan Ismail, 17, suffered a single stab wound to the heart as he tried to get back a BlackBerry stolen from a 15-year-old during an altercation two days earlier. | Dogan Ismail, 17, suffered a single stab wound to the heart as he tried to get back a BlackBerry stolen from a 15-year-old during an altercation two days earlier. |
| his killer, Dawda Jallow, 15, from Peckham, south-east London, was ordered to serve at least 13 years of a life sentence after he was found guilty of murder by a jury. Before passing sentence at the Old Bailey, Judge Christopher Moss took the unusual step of lifting an order granting him anonymity as a minor. | his killer, Dawda Jallow, 15, from Peckham, south-east London, was ordered to serve at least 13 years of a life sentence after he was found guilty of murder by a jury. Before passing sentence at the Old Bailey, Judge Christopher Moss took the unusual step of lifting an order granting him anonymity as a minor. |
| The judge told Jallow that the attack was carried out with "force and ferocity", but added that he could not be sure whether he intended to kill his victim. | The judge told Jallow that the attack was carried out with "force and ferocity", but added that he could not be sure whether he intended to kill his victim. |
| Jallow stared at the ground as his sentence was read out, with members of his and his victim's families looking on. | Jallow stared at the ground as his sentence was read out, with members of his and his victim's families looking on. |
| Jallow had been caught carrying a knife twice before the attack took place on 30 December last year, the court heard. | Jallow had been caught carrying a knife twice before the attack took place on 30 December last year, the court heard. |
| His mother had sent him back to the Gambia, where the family are originally from, in a bid to keep him out of trouble, but when he returned he was said to have been disruptive at school. Moss described him as a "troubled boy who appeared to have a difficult background" due to the lack of a relationship with his father. "You have said you recognise the effect that your actions have had on those who loved [Dogan] and I can only hope that is the case," he said. | His mother had sent him back to the Gambia, where the family are originally from, in a bid to keep him out of trouble, but when he returned he was said to have been disruptive at school. Moss described him as a "troubled boy who appeared to have a difficult background" due to the lack of a relationship with his father. "You have said you recognise the effect that your actions have had on those who loved [Dogan] and I can only hope that is the case," he said. |
| In a victim impact statement read out in court on her behalf, Dogan's mother, Ozel Ismail, said the killing had plunged her and her family into a "living nightmare". | In a victim impact statement read out in court on her behalf, Dogan's mother, Ozel Ismail, said the killing had plunged her and her family into a "living nightmare". |
| Speaking of the love she felt for her first-born child, she said he had been "worth every sleepless night". | Speaking of the love she felt for her first-born child, she said he had been "worth every sleepless night". |
| She described him as a highly ambitious boy with dreams of setting up a business of his own, adding: "He was responsible, caring and a young man with integrity ... | She described him as a highly ambitious boy with dreams of setting up a business of his own, adding: "He was responsible, caring and a young man with integrity ... |
| "I had dreams with Dogan – his first job, his first car, his first serious girlfriend. Those dreams have been stolen from me and have died with Dogan." | "I had dreams with Dogan – his first job, his first car, his first serious girlfriend. Those dreams have been stolen from me and have died with Dogan." |
| The crime happened after another 15-year-old had his BlackBerry stolen on the Aylesbury estate in Walworth, south London, on 28 December last year. | The crime happened after another 15-year-old had his BlackBerry stolen on the Aylesbury estate in Walworth, south London, on 28 December last year. |
| On 30 December, Dogan and the smartphone's owner went back to the estate to try to reclaim it. They confronted Dogan's killer, who went into a flat and returned with what police described as a large knife. | On 30 December, Dogan and the smartphone's owner went back to the estate to try to reclaim it. They confronted Dogan's killer, who went into a flat and returned with what police described as a large knife. |
| The Walworth Academy sixth-form student was found outside Latimer House in Beaconsfield Road by paramedics, but despite their efforts he was pronounced dead at the scene. | The Walworth Academy sixth-form student was found outside Latimer House in Beaconsfield Road by paramedics, but despite their efforts he was pronounced dead at the scene. |
| Police decided to name Jallow as a suspect on New Year's Eve and pictures were later released of him travelling on the number 35 bus from Camberwell Green to Newington Causeway eight hours after the killing. | Police decided to name Jallow as a suspect on New Year's Eve and pictures were later released of him travelling on the number 35 bus from Camberwell Green to Newington Causeway eight hours after the killing. |
| After two weeks on the run, he handed himself in to police and later admitted manslaughter and theft before being found guilty of murder. | After two weeks on the run, he handed himself in to police and later admitted manslaughter and theft before being found guilty of murder. |
| The murder was the second fatal knife attack on the Aylesbury estate in just four months – Shaun Chambers, 21, was stabbed to death in the same spot last September. | The murder was the second fatal knife attack on the Aylesbury estate in just four months – Shaun Chambers, 21, was stabbed to death in the same spot last September. |
| Detective Chief Inspector Matt Bonner welcomed the sentence for what he described as an "appalling and violent attack". | Detective Chief Inspector Matt Bonner welcomed the sentence for what he described as an "appalling and violent attack". |
| "Jallow did all he could to evade capture in the weeks following the attack, until he realised there was nowhere left to run," he said. | "Jallow did all he could to evade capture in the weeks following the attack, until he realised there was nowhere left to run," he said. |
| "He will now spend a significant amount of time behind bars for the callous crime that he has committed." | "He will now spend a significant amount of time behind bars for the callous crime that he has committed." |
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