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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Tara Cobham

Boy murdered Elianne Andam in ‘white-hot anger’ after teddy bear row, court told

Elianne Andam was stabbed to death in Croydon last year - (PA Archive)

A teenage boy stabbed 15-year-old Elianne Andam to death in a fit of “white-hot anger” at perceived “disrespect in public by girls” after failing to hand over her friend’s teddy bear, a court has heard.

Hassan Sentamu, 18, lashed out at Elianne with a kitchen knife during a prearranged meeting in Croydon town centre with his ex-girlfriend and her group, the Old Bailey was told as the trial over her murder opened on Monday.

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