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Ellie Ng

Man accused of murdering top chef ‘regrets life was taken in self-defence’

Mussie Imnetu (Metropolitan Police/PA) - (PA Media)

A man accused of murdering a top chef after beating him near Notting Hill Carnival has claimed he acted out of fear and in self-defence, telling jurors: “I just regret that somebody’s life was taken while I was trying to defend mine.”

Omar Wilson, 31, punched and kicked Mussie Imnetu, 41, during a row outside Dr Power restaurant in Queensway, west London, on the evening of August 26 last year, the Old Bailey was told.

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