A man has been found guilty of murder after he stabbed another man in broad daylight in a busy Brixton street.
Police trawled through hours of CCTV footage and forensically linked Kyiza Sandiford to the scene.
The 24-year-old from Merton was found guilty of the murder of 22-year-old Keelen Wong following a trial at the Old Bailey on Thursday October 17.
Detective Inspector Kevin Martin, from the Met's Specialist Crime Command, said: "Today our thoughts are with the Keelen’s family and friends as his attacker was held to account for his murder.
"While nothing can truly assuage the pain of their loss, I hope today’s conviction allows them to hold on to his memory knowing his killer has been brought to justice.
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“This awful attack took place in broad daylight, in front of people simply going about their business. An innocent young man lost his life to a large knife and this deeply shocked the community at the time.
“The brutal attack on Keelen was a terrible act of senseless violence. The investigation team and other specialist officers worked tirelessly to secure this conviction, trawling through hours of CCTV in order to follow the defendant’s footsteps.
“Today shows that the Met remains deeply committed to pursuing and prosecuting those who are willing to commit acts of violence on the streets of London. “
Police were called at 4.44pm on Tuesday October 3 to reports of a stabbing in Coldharbour Lane and found Keelen with a knife wound. He died at the scene.
CCTV footage was used to locate Sandiford, who had injured himself with his own blade, causing a blood trail at the scene.
He later checked himself into hospital where police linked him to the murder.
Sandiford claimed his injuries were from punching a window but forensics linked his blood to the trail at the scene and a sheath found at the scene.
He was arrested the day after the murder and subsequently charged.
Two teenage defendants were both found not guilty of murder but one, aged 16, was found guilty of possession of an offensive weapon.
The teenager and Sandiford will be sentenced at the same court on Friday November 22.
