A plumber has been jailed for life over the murder of a Deliveroo moped rider in a road rage attack captured on shocking CCTV footage. Nathan Smith, 28, swung out with a knife and stabbed part-time delivery moped rider Takieddine Boudhane, 30, on the evening of January 3, 2020 after an incident in Finsbury Park, north London.
He went on the run the day after the murder, leaving Mr Boudhane’s family to endure 17 months of “torment” as he refused to accept responsibility before being forced to face a jury trial, the Old Bailey heard. Mr Boudhane’s father, Said, also died before the trial and did not live to see Smith jailed for life on Thursday and told he must serve at least 21 years in prison.
Judge Mark Lucraft QC, sentencing, said Smith, of Archway, north London, had been “aggressive throughout” the attack and had swung at his victim at least five times. The attack happened in front of members of the public, including a witness who was “clearly alarmed” by what she saw.
