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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Matthew Weaver

Teenager sentenced to life for south London murder of Elianne Andam

Hassan Sentamu mugshot
Sentamu had a history of attacking girls and had been cautioned about taking a knife to school, the trial heard. Photograph: Metropolitan police/PA

A teenager has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering a 15-year-old girl after a row over a teddy bear in south London.

Hassan Sentamu was 17 when he killed Elianne Andam by stabbing her in the neck outside the Whitgift Centre in Croydon, south London, in September 2023.

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