Victor Lee killing: Man guilty of teenage knife-dealer's murder

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Victor Lee was stabbed and pushed into a canal by Elijah Gokool-Mely, who met him to buy weapons.

A teenager has been found guilty of killing a 17-year-old who was stabbed three times and pushed into a canal.Elijah Gokool-Mely, 18, from White City, was convicted of murder and robbery by majority verdicts of 11 to one.

A jury at the five-week trial at the Old Bailey found two co-defendants, aged 15 and 16, not guilty of murder, manslaughter and robbery.He was stabbed twice in the back and once in the chest and pushed into the water.Mr Lee had gone to meet the three defendants for "sinister" reasons, the trial heard.

Prosecution barrister Crispin Aylett KC told the court that Mr Lee had been buying weapons online and selling them for a profit.He sent a photograph of three knives and five knife boxes, the court heard.One witness saw Gokool-Mely push Mr Lee into the canal after he had already been stabbed, the court heard, but there were no witnesses to the actual murder.

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