Man is guilty of murder of 22-year-old Keelan Wong
A man has been found guilty of murder of a 22-year-old man in Brixton in October last year.
Kyiza Sandiford, 24, of Merton, was found guilty of the murder of Keelen Wong following a trial at the Old Bailey yesterday.
Detective Inspector Kevin Martin, from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, said: “Today our thoughts are with Keelen’s family and friends as his attacker was held to account for his murder.
“While nothing can 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.
“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.”
Police were called shortly before 4.45pm on Tuesday, October 3 last year to reports of a stabbing in Coldharbour Lane.
Cops and staff from the London Ambulance Service attended and Keelen was found with a knife injury. Despite the best efforts of the emergency services, he died at the scene.
Extensive CCTV trawls were carried out to locate Sandiford, who had injured himself with his own blade, causing a blood trail at the scene.
Following Sandiford’s self-admission to hospital, police were able to link the two together.
When questioned about his injuries, Sandiford stated that it was from punching a window, but police linked his blood to the trail at the scene. The blood was then also linked to a recovered sheath at the crime scene.
Following this discovery, Sandiford was arrested the day after the murder on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 and was subsequently charged.
Two teenagers were both found not guilty of the 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.
Pictured top: Keelan Wong (Picture: The Met)