A Nigerian teenager, Jackson Uwagboe, 19, has been
sentenced to life imprisonment in the United Kingdom for the murder of
21-year-old Robert Robinson.
Uwagboe, of Hamilton Street, Lewisham, fled to Nigeria
following the "vicious attack" in south-east London on June 6, 2024,
in Deptford. He returned to the UK on February 25, 2025, and was arrested at
Gatwick Airport on suspicion of murder.
Convicted at the Old Bailey on February 10, 2026,
Uwagboe received a life sentence with a minimum term of 21 years for murder,
robbery, and possession of a bladed article.
Two other men, Ryan Wedderburn, 18, and Kirk Harris,
19, had previously been convicted of Robinson’s murder in May 2025 and were
sentenced to life imprisonment with minimum terms of 23 years and 22 years,
nine months respectively.
According to the Metropolitan Police Service, Robinson
suffered 12 serious stab wounds, including defensive injuries, indicating he
attempted to protect himself. He died at the scene on Carteret Way, Deptford,
while all three attackers initially fled.
Detective Inspector Neil Tovey, who led the
investigation, said, “Robert was subjected to a brutal and sustained attack by
a group of men armed with knives. He was unarmed, already wounded, and on the
ground when Uwagboe attacked him. His claims of self-defence were entirely
without foundation.”
Tovey added that the verdicts represent “justice for
Robert Robinson and his family,” who had endured two trials due to Uwagboe
fleeing the country.
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