Willesden Junction: Teen detained for life for canal murder

The court docket heard Victor, from North Acton in west London, had met his killer after growing an curiosity in shopping for weapons on-line, which he hoped to promote for revenue.

Police imagine he didn’t totally perceive the hurt others might trigger with the weapons.

He was described by his household as shy, introspective, simply manipulated and susceptible to being exploited.

His mom Kristina Lee described the “most horrible and insufferable ache” of shedding him, saying household, loved-ones and buddies had been “shocked by this brutal homicide”.

She instructed the court docket: “My son Victor stays alive in my coronary heart and within the hearts of those that cherished him.”

Det Ch Insp Brian Howie, of Scotland Yard, mentioned: “Victor was a younger man who was in a roundabout way concerned with gangs or criminality – he had an curiosity in shopping for, fixing and promoting bikes.

“He had vitality and drive however sadly not sufficient knowledge. His household have instructed me that he had an incapacity to correctly assess conditions, individuals or threats.

“When Victor crossed paths with the defendant, he [was taken] benefit of… and finally subjected to a sudden, unprovoked and shockingly violent assault.”