A model has been found guilty of murdering his fashion rival after becoming obsessively jealous of his success. George Koh, 24, is facing a life sentence for stabbing Harry Uzoka, 25, to death on 11 January in Shepherd’s Bush, west London.
Old Bailey Court in London heard how Koh was ‘obsessed’ with Uzoka, tried to copy his look and boasted about sleeping with his girlfriend, model Ruby Campbell.
The victim was described in court as ‘the country’s most famous black model’ who had won contracts with Mercedes and Levi’s.
The court also heard how Koh ‘wanted to be as famous as Uzoka’.
Uzoka had warned Koh to stop imitating him in heated social media exchanges and the two to meet to ‘fight’.
Uzoka brought his flatmate Adrian Harper as back up and the two arrived at the planned meeting spot with a dumbbell bar each. But Koh was waiting with a knife in each hand accompanied by ‘big, burly, strong’ pals Merse Dikanda, wielding a ‘terrifying’ machete, and personal trainer Jonathan Okigbo, both also 24.
Prosecutor Richard Horwell QC told the court: ‘It is not difficult to work out which side won and which side lost.’
Harper managed to escape but Uzoka was quickly cornered around a parked red VW Polo and knifed in the heart by Koh before he managed to run back to his flat.
He collapsed outside his home and died on the pavement despite the best efforts of the emergency services. Dikanda was also found guilty of murder while Okigbo was convicted of manslaughter.
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