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Five other people were sentenced over the attack, among them three 16-year-old boys who cannot be named. Detectives used social media photographs and forensic evidence from a bottle.
Key facts
- Two 18-year-olds convicted of manslaughter and jailed for four years each
- Yeray Sanchez Morales, 17, suffered nine wounds to his neck and chest outside a McDonald’s on Old Kent Road
- Five others sentenced, including three 16-year-old boys who cannot be named
- Seven boys and one man, aged 15 to 20 at the time, were traced to addresses across London
Two 18-year-olds have each been jailed for four years for the manslaughter of Yeray Sanchez Morales, a 17-year-old who was stabbed outside a McDonald’s on Old Kent Road in Southwark.
Yeray was sitting outside the restaurant when a group of boys walked up to him. He suffered nine wounds to his neck and chest and died.
Andres Tapia Londono, 18, of Willan Road, Haringey, and Christhofer Jesus Vasquez, 18, of Platts Road, Enfield, were both convicted of manslaughter. Vasquez also admitted possession of a bladed article and was given a further year for that offence.
Five others sentenced over the Old Kent Road attack
Isaac Ros Ramirez, 18, of Pamela Street, Hackney, and Juan Betancourt Hoyos, 21, of Mount Pleasant Road, Haringey, were convicted of violent disorder and handed community orders.
Three 16-year-old boys cannot be named for legal reasons. One was convicted of violent disorder and sentenced to 16 months. A second, also convicted of violent disorder, was given a 12-month youth rehabilitation order. The third admitted violent disorder, intent to do grievous bodily harm and possession of a bladed article in relation to a second victim on Friday 20 February. He was given a community order.
Seven boys and one man, aged between 15 and 20 at the time, were traced by Met detectives to addresses across London.
How detectives built the case
Officers went to the teenagers who had seen the attack. Appeals and direct contact brought in several clips of mobile phone footage from that night.
Photographs posted by the suspects on their own social media accounts, among them images of bloodied hands and knives, were used to prove who had taken part, along with voice notes linking them to the attack.
A bottle had been used against Yeray during the attack. A specialist forensic team recovered DNA from it and matched it to one member of the group.
Detective Sergeant Debbie Barge led the investigation. She thanked the teenagers who worked with officers and said the violence “deeply shocked the whole community”. Detectives hope the convictions bring Yeray’s family “some degree of peace”, she said.
His mother, Elena Morales, said Yeray was “only 17 years old when his life was stolen”. She described a sensitive and generous young man who was always ready to help anyone who needed it.
Key questions
What happened outside the McDonald’s on Old Kent Road?
Yeray Sanchez Morales, 17, was sitting outside the restaurant when a group of boys walked up to him. He suffered nine wounds to his neck and chest and died.
What sentences were given?
Four years each for two 18-year-olds convicted of manslaughter, with one given a further year for possession of a bladed article. Two men received community orders for violent disorder. The three 16-year-olds were given 16 months, a 12-month youth rehabilitation order and a community order.
How did detectives identify those involved?
Officers collected mobile phone footage from teenagers who had seen the attack. Photographs and voice notes from the suspects’ social media accounts were also used, and a forensic team matched DNA recovered from a bottle used in the attack to one of the group.
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