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CCTV shows knife-wielding Louis Vuitton model, 24, chasing catwalk rival before stabbing him to death in fight over a girlfriend – as trio are convicted over the killing

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>CCTV shows knife-wielding Louis Vuitton model&comma; 24&comma; chasing catwalk rival before stabbing him to death in fight over a girlfriend &&num;8211&semi; as trio are convicted over the killing<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Dramatic CCTV footage shows the moment Harry Uzoka was chased by Merse Dikanda&comma; George Koh and Jonathan Okigbo<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>George Koh who was obsessed with catwalk rival Harry Uzoka&&num;8217&semi;s success&comma; court heard<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Claimed to have slept with his girlfriend Ruby Campbell in Instagram messages<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Mr Uzoka was stabbed in the heart&comma; shoulder and back after fight in west London <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Koh was found guilty of murder alongside Merse Dikanda at the Old Bailey toda<&sol;strong>y<&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"splitRight">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"overlay-icon mobile-gallery">&NewLine;<h6><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-297739" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;08&sol;Harry-Uzoka-2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Harry Uzoka 2&period;jpg" width&equals;"674" height&equals;"648" &sol;>British model Harry Uzoka stabbed to death in London in January<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div>A male Louis Vuitton model faces a life jail sentence after being convicted of stabbing his rival to death in a row over a girlfriend&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>George Koh was obsessed with catwalk rival Harry Uzoka&&num;8217&semi;s success and had boasted in Instagram messages he had slept with the GQ star&&num;8217&semi;s girlfriend Ruby Campbell&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;25-year-old Uzoka was fatally knifed in the heart&comma; shoulder and back after a confrontation with Koh&comma; 24&comma; in Shepherd&&num;8217&semi;s Bush&comma; west London&comma; in January 2018&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The victim Uzoka was chased and cornered around a parked car by Koh and three friends before his rival stabbed him three times with the knife&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The severely injured Uzoka stumbled towards his Shepherd&&num;8217&semi;s Bush home&comma; but collapsed and died on the sidewalk outside&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mobile-gallery-icon"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-297728" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;08&sol;Harry-Uzoka-left-and-George-Koh-right-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Harry Uzoka &lbrack;left&rsqb; and George Koh &lbrack;right&rsqb; 1" width&equals;"669" height&equals;"521" &sol;>Victim Harry Uzoka &lbrack;left&rsqb; was knifed in the heart&comma; shoulder and back after a confrontation with alleged killer George Koh &lbrack;right&rsqb; in Shepherd&&num;8217&semi;s Bush&comma; west London&comma; in January 2018<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"overlay-icon mobile-gallery">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mobile-gallery-icon"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-297736" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;08&sol;Merse-Dikanda-George-Koh-and-Jonathan-Okigbo-4&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Merse Dikanda&comma; George Koh and Jonathan Okigbo 4&period;JPG" width&equals;"694" height&equals;"565" &sol;>CCTV footage captured the moment Harry Uzoka was chased by his killers Merse Dikanda&comma; George Koh and Jonathan Okigbo<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div>Described in court as Britain&&num;8217&semi;s &&num;8216&semi;most famous black model&&num;8217&semi;&comma; Uzoka had  starred in a GQ photoshoot shortly before his death which saw him stand in front of a Mercedes Benz feature for the magazine&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">Mr Uzoka also starred in campaigns for Zara and Mercedes and regularly modelled for clothing line Everlane&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;He was signed up by world renowned agent Premiere Model Management&comma; who helped launched the career of Naomi Campbell&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;George Koh <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;standard&period;co&period;uk&sol;news&sol;crime&sol;george-koh-guilty-of-murder-of-fashion-rival-harry-uzoka-in-feud-over-girl-a3910456&period;html">murdered lookalike fellow model Mr Uzoka&comma; <&sol;a> in a fatal confrontation in the street in Shepherd&&num;8217&semi;s Bush&comma; after they had sparred verbally on social media&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The feud escalated when Koh met up with a female French model and bragged that he had slept with Mr Uzoka&&num;8217&semi;s girlfriend&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The pair arranged to meet face-to-face&period; Uzoka and his music video editor pal Adrian Harper took dumbbell bars for extra protection in the event of a confrontation&period; However&comma; their rivals were armed with knives and what they thought was a gun during the stand-off<br &sol;>&NewLine;Koh and pal Merse Dikanda&comma; 24&comma; armed themselves with knives&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;A third man&comma; 24-year-old personal trainer Jonathan Okigbo&comma; also backed the duo in the fight&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The footage&comma; released by police&comma; shows the trio chase Uzoka and a friend through a carpark in Ollgar Close&comma; Shepherd’s Bush&comma; close to the victim’s home&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The group can be seen brandishing weapons as they chase Mr Uzoka and his friend into a carpark before re-appearing&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;One of the men&comma; later identified as Koh&comma; wipes his blade on his trouser leg before the group huddle in a doorway following the fatal stabbing&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;At the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;standard&period;co&period;uk&sol;topic&sol;old-bailey">Old Bailey<&sol;a> this afternoon&comma; Koh and Dikanda were both found guilty of Mr Uzoka&&num;8217&semi;s murder&period; Okigbo was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Koh stood with his hands in his pockets as the verdicts were delivered&comma; displaying little emotion&period; Okigbo shook his head and slumped in his chair as he was convicted&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"overlay-icon mobile-gallery">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mobile-gallery-icon"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-297744" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;08&sol;George-Koh-and-Merse-Dikanda&period;jpg" alt&equals;"George Koh and Merse Dikanda&period;JPG" width&equals;"665" height&equals;"413" &sol;><br &sol;>&NewLine;At London&&num;8217&semi;s Old Bailey court on Monday&comma; a jury found George Koh &lbrack;left&rsqb;&comma; and Merse Dikanda &lbrack;right&rsqb;&period; guilty of murder after 18 hours of deliberation&period; Okigbo was found guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"overlay-icon mobile-gallery">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mobile-gallery-icon"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-297733" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;08&sol;Merse-Dikanda-George-Koh&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Merse Dikanda&comma; George Koh" width&equals;"693" height&equals;"533" &sol;>After chasing down and assaulting their victim  Koh and Dikanda are seen walking away through the car park<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>Koh&comma; a former Louis Vuitton and Paul Smith model&comma; previously posted a photo on Instagram of David Beckham standing in front of his photo at London Fashion Week&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">The defendant claimed he acted in self-defence and only wanted to meet face to face for him to apologise to his rival for thinking he had bedded Ms Campbell&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;All three defendants&comma; including Koh&comma; and his two friends who were also at the scene&comma; Jonathan Okigbo and Merse Dikanda&comma; all denied murder&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Koh had already pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of two knives&comma; but Dikanda denied having an offensive weapon&comma; a machete and knife&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;At the Old Bailey today a jury found Koh and Dikanda guilty of murder after 18 hours of deliberation&period; Okigbo was found guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Dikanda was also found guilty of two counts of possessing a bladed weapon&period; None of the defendants reacted as the verdicts were returned&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"splitRight">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"overlay-icon mobile-gallery">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mobile-gallery-icon"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-297741" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;08&sol;Ruby-Campbell-and-Harrry-Uzoka&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Ruby Campbell and Harrry Uzoka&period;JPG" width&equals;"704" height&equals;"546" &sol;>George Koh boasted on Instagram messages that he had slept with Ruby Campbell &lbrack;left&rsqb;&comma; who was in a relationship with Uzoka &lbrack;right&rsqb;<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mobile-gallery-icon"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-297738" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;08&sol;Chuck-Junior-Achike1&period;png" alt&equals;"Chuck-Junior-Achike1&period;png" width&equals;"684" height&equals;"685" &sol;>Model Chuck Achike&comma; &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; testified during the trial <&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"overlay-icon mobile-gallery">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mobile-gallery-icon"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-297731" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;08&sol;Merse-Dikanda-George-Koh-and-Jonathan-Okigbo-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Merse Dikanda&comma; George Koh and Jonathan Okigbo 1" width&equals;"697" height&equals;"547" &sol;>At the Old Bailey on Moday a jury found Koh and Dikanda guilty of murder after 18 hours of deliberation&period; Okigbo was found guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div>Messages in which Koh said he admired Mr Uzoka came to light when the defendant harassed a French catwalk star for sex&period; Koh persuaded fellow model Annecetta Lefon to come to his home whilst she was working in London on a video&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">But during her one night&&num;8217&semi;s stay he was said to have tried to kiss her and force her to perform a sex act&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;When she protested Koh began asking about Mr Uzoka and would not believe her when she insisted they had never met&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Judge Wendy Joseph adjourned the hearing until September 21 all three will sentenced&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;She added&colon; &&num;8216&semi;I want impact statements from Harry&&num;8217&semi;s family who have sat through the trial day after day with such dignity&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;I want to know how all this has impacted on them&comma; not that it&&num;8217&semi;s hard to imagine but I want to hear it from them&period;&&num;8217&semi;<br &sol;>&NewLine;All three were remanded in custody until they are sentenced next month&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;

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