Sunday, February 22 2026 - A Nigerian teenager who m8rdered a 21‑year‑old man has been given a life sentence in the United Kingdom.
Jackson Uwagboe, 19, of Hamilton Street, Lewisham, fled
to Nigeria after the "vicious attack" in south-east London.
Uwagboe was convicted on 10 February at the Old Bailey of
m8rdering Robert Robinson on 6 June 2024 in Deptford.
He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term
of 21 years on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, for the m8rder, as well as robbery
and possession of a bladed article.
Two other men, Ryan Wedderburn, 18, and Kirk
Harris, 19, were convicted of Robinson's murder in May last year and jailed for
life.
They were ordered to serve minimum terms of 23 years and
22 years and nine months respectively.
Robinson suffered 12 serious st@b wounds in the attack,
including defensive injuries indicating he tried to protect himself from the
blows, the Metropolitan Police said.
He d!ed at the scene on Carteret Way, Deptford.
The force said all three of the k!llers ran from the
scene and Uwagboe fled the country.
He returned to the UK on 25 February 2025 and was
arrested at Gatwick Airport on suspicion of m8rder, the Met Police said.
Det Insp 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."
He said the verdicts marked "justice for Robert
Robinson and his family", who had endured two trials as a result of
Uwagboe fleeing the country.
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