A teenager fatally stabbed a schoolgirl in a fit of “white-hot anger” after a row over her friend’s teddy bear, a court has heard.
Hassan Sentamu, 18, lashed out at Elianne Andam with a kitchen knife in Croydon town centre while he met with his ex-girlfriend and her group, the Old Bailey was told.
Jurors heard that Sentamu plunged his knife into Elianne’s neck after losing his temper at perceived “disrespect”, rather than returning a teddy bear belonging to Elianne’s friend, as part of an item swap.
Sentamu, who was 17-years-old at the time, has admitted manslaughter but denied Elianne’s murder, claiming a “loss of control” because he has autism.
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