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| Two teenagers guilty of stabbing music producer to death in London | Two teenagers guilty of stabbing music producer to death in London |
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| Two 18-year-old men are facing life imprisonment for murdering a young music producer who became caught up in a gang feud played out in YouTube videos featuring the DJ Tim Westwood. | Two 18-year-old men are facing life imprisonment for murdering a young music producer who became caught up in a gang feud played out in YouTube videos featuring the DJ Tim Westwood. |
| Dean Pascal-Modeste, 21, known as Floss, was an innocent victim of the dispute between the B Side gang and the rival Splash gang in Lewisham, south-east London, the Old Bailey was told. | Dean Pascal-Modeste, 21, known as Floss, was an innocent victim of the dispute between the B Side gang and the rival Splash gang in Lewisham, south-east London, the Old Bailey was told. |
| He was stabbed 14 times in the street in broad daylight, because of who he was with, jurors heard. | He was stabbed 14 times in the street in broad daylight, because of who he was with, jurors heard. |
| Before the attack, both sides had taunted each other in YouTube rap videos, some featuring Westwood. B Side lyrics included the words “dip [stab] Splash till the Splash is done” and described their rivals as “jokers” and “dickheads”. | Before the attack, both sides had taunted each other in YouTube rap videos, some featuring Westwood. B Side lyrics included the words “dip [stab] Splash till the Splash is done” and described their rivals as “jokers” and “dickheads”. |
| Splash bragged about being the “kings of Lewi” (Lewisham) and posted a music session with Westwood on YouTube in which a girl was disparagingly described as a “B Side paigon ho” – meaning a lying prostitute. | Splash bragged about being the “kings of Lewi” (Lewisham) and posted a music session with Westwood on YouTube in which a girl was disparagingly described as a “B Side paigon ho” – meaning a lying prostitute. |
| The antagonism increased when a young woman was stabbed after she appeared to switch allegiances. Her attacker was jailed for 22 years for attempted murder. | The antagonism increased when a young woman was stabbed after she appeared to switch allegiances. Her attacker was jailed for 22 years for attempted murder. |
| B Side associates were allegedly among the group of young men who armed themselves with guns and knives and chased Pascal-Modeste like a “pack of wolves”. | B Side associates were allegedly among the group of young men who armed themselves with guns and knives and chased Pascal-Modeste like a “pack of wolves”. |
| Corey Donaldson, 18, and Alex Scott, 18, were found guilty of murder on Friday but Uzoeme Emeofa, 19, was acquitted. Donaldson was also convicted of possessing an offensive weapon. | Corey Donaldson, 18, and Alex Scott, 18, were found guilty of murder on Friday but Uzoeme Emeofa, 19, was acquitted. Donaldson was also convicted of possessing an offensive weapon. |
| They were remanded in custody to be sentenced at a later date. | They were remanded in custody to be sentenced at a later date. |
| The prosecutor, Crispin Aylett QC, said the “charming and big-hearted” victim had nothing to do with gangs and only wanted to make a name for himself in the music business. | The prosecutor, Crispin Aylett QC, said the “charming and big-hearted” victim had nothing to do with gangs and only wanted to make a name for himself in the music business. |
| On the afternoon of 24 February, he travelled from his home in Barking, east London, to Grove Park in south-east London to record a music video to post on YouTube with friends Keanu Noble and Gabriel Tavarez. | On the afternoon of 24 February, he travelled from his home in Barking, east London, to Grove Park in south-east London to record a music video to post on YouTube with friends Keanu Noble and Gabriel Tavarez. |
| As Pascal-Modeste sat on a wall with Noble, two mopeds appeared “from nowhere” and one of the riders produced a gun and pointed it at them, the court heard. The pair ran away and another group of youths allegedly appeared on foot and chased after them armed with weapons. | As Pascal-Modeste sat on a wall with Noble, two mopeds appeared “from nowhere” and one of the riders produced a gun and pointed it at them, the court heard. The pair ran away and another group of youths allegedly appeared on foot and chased after them armed with weapons. |
| Aylett told jurors that the youths were working together to orchestrate an “ambush on two fronts” and were described as “running like a pack of wolves”. | Aylett told jurors that the youths were working together to orchestrate an “ambush on two fronts” and were described as “running like a pack of wolves”. |
| Witnesses described seeing two guns, and police recovered four knives that could be linked with the murder, he said. | Witnesses described seeing two guns, and police recovered four knives that could be linked with the murder, he said. |
| Scott had admitted having an offensive weapon before the trial started. | Scott had admitted having an offensive weapon before the trial started. |
| Giving evidence, Scott said he had two knives and stabbed the victim three times in the buttocks in self-defence after Pascal-Modeste came at him with a knife. | Giving evidence, Scott said he had two knives and stabbed the victim three times in the buttocks in self-defence after Pascal-Modeste came at him with a knife. |
| The other defendants admitted being in the area but denied involvement in the stabbing. | The other defendants admitted being in the area but denied involvement in the stabbing. |
| Donaldson had a 2015 conviction for possessing a large knife during a row outside Sedgehill school in Lewisham, in which he suffered a fractured skull from a hammer blow to the head. | Donaldson had a 2015 conviction for possessing a large knife during a row outside Sedgehill school in Lewisham, in which he suffered a fractured skull from a hammer blow to the head. |
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