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Iderval da Silva: Three teenagers guilty of killing Uber Eats driver | Iderval da Silva: Three teenagers guilty of killing Uber Eats driver |
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Three teenagers have been found guilty of killing a delivery driver as he tried to stop his scooter being stolen. | Three teenagers have been found guilty of killing a delivery driver as he tried to stop his scooter being stolen. |
Uber Eats delivery driver Iderval Da Silva, 46, was beaten to death in Battersea, west London, on 25 May 2019. | Uber Eats delivery driver Iderval Da Silva, 46, was beaten to death in Battersea, west London, on 25 May 2019. |
Jadan Richards, 19, and a 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, both from Wandsworth, were found guilty of murder at the Old Bailey on Thursday. | Jadan Richards, 19, and a 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, both from Wandsworth, were found guilty of murder at the Old Bailey on Thursday. |
A 17-year-old male was found guilty of manslaughter but cleared of murder. | A 17-year-old male was found guilty of manslaughter but cleared of murder. |
Prosecutor Tony Badenoch QC had told the trial how Brazilian Mr Da Silva had parked his scooter outside a Battersea cafe. | Prosecutor Tony Badenoch QC had told the trial how Brazilian Mr Da Silva had parked his scooter outside a Battersea cafe. |
A group of young men spotted the unattended moped and one of them tried to snatch it, he said. | A group of young men spotted the unattended moped and one of them tried to snatch it, he said. |
When Mr Da Silva tried to stop him, he was set upon in a "momentary explosion of short-lived violence". | When Mr Da Silva tried to stop him, he was set upon in a "momentary explosion of short-lived violence". |
He was left unconscious on the ground and died three days later from a bleed on the brain, the court heard. | He was left unconscious on the ground and died three days later from a bleed on the brain, the court heard. |
Jasire Frazer, 18, from Wandsworth, and a 17-year-old were cleared of both murder and manslaughter. | Jasire Frazer, 18, from Wandsworth, and a 17-year-old were cleared of both murder and manslaughter. |
Another 17-year-old boy was cleared on the judge's direction midway through the trial. | Another 17-year-old boy was cleared on the judge's direction midway through the trial. |
Judge Mark Dennis QC adjourned sentencing until 5 February. | Judge Mark Dennis QC adjourned sentencing until 5 February. |
Sally-Anne Russell, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "This is a tragic case of a man who died trying to protect his property. | Sally-Anne Russell, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "This is a tragic case of a man who died trying to protect his property. |
"Witnesses watched on in horror as the unprovoked attack unfolded. | "Witnesses watched on in horror as the unprovoked attack unfolded. |
"They rushed to Mr Da Silva's aid after the attackers fled, but the level of violence was such that a few days later Mr Da Silva died from his injuries." | "They rushed to Mr Da Silva's aid after the attackers fled, but the level of violence was such that a few days later Mr Da Silva died from his injuries." |
Det Insp Tariq Farooqi, of the Met Police, said the guilty teenagers "were ferocious and heartless in the way they attacked him". | |
"The attackers, who are all known to each other, clearly set out that day to commit crime. | |
"Because of this, a family have lost a truly loved individual who was trying to provide for his son and extended family members." |
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