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| Teenage hitman Santre Gayle jailed for Subasi murder | Teenage hitman Santre Gayle jailed for Subasi murder |
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| A hitman who was 15 years old when he murdered a woman in east London for £200 has been jailed for life. | A hitman who was 15 years old when he murdered a woman in east London for £200 has been jailed for life. |
| Gulistan Subasi, 26, was shot on her mother's doorstep at a flat in Hackney in March 2010, the Old Bailey heard. | Gulistan Subasi, 26, was shot on her mother's doorstep at a flat in Hackney in March 2010, the Old Bailey heard. |
| Santre Gayle, now 16, who must serve at least 20 years, was recruited to carry out the attack because he had no connections with the Turkish community. | Santre Gayle, now 16, who must serve at least 20 years, was recruited to carry out the attack because he had no connections with the Turkish community. |
| Gayle, from Kensal Rise, north-west London, is thought to be Britain's youngest contract killer. | Gayle, from Kensal Rise, north-west London, is thought to be Britain's youngest contract killer. |
| He was convicted on Monday along with Izak Billy, 22, of Willesden, north-west London, who was also found guilty of making a threat to kill. Billy was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 22 years. | He was convicted on Monday along with Izak Billy, 22, of Willesden, north-west London, who was also found guilty of making a threat to kill. Billy was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 22 years. |
| 'Ruthless execution' | |
| CCTV footage showed Gayle resting the gun on the front gate of the flat where the victim was staying and shooting her in the chest. | CCTV footage showed Gayle resting the gun on the front gate of the flat where the victim was staying and shooting her in the chest. |
| Judge Stephen Kramer told Billy and Gayle: "It was an efficient, ruthless and calculated execution." | Judge Stephen Kramer told Billy and Gayle: "It was an efficient, ruthless and calculated execution." |
| Ms Subasi's former partner Serdar Ozbek, 28, of Wood Green, north London, had been accused of ordering the shooting but he was cleared of the crime, along with four other defendants. | |
| The court had heard that Mr Ozbek was afraid Ms Subasi, who moved to Turkey after their relationship had ended, would try to leave England with their son. | |
| Ms Subasi was killed the night before her son's ninth birthday and had been due to get married in Turkey. |