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Teenage 'hitman' Santre Gayle sentenced for Subasi murder | |
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A boy who was 15 when he shot a woman dead in east London for £200 has ordered to serve at least 20 years. | |
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, from Kensal Rise, north-west London, was recruited to carry out the attack because he had no connections with the Turkish community | |
A senior detective described the case as harrowing and said Gayle had shown no remorse. | |
Gayle's co-accused, Izak Billy, 22, of Willesden, north-west London, who was also found guilty of making a threat to kill, was also given a life term and jailed for a minimum of 22 years. | |
'Ruthless execution' | 'Ruthless execution' |
Outside the court Det Ch Insp Jackie Sebire said: "The frightening thing is his confidence and his lack of remorse. Even though he is only 15, he knew what he was doing. | |
"Anyone answering the door would have been shot. There were two other women in the flat that night." | |
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. | 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. | 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, who was killed the night before her son's ninth birthday, had been due to get married in Turkey. | |
Gayle's criminal career dates back to when he was given a referral order for an attempted robbery when he was 14. |