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| Man guilty of killing actor from CBBC's MI High | Man guilty of killing actor from CBBC's MI High |
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| A 21-year-old university dropout has been found guilty of killing a children's TV actor who died from being stabbed in the heart. | A 21-year-old university dropout has been found guilty of killing a children's TV actor who died from being stabbed in the heart. |
| Carl Beatson Asiedu, 19, who had appeared in CBBC's MI High, died outside Club Life in Vauxhall in August 2009, the Old Bailey heard. | Carl Beatson Asiedu, 19, who had appeared in CBBC's MI High, died outside Club Life in Vauxhall in August 2009, the Old Bailey heard. |
| Junior Ademujimi-Falade, of Camberwell, was found guilty of his manslaughter. | Junior Ademujimi-Falade, of Camberwell, was found guilty of his manslaughter. |
| He was a student at Leicester's De Montfort University with Mr Asiedu but left after failing exams. | He was a student at Leicester's De Montfort University with Mr Asiedu but left after failing exams. |
| Ademujimi-Falade was a friend of the man suspected of stabbing the victim. The suspect is believed to have fled to Nigeria. | Ademujimi-Falade was a friend of the man suspected of stabbing the victim. The suspect is believed to have fled to Nigeria. |
| Mr Asiedu, the son of a pastor and a midwife, had been performing at Club Life as part of a rap outfit. | Mr Asiedu, the son of a pastor and a midwife, had been performing at Club Life as part of a rap outfit. |
| He was attacked by a group including former school associates who bullied him and who detectives believed may have been jealous of his success. | |
| Both Mr Asiedu and his friend Peter Lama were stabbed. Mr Lama survived the knifing. | Both Mr Asiedu and his friend Peter Lama were stabbed. Mr Lama survived the knifing. |
| Richard Whittam QC, prosecuting, said: "There has been no suggestion that either of the young men had done anything to invite the violence visited on them. | Richard Whittam QC, prosecuting, said: "There has been no suggestion that either of the young men had done anything to invite the violence visited on them. |
| "Sadly the use of knives or other such weapons by young men is all too prevalent." | "Sadly the use of knives or other such weapons by young men is all too prevalent." |
| Ademujimi-Falade was remanded in custody for sentencing on 2 December. | Ademujimi-Falade was remanded in custody for sentencing on 2 December. |
| Mr Asiedu, who also starred in a Black Police Association anti-knife crime video, had a small role in several episodes of MI High, a children's programme about youngsters working as spies. | Mr Asiedu, who also starred in a Black Police Association anti-knife crime video, had a small role in several episodes of MI High, a children's programme about youngsters working as spies. |