Teenage peacemaker, 19, stabbed to death with Rambo knife after he tried to break up fight over a girl
A TEENAGER was brutally stabbed to death with a Rambo knife after he tried to break up a fight over a girl. Peacemaker Nikolay Petrov Vandev, 19, was killed in Tottenham, North London, last March when he intervened in an attack on his friend. Two teenagers have now been convicted of Nicolay’s murder at Wood […]
A TEENAGER was brutally stabbed to death with a Rambo knife after he tried to break up a fight over a girl.
Peacemaker Nikolay Petrov Vandev, 19, was killed in Tottenham, North London, last March when he intervened in an attack on his friend.
Two teenagers have now been convicted of Nicolay’s murder at Wood Green Crown Court.
Ali Tasyurdu, 18, and a 16-year-old teen were found guilty of Nicolay’s murder following a trial.
They have also been convicted of causing grievous bodily harm to a second 19-year-old man.
Nikolay’s friend, 19, was involved in a social media argument with Tasyurdu over a girl which soon escalated, the court heard.
Threats were exchanged between the two, with Tasyurdu being encouraged to go to Tottenham.
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On March 8, the day school’s reopened after lockdown, Nikolay’s friend was on his way to college when he was approached by the two teenagers and punched in the head.
He was stabbed in the leg as a fight broke out but was able to escape by jumping over a wall.
Meanwhile, Nicolay who was trying to break up the fight, shouted that he had been stabbed.
The two suspects fled the scene and discarded the knife used in the attack.
Despite the efforts of emergency services Nikolay sadly died at the scene.
Speaking after the hearing on February 25, Detective Sergeant Brett Hagen said: “This was a needless and brutal murder stemming from an online social media feud about a girl.
“The fact that such a basic disagreement or dislike for another person can so quickly escalate to extreme violence is beyond concerning.
“A fight picked online during lockdown has resulted in the loss of Nikolay’s life, another man being stabbed and the ruin of two teenagers’ lives; they will now face a considerable time in prison.
“It is my sincere hope that other young men, who make the choice to carry a knife, can learn from this tragic incident.
“Nikolay had never been in trouble with police, he was not armed himself, and was merely trying to intervene in this fight as a peace-maker.”
DS Hagen, added: “My thoughts are with those family members who now have to cope with the long term effects of this senseless incident.
“In particular the family of Nikolay Vandev, who have remained dignified throughout what was for them, a harrowing trial, which repeatedly featured CCTV of their son’s murder. My thoughts are with them today.”
Tasyurdu and his co-defendant will be sentenced on Friday, 1 April.
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