Three boozy vagrants have been caged after launching a brutal knife attack on a college chemistry technician they hoped would put them up at his home.
Victim Anthony Fernandes, 46, of Windmill Road, Croydon, Surrey suffered 15 stab wounds – mostly to his back – and serious head injuries after ordering the trio out of his house.
Homeless Darren Tyrone Liston, 27, (pic.top) Paul Maddix, 43, (pic.mid.) and 16 year-old Jason Terry (pic.bottom) were all sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted of murder.
The Old Bailey heard after an afternoon drinking-session on July 28, last year the trio traveled to the victim’s home after Liston said he had stayed there previously.
They smashed their way into the house at 6.20 pm, but were later asked to leave by Mr. Fernandes, who was unhappy they were all in his home.
A heated argument resulted in him being attacked with such ferocity that, despite his attempts to fight-off his attackers blows, he suffered multiple and subsequently fatal injuries.
Maddix dialed 999 and confessed to the killing, ordering his two co-defendants to leave.
Liston fled the scene and was arrested nearby a short time later despite removing his blood stained T-shirt, later retrieved by officers.
Terry went home and washed his hands, but returned to the scene and told police a tissue of lies in a bid to distance himself from inside the flat and the from the attack.
Detective Inspector Dave Wills of the Homicide and Serious Crime Command said: “Anthony Fernandes had in the past kindly welcomed Darren Liston into his home.
“However, on the day of his murder that trust was violated and his home was taken over by three people who then took his life.
“I hope that today's verdict brings some comfort to Mr. Fernandes' family who have acted with such dignity throughout this tragic experience.”
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