Two salsa club customers who beat a fellow reveller to death – punching and stamping the victim in a row over a woman – have been caged.
Ecuadorian Erik Yepez, 22, (pic.top) had been happily cycling around outside La Pollero Collera, London Bridge on a ‘Boris Bike’ minutes before he was fatally attacked.
Earlier in the evening, he had been involved in a row at the club with both defendants over a woman and after closing time on December 4, last year they launched the deadly assault in Southwark Street.
They are: Galo Vargas Bemudez, 23, of Walpole Road, Tottenham (pic.2nd top) who received five years and eight months and Angel Campoverde, 23, of Bruce House, Clapham Park Estate (pic.bottom) who received seven and a half years.
Both were convicted of manslaughter at the Old Bailey.
The Wembley victim suffered head and brain injuries during the assault and died less than 48 hours later in hospital.
Witnesses described how the men punched, kicked and stamped on Mr. Yepez as he attempted to get away from them.
An ambulance was called and Campoverde and Bemudez were arrested nearby.
Detective Chief Inspector Dave Manning of the Homicide and Serious Crime Command said: “Mr Yepez suffered a violent and brutal assault at the hands of Campoverde and Bemudez who attacked him following a trivial argument in a nightclub.
“I would like to pay tribute to the victims family, who have acted with great dignity during what has been a terrible ordeal.”
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