Sunday, 23 February 2014

Fatal East End Stabbing: Homeless Man Convicted Of Murder


A homeless Eritrean, who repeatedly stabbed a fellow hostel resident to death, has been convicted at the Old Bailey of murder.
Mehretab Zemicael, 43, (pic.bottom) punged a knife into the neck of 42 year-old Gary Brisco (pic.top) several times at the East End hostel in Code Street, Spitalfields.
He was remanded in custody to be sentenced on March 6.
Police were called by a London Ambulance Service crew at 5:39pm on Saturday, June 22, last year after Gary was found deceased in his room.
He had suffered multiple knife wounds, including serious stab injuries to his neck, and was pronounced dead at the scene. 


Zemicael, a fellow resident of the hostel, was immediately identified as a suspect.
A man hunt was launched and the Metropolitan Police Service launched a public appeal to find him.


Zemicael was traced by detectives to a location in Southwark and arrested on July 9, having slept rough since fleeing the hostel.
He was charged the following day with the murder of Gary Brisco.

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