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| Murderer: Kris Guler |
A
murderer, who stabbed a man to death in a north London street soon
after the victim arrived at an address to meet an associate, has been
jailed for life.
Kristofer
Guler, 31, (pictured) plunged the blade into the buttock of 44
year-old Rodney Adams in St. Ann's Road, South Tottenham on September
11, 2013.
He
was convicted at Southwark Crown Court and must serve a minimum of
twenty-three years.
His
alleged accomplice, Jamie Nicholson, 32, was found not guilty of
murder by the same jury.
Police
were called to the North Middlesex Hospital where Mr. Adams was being
treated for serious stab injuries, having been driven there in a
private vehicle.
He
was transferred to the Royal London Hospital where he was pronounced
dead later that evening.
A
post-mortem examination held at Haringey Mortuary gave the cause of
death as a stab wound.
An
investigation was launched by detectives from the Met's Homicide and
Major Crime Command.
Detectives
discovered that Mr. Adams had been driven to the vicinity of St Ann's
Road at the junction with Green Lanes in order to meet with an
associate.
CCTV
evidence captured Mr. Adams being confronted a short time later by
Guler, who stabbed him in the buttock.
Three
days later, Guler was traced to Birmingham, where he was arrested on
suspicion of murder.
Giving
evidence at the trial, Guler claimed that Mr. Adams had threatened
Jamie Nicholson with a handgun at the door of his home.
He
only followed the deceased, he claimed, out of public spiritedness
with the sole intention of alerting the police.
Guler
denied responsibility for the stabbing, maintaining that an unknown
man had intercepted Mr. Adams as he ran towards the safety of a
waiting car.
No
gun was ever recovered, nor was there any forensic trace evidence to
suggest Mr. Adams had handled a firearm.
Detective
Chief Inspector Tim Duffield, of the Homicide and Major Crime
Command, said: "It remains unclear why Guler chose to act in the
way he did, taking Rodney's life on a busy street in broad daylight.
"Hopefully
today's verdict sends out a clear message that the Met Police and law
abiding Londoners simply will not tolerate the carrying and use of
knives within our communities."
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