Friend Stabbed Pal To Death In Row Over £10

Stabbed: Aghabra

A quarrel between two friends over borrowing another tenner ended in bloodshed when one was stabbed to death by his needy pal.

Yusef Al-Jaaf, 19, of Churchill Gardens, Pimlico repeatedly plunged a knife into 19 year-old Basel Aghabra and was sentenced to life imprisonment with a twelve-and-a-half year minimum.

He pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey of murdering Basel on February 3 at an address in Lilestone Street, St. John's Wood.

The defendant had been lent £20 earlier that day for breakfast, but when he asked to borrow another £10 a row developed between the pair, ending with Al-Jaaf stabbing his friend six times.

Knife: Al-Jaaf

The victim, of Blandford Street, Marylebone suffered fatal wounds to his torso and was pronounced dead at the scene after 1.00pm.

Al-Jaaf later confessed to officers he was at the address during the murder which occurred after a heated argument with Basel over money.

Detective Inspector Jamie Stevenson said: “This was a brutal murder with multiple stab wounds inflicted following what was a trivial dispute over a small amount of money.

“A heated argument has quickly escalated with tragic consequences.

“The only consolation to the family is that Al-Jaaf has done the decent thing and pleaded guilty, sparing the family the ordeal of a long and painful court case.”