"Charles, Judge Patrick Field KC said: "Jesse's killing was not a spontaneous act. It was an execution, a planned and premeditated murder. "That planning involved obtaining a stolen vehicle, false number-plates to disguise its identity, obtaining a firearm and ammunition and carrying out surveillance to identify Jesse's whereabouts. I am satisfied you, Gabriel Charles, carried out this surveillance.""
"Judge Field paid tribute to the remarkable "fortitude and quiet dignity" displayed by the victim's family in court. He added: "This was in marked contrast to the quite frankly appalling behaviour witnessed in the dock during the trial, which was nothing short of ignorant, unfeeling and disrespectful. "That Jesse's family had to be subjected to this behaviour is shameful." There were shouts of anger from the public gallery as the five defendants were sent down."
Gabriel Charles shot 20-year-old Jesse Lloyd-Smith in the head in an alleyway near the Damilola Taylor Centre in Peckham on 10 July 2024. The victim was found by his mother close to his home. Charles fled the country after the killing and was convicted of murder by an Old Bailey jury on 24 July. He received a life sentence with a minimum term of 28 years. Five other defendants were sentenced for conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. The judge described the killing as planned and premeditated, citing a stolen vehicle, false number-plates, a firearm and surveillance. The victim's family displayed fortitude and dignity amid visible public anger in court.
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