Tyrese Jennings has been convicted over the August 2023 attack on victim Yusuf Mahamoud in Camden

A Finchley man has been jailed for the manslaughter of an 18-year-old after Met detectives used CCTV and mobile phone data to identify him as the killer.

Tyrese Jennings, aged 21 and of Litchfield Grove, was found guilty of the manslaughter of Yusuf Mahamoud at the Old Bailey in July and was sentenced at the same court today (Wednesday 9th) to 13 years’ imprisonment.

Detective Chief Inspector Tom Williams said: “Our thoughts today are with Yusuf’s family. He was a young man with his life ahead of him and they continue to grieve his untimely loss.

“I hope seeing the conviction and today the sentencing of Jennings brings them some small comfort.”

An investigation was launched after police were called to reports of a stabbing in Regent’s Park Road, Camden, at 9.40pm on Monday, 7th August 2023.

Officers attended along with the London Ambulance Service. Yusuf, from Enfield, was found seriously injured. Sadly he died at the scene from a stab wound to the neck.

Detectives found that Yusuf had left his home earlier that evening and arrived in the area at around 9pm in a car with a number of friends. They got out and went into a nearby restaurant.

Jennings was one of a group of three males who confronted Yousuf when he left the restaurant. During the ensuing altercation, Yousuf was stabbed in the neck and the three males made off.

Detectives began an investigation and using CCTV and mobile phone analysis quickly identified the three males as Jennings and two 15-year-old boys.

Jennings was arrested on 14th August and charged with murder, but was found not guilty of this charge and instead convicted of manslaughter. The two 15-year-old boys, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were also charged with murder but were found not guilty of all offences at the same court.

The victim’s family have requested his image not be used.

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