Deliveroo driver dies in a “fit of road rage” after killer refuses to “break”.
Nathan Smith, 28, stabbed part-time delivery boy Tuquidine Boudin, 30, in Finsbury Park, London, on the night of January 3, 2020.
The 28-year-old plumber in a white Volkswagen Caddy turned right as Mr. Baden, who was riding a moped, turned.
Julian Evans QC told the jury that they exchanged words after they disagreed on their respective trades.
Smith then got out of the truck with a knife in his hand and “attacked” Mr. Boudin.
A Deliveroo driver, who also worked as a chef, used a hard hat to save the plumber.
Even when the case ended, Smith “wasn’t ready to expose things,” Evans said.
Describing CCTV footage of the incident, the prosecutor said:
“It is the prosecution’s case that one of the two rapid knife blows entered Takiedini’s chest with force.”
The court heard that Mr. Buden had hit the side of the van with his helmet as he drove away, chasing after Smith despite sustaining a 3-inch cut.
Then Mr. Buden fell to the ground. Despite efforts by medical personnel on the scene, he passed away at 7:42 p.m.
Meanwhile, Smith went home and did not tell his family what had happened, the jury said.
The next day, with my brother’s passport and bank card, I boarded a flight from Luton airport to Austria.
Police seized Smith’s truck and found bloodstains that matched the victim’s DNA.
In February 2020, an arrest warrant was issued for Smith.
On June 3, 2021, he returned to the UK from Lisbon accompanied by a British officer.
During the trial, Smith, who lives in Archway, north London, claimed he acted “defensive” after Boudin built the conductor.
He told jurors: The only thing that scared me was me brandishing a knife at him. I don’t remember being stabbed.
He turned to me, and I turned around. I’m not mad. I was scared at this point.
After deliberating for about three hours, the jury dismissed Smith’s defense and found him guilty of murder.
Judge Mark Lovecraft QC kept Smith in custody pending a decision on Thursday, August 25.
Detective Chief Inspector Neil John, who led the Scotland Yard investigation, said: “We thought Smith could get away with it if he left the UK, but we are using all our resources to try to find him. I will never stop.”
“This incident once again underscores the danger guns pose to our city. Anyone thinking of carrying a knife after seeing the devastation this incident caused to two families should think again.”
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Source: Metro
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