18 year-old Raheim Anderson has been jailed for life (Credit: Met Police)
Two people have been jailed for the murder of Santino Angelo Dymiter in Newham.
A man and a boy were sentenced today (6 April) for killing the 18 year-old in August 2019.
Raheim Anderson, 18, of Carlton Close in Upminster, has been sentenced to life imprisonment, to serve a minimum of 18 years and 3 months.
A 16 year-old boy has also been jailed for a minimum of 16 years.
Both males were found guilty of murder at the Old Bailey on 17 February.
Police were called to reports of a seriously injured man in Chadd Green on 26 August 2019.
Santino, who suffered multiple injuries, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Detective Chief Inspector Laurence Smith, said, “The wound that killed Santino was struck with a machete into his back entering more than 12 centimetres and severing arteries.
“The attack on Santino was shocking not only in its ferocity, but also in the amount, and the ineffectiveness of, the planning that had gone into it.”
An investigation found that a Ford SMax, had been specially stolen from a car-park in E6 2 days before the attack and was stored at Savage Gardens where its registration plates were changed.
Anderson and the teenager took the car to Chadd Green where they attacked Santino and his friend, who was able to escape.
After the attack, the suspects fled the scene in the stolen vehicle which was later abandoned.
The teenager was arrested on 5 September 2019, while Anderson, attempted to cover his tracks by changing his clothes and moving between different hotels and a friend’s house.
He was arrested at an address in Essex on 7 September 2019.
DCI Smith said, ““Ultimately, a young man is dead and two people will now waste the best years of their lives in jail.
“There are no winners.
“The shock-waves of the convictions and the resulting sentences will resonate throughout the families and loved ones of all of those concerned for years to come.”
Two men aged 26 and 27 were previously found not guilty in the trial.
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Tags: Newham, Murder, Upminster, Crime
