Milton Keynes: Oluwatomiwa Olatuyi jailed for Joseph Tayaye murder - BBC

A antheral who murdered a rival cause trader successful a "planned execution" has been jailed for astatine slightest 25 years.

Oluwatomiwa Olatuyi, 21, stabbed Joseph Tayaye, 21, who was recovered with a thorax wounded extracurricular his location successful The Hide, Milton Keynes successful March and died later.

The proceedings heard the unfortunate had obtained Olatuyi's telephone and "taunted him" by posting images of it connected societal media.

Olatuyi, from Stanton Avenue successful the city, was jailed for beingness astatine Luton Crown Court.

Olatuyi had denied execution but during his trial, the tribunal heard that 2 days earlier the stabbing, the 2 men had a fight, during which Mr Tayaye managed to get the defendant's mobile telephone and posted images of it online.

Prosecutor, Benjamin Aina KC, said: "Both men - the deceased and the suspect - were cause dealers.

"They had a long-standing dispute. They did not similar each other.

"He [Mr Tayaye] was taunting the suspect astir the information that helium had managed to get his mobile phone."

Olatuyi travelled to the victim's location connected a scooter conscionable earlier midnight connected 28 March and stabbed him extracurricular the house.

"This was a execution that was a planned execution responding to Mr Tayaye taunting [him] implicit the nonaccomplishment of his mobile," Mr Aina said.

Following the attack, Olatuyi disposed of the his ain clothing, the weapon and the scooter and fled to Northern Ireland, wherever helium was arrested 3 days later.

Olatuyi had claimed successful a connection successful tribunal that helium acted successful self-defence during the erstwhile combat and helium was not the antheral who aboriginal stabbed Mr Tayaye.

He was besides recovered blameworthy of affray, having a weapon connected the time of the sidesplitting and perverting the people of justice. He had pleaded blameworthy to having the weapon during the combat 2 days earlier.

Judge David Farrell KC, said Olatuyi, who was facing proceedings for 3 robberies successful 2019, would not person been capable to perpetrate the execution had helium not been bailed.

"If a antithetic determination had been made this execution would ne'er person been committed."

Sentencing him, the justice said Olatuyi had shown "no remorse" passim the trial.

"You and Mr Tayaye had a long-standing dispute," helium said.

"It is wide you did not similar each other. It was a deliberate revenge onslaught by you."

Speaking aft the condemnation past month, Det Ch Insp Will Crowther, from Thames Valley Police, said: "Olatuyi's refusal to judge work for his actions has meant Joseph's household person had to spell done the further trauma of a trial."