Oxford Street murder victim faced jail for 'robbing BlackBerry' from teenage boy
Oxford Street murder victim Seydou Diarrassouba was due to stand trial accused of robbing a 16-year-old boy of his BlackBerry mobile phone, it emerged today.
The 18-year-old appeared at Inner London Crown Court just a week before he was stabbed to death during the Boxing Day sales.
It was alleged he robbed and assaulted Nile Downes in Clapham, South London, and assaulted Nile's brother Yafeu on September 29, the CPS has confirmed.
He was released on bail and was due to stand trial in the New Year. If convicted, he faced a tougher sentence because of Nile's age.
Seydou was knifed in the heart after a fight broke out between rival gangs in a trainer store.
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