Filipe Oliveira: Killer who stabbed man, 20, to death on doorstep in unprovoked south London attack sentenced

A slayer who stabbed a antheral to decease successful an unprovoked onslaught connected his ain doorstep successful southbound London has been sentenced.

Caudel Haughton, 21, of Conisborough Crescent, Catford, was sentenced to an indefinite word successful a unafraid infirmary aft stabbing 20-year-old Filipe Oliveira to decease connected April 15, 2023.

The tribunal heard however Haughton launched the unprovoked onslaught against Mr Oliveira extracurricular the victim’s location successful Norwood Road, Tulse Hill.

The stabbing, with a flick knife, was captured connected CCTV.

Haughton stabbed the unfortunate 5 times soon earlier 6pm, and past fled the scene. He bragged astir the sidesplitting to others later, the tribunal heard.

The exigency services attempted to supply CPR to Mr Oliveira astatine the scene, but his beingness could not beryllium saved.

Police said captious tip-offs from eyewitnesses who had reported the stabbing to Crimestoppers helped them way down the killer.

CCTV showed however helium had travelled from his location code successful Catford to Tulse Hill, crossed 2 bid journeys, a autobus and connected foot, earlier launching his attack.

Met Detective Chief Inspector Kate Blackburn said: “My thoughts contiguous are with Filipe’s household and friends, who person had to hold astir 2 years for justice.

“This was an unprovoked attack, which saw Filipe fatally stabbed extracurricular his ain home.

“Our probe utilised extended CCTV grounds and witnesser testimonies. Haughton volition beryllium detained indefinitely successful infirmary – and whitethorn walk the remainder of his beingness there, meaning helium volition nary longer beryllium a hazard to the public.”

The family, who travel from Beja successful Portugal, said successful a crowdfunding leafage acceptable up aft his death: “He would beryllium consenting to springiness his past lb distant to idiosyncratic other who needed it and shared everything helium had.”