A court hears chilling remarks from a teen accused of murdering a girl in London
Croydon: So, there’s this 18-year-old, Hassan Sentamu, on trial for murder. He allegedly killed a 15-year-old girl named Elianne Andam. It all went down outside a shopping center over a teddy bear. Can you believe that?
During the trial, it came out that while in youth custody, he told another inmate he’d “do it again” if he had to. That’s pretty chilling, right? The court heard he got into a fight with Elianne over something that happened the day before, and it escalated quickly.
Sentamu claims he lost control because of his autism. But the prosecution argues that there’s no solid proof that his condition made him act violently. They say he was just angry about being disrespected.
The prosecutor painted a picture of him taking a knife to the scene to show he was in charge. It’s a tough case, and the defense is trying to highlight his autism history as a key point. Sentamu admits to manslaughter but denies murder and having a weapon.
It’s a tragic situation all around, and it’s hard to wrap your head around how things escalated to this point.
