Seven men have been jailed after the brutal murder of a young man at a Halloween party.
Givani Espuet, 21, was killed outside Aura Lounge nightclub in Sudbury, Wembley, in October, 2022, in front of an ambulance waiting in traffic.
He was stabbed 11 times - mostly in the back and while he was lying on the ground - with one wound penetrating his heart.
The court heard how on Sunday, October 30, 2022, Givani had gone with two friends to a Halloween event at a bar in Harrow Road, Sudbury.
At the party, a dispute broke out that spilled out onto the streets. Punches were thrown and at least two of the defendants produced a knife.
One, Kadeem Hibbert, lunged towards Givani with a weapon. He ran, but was pursued by the group and repeatedly stabbed.
An ambulance crew happened to be waiting in traffic when Givani was stabbed repeatedly next to them. They went to his immediate aid, but could not save him.
Givani had no weapon and had not struck anyone.
The stab wounds were predominantly to his back and appear to have been inflicted while he was on the ground.
The killers fled the scene, discarding a hat that was later linked to Courtney Forrester, 26, of Luton.
The Met's murder squad began an investigation and all defendants were arrested in the following weeks.
All either refused to answer questions or produced prepared statements denying their involvement.
Hibbert, 30, of Gladstone Avenue, Wood Green, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years for murder, and sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison to run concurrently for violent disorder.
Sahid Kpaka, 29, also of Gladstone Avenue, Wood Green, was jailed for life with at least 17 years for murder, with two years and three months concurrently for violent disorder, which he had admitted.
Forrester, of Old Bedford Road, Luton, was jailed for life with a minimum term of ten years for manslaughter, and one-and-a-half years concurrently for violent disorder, which he had also admitted.
Bruce Hutchinson, 30,of Marlborough Road, Wood Green, was jailed for two years and nine months’ for violent disorder. He was cleared of murder and manslaughter.
Andre Brown-Watson, 38, of Park Grove, Bounds Green, was jailed for two years and six months’ for violent disorder, and also cleared of murder and manslaughter.
Firat Tato, 27, of Gladstone Avenue, Wood Green, was jailed for two years and 11 months for violent disorder.
Omari Knight, 28 of Tottenhall Road, Palmers Green, was jailed for two years and eight months for violent disorder.
Kyle Peters, 33, of Salisbury Road, Wood Green, pleaded guilty to violent disorder and will be sentenced on a future date.
Four other men will be tried for violent disorder at a later date.
Detective Inspector Jim Barry, of the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, said: “This was a senseless killing that left a family, partner and community grieving.
"Givani was pursued for no reason and was repeatedly stabbed because the defendants didn’t want to lose face.
“If none of these men had taken a knife to that party, then Givani would probably still be alive and these men would not be facing years in prison.
"Givani had his whole life ahead of him."
He added: “If you suspect someone of carrying a knife, speak to them and point out the dreadful results of knife crime. If they will not listen to you call police. Even if they are arrested, those consequences are better than the alternatives.”
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