Che Labastide-Wellington death: Men jailed after boy stabbed at party

A teenager has been jailed for stabbing a 17-year-old to death at a party.

Che Labastide-Wellington was knifed in the heart at the 16th birthday party in Kenton, north-west London last year.

The Old Bailey heard Mr Labastide-Wellington and a friend were attacked by a "small army" of youths armed with knives.

Walker Sesay, 19 from Wembley, was sentenced to 13 years in prison after he was found guilty of manslaughter.

He had previously been convicted of carrying a blade and undertook a knife awareness course.

Sentencing him, Judge Stephen Kramer QC said Sesay came from a "good family" and was an "intelligent young man who had aspirations to go to university".

But what he did had deprived a family of a "much loved" son, grandson and brother.

Rimmel Williams, 19, and Calvin Tudor, 22, both from Willesden, and Marlon Tudor, 23, from Neasden, were each sentenced to nine years in prison for wounding with intent another 16-year-old boy.

All four had originally been charged with murder by joint enterprise and wounding.

Omar Afrah, 22, and Olamilekon Onafowokan, 23, both from Wembley, were each sentenced to two years in prison for conspiracy to commit violent disorder.

The attack was the result of a feud between people on neighbouring estates in north-west London.

All guests at the party were apparently searched before they were admitted but it was alleged one of the defendant's brothers took a machete with him concealed in a rucksack.

Prosecuting, Crispin Aylett QC said a flyer for the event was posted on Instagram, which meant "inevitably a number of people who had not been invited got to hear about it".

He told the jury a "small army" of youths descended on the gathering to "sort out" the victim, who was outside in the street.

Mr Labastide-Wellington, who was believed to have been carrying a knife himself, was stabbed once in the chest and collapsed in a nearby alleyway on 7 November 2015.

The second victim was stabbed six times in the back, side, arm and leg. He was taken to hospital and given six pints of blood, which saved his life.

Mr Labastide-Wellington's mother Carlene Wellington gave birth to another son less than 24 hours before the killing.