Romario gordon jailed for killing boy, 16, in front of mother

An international arrest warrant was issued, and he remained abroad for more than a year, running a small car-washing business until his return to the UK in August 2023, where he was arrested on arrival.

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Defending, James Scobie KC told the court that his client had expressed “huge regret and genuine remorse”, noting that the decision to flee the UK had been driven by family pressure.

Gordon had written a personal letter to the judge addressing his conduct, though the prosecution maintained that his flight significantly obstructed the investigation and delayed justice.

Gordon becomes the fourth man convicted in connection with Camron’s death.

Romain La Pierre, 23 date of birth: 16 July 2002, of Celia Road, Islington, was previously convicted of murder and robbery and jailed for life with a minimum term of 28 years.

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Jordan Tcheuko, 22 (9 January 2003), of St Johns Road, Wembley, was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 14 years.

A 16-year-old boy from Croydon was jailed for eight years for manslaughter and robbery in February 2023, while a second 16-year-old from Coulsdon was sentenced to 18 months for robbery in July 2022.

Detective Chief Inspector Samantha Townsend of Specialist Crime South said the inquiry, which spanned several years, relied on extensive forensic work linking the defendants to the abandoned minicab through DNA, CCTV analysis and witness evidence. She confirmed that police are still actively hunting two further individuals believed to be involved in the killing.

The Old Bailey heard that the case required multiple trials due to the number of defendants, the scale of the evidence and the complexities created by Gordon’s time abroad. Prosecutors emphasised that the group’s coordinated search for rivals, armed with large knives and moving between addresses in a stolen vehicle, represented a deliberate and escalating sequence of violent acts culminating in Camron’s death.

The sentencing brings a further conclusion to a case that began with a robbery on 30 June 2021 and ended with the fatal attack in the early hours of the following morning. The court was told that while Gordon did not wield the fatal weapon, he was an integral part of the group’s joint enterprise and knowingly participated in the unlawful mission that resulted in the teenager’s murder.

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