Teen Guilty of Murdering Harry Pitman in NYE Primrose Hill Stabbing

Justice Served: Shocking NYE Knife Horror as 18-Year-Old Convicted in Teen’s Brutal Slaying Amid London Fireworks Chaos – Exclusive Verdict Details Inside:

Areece Lloyd-Hall has been convicted of murder in the fatal stabbing of 16-year-old Harry Pitman during New Year’s Eve celebrations on Primrose Hill.

The 18-year-old from Westminster ( D.O.B.- 31.01.07 ) was found guilty by a majority verdict of 11 to one at the Old Bailey on Wednesday, 29 October 2025, following a retrial. Lloyd-Hall, who was 16 at the time of the incident, had denied the charge but admitted possessing an offensive weapon in a previous trial where the jury failed to reach a verdict on murder or manslaughter.

Sentencing is scheduled for 10 November at the same court. The conviction stems from an altercation shortly before midnight on 31 December 2023, when Harry was fatally stabbed in the neck amid crowds gathered for fireworks in north London.

Prosecutors detailed how Harry, out with friends, accidentally bumped into a member of Lloyd-Hall’s group, sparking a brief exchange that escalated into violence. Lloyd-Hall, armed with a knife he brought to the scene, lunged at Harry, inflicting a single wound that proved fatal despite immediate aid from nearby police officers.

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Mobile phone footage captured the chaotic moments, showing the knife sheath flying through the air and Harry clutching his bloodied neck as he sought help. He collapsed and was pronounced dead at the scene just before the new year began.

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police’s Specialist Crime Command linked Lloyd-Hall to the crime through DNA found on the discarded sheath recovered at Primrose Hill.

The knife itself was never located, as Lloyd-Hall fled alone, later discarding his clothes and mobile phone before rejoining friends. Footage from eyewitnesses and body-worn cameras on officers provided key evidence, depicting Harry’s desperate push through the crowd.

A media appeal released images that prompted Lloyd-Hall to attend Hammersmith police station voluntarily with his father on 4 January 2024, where he was arrested on suspicion of murder. In interviews, he acknowledged being present but denied involvement in the killing, claiming he acted in self-defence or to protect others.