A 19-year-old Nigerian national, Jackson Uwagboe, has been sentenced to life imprisonment in the United Kingdom for the murder of 21-year-old Robert Robinson in south-east London.
Uwagboe, of Hamilton Street, Lewisham, was convicted on 10 February 2026 at the Old Bailey for the fatal stabbing, which occurred on 6 June 2024 in Deptford.
He received a life sentence with a minimum term of 21 years, and was also convicted of robbery and possession of a bladed weapon.
Details of the attack
Robinson was stabbed 12 times, sustaining defensive wounds that suggested he attempted to shield himself.
He died at the scene on Carteret Way.
According to the Metropolitan Police, Robinson was unarmed and already wounded when Uwagboe joined the attack.
Co-defendants also jailed
Two accomplices were previously convicted and sentenced:
Ryan Wedderburn (18) — life imprisonment, minimum 23 years
Kirk Harris (19) – life imprisonment, minimum 22 years, 9 months
Flight and arrest
Following the attack, the suspects fled. Uwagboe left the UK but returned on 25 February 2025, where he was arrested at Gatwick Airport on suspicion of murder.
Police statement
Detective Inspector Neil Tovey described the assault as “brutal and sustained”, stressing that claims of self-defence were unfounded.
He added that the convictions deliver justice for Robinson’s family after enduring two trials.
