A teenage boy has been jailed for killing 17-year-old Nathan Bawuah in a machete attack in Hackney.
Rio Lue, who is also 17, will serve at least 12 years in prison after he was found guilty of manslaughter.
Nathan, who was described as a “good soul”, was fatally stabbed in the chest just in Hackney Road, near the junction with Cremer Street, just before 11pm on February 17, 2024.
Police and paramedics rushed to the scene, but were unable to save Nathan.
His family were subsequently supported by specialist officers.
Following Nathan’s death, detectives launched an investigation, carrying out a forensic examination of the scene and scouring CCTV that covered the area.
They found footage that showed Rio riding to the scene on his bike.
It then showed him getting into a confrontation with Nathan, before “producing a large machete and stabbing him” in the chest.
Lue is behind bars where he belongs
Rio answered “no comment” to all questions when he was interviewed by Scotland Yard, but provided a prepared statement claiming self-defence.
He later pleaded guilty to possession of an offensive weapon, but was additionally found guilty of manslaughter at Snaresbrook Crown Court in November last year.
Detective Sergeant Dean Musgrove, who led the Met's investigation, said: “Nathan Bawuah was killed in a brutal cold-blooded assault which lasted seconds, but was so severe he died at the scene.
“Our thoughts remain as always with Nathan’s friends and family as they move forward with their life, safe in the knowledge that Lue is behind bars where he belongs.”
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