Three teenagers have been found guilty of killing a delivery driver as he tried to stop his scooter being stolen.
46 year old Uber Eats delivery driver Iderval Da Silva was beaten to death in west London, on 25 May 2019.
Jadan Richards, 19, and a 16 year old boy who cannot be named for legal reasons, were found guilty of his murder at the Old Bailey on today, Thursday the 2nd. A 17 year old male was found guilty of manslaughter but cleared of murder.
Da Silva was delivering at the time of the attack, and it all started over the young men trying to steal his scooter. Da Silva tried to stop them, before he was beaten unconscious. It was said he was set upon in a “momentary explosion of short-lived violence”.
He was left unconscious on the ground and died three days later from a bleed on the brain, the court heard.
Jasire Frazer, 18, from Wandsworth, and a 17-year-old were cleared of both murder and manslaughter.
Another 17-year-old boy was cleared on the judge’s direction midway through the trial.
Judge Mark Dennis QC adjourned sentencing until 5 February.
Sally-Anne Russell, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “This is a tragic case of a man who died trying to protect his property.
“Witnesses watched on in horror as the unprovoked attack unfolded.
“They rushed to Mr Da Silva’s aid after the attackers fled, but the level of violence was such that a few days later Mr Da Silva died from his injuries.”
Det Insp Tariq Farooqi, of the Met Police, said the guilty teenagers “were ferocious and heartless in the way they attacked him”.
“The attackers, who are all known to each other, clearly set out that day to commit crime.
“Because of this, a family have lost a truly loved individual who was trying to provide for his son and extended family members.”
