Pictured: Police officers gathering evidence at the crime scene Mr Fadayomi - known as Tunde - was knifed after a fight started on the top floor of a busy bus in North West London last year. Griffiths was arrested later the same evening at his home not far away in Cricklewood, north west London, and denied knowing anything about the killing.ĬCTV footage and witness statements revealed that within moments of boarding the bus, and without provocation, Griffiths became aggressive towards the two boys.Īt the next stop - which was Willesden Bus Garage - they all got off the bus and the attack was unleashed.ĭuring the trial, Griffiths claimed he was acting in self-defence when he knifed Mr Fadayomi to death.īut at Harrow Crown Court, Griffiths was found guilty by a jury of murder after a two-week trial. Police said the vicious assault was carried out for 'absolutely no reason at all' and that Mr Fadayomi was unarmed and had not shown any aggression towards the attacker.Ī witness who sat near Griffiths on the bus heard him say 'I'm going to kill someone today'.
When 'much-loved father' and 'pillar of the community', Mr Fadayomi who lived nearby, arrived just after 5pm he went to the top deck of the bus to remonstrate with Griffiths.īut as Mr Fadayomi got off and started walking down the road, Griffiths chased after him and repeatedly stabbed him from behind as he walked away and severed an artery in his neck. The youngster managed to avoid two blows aimed at his head and ran from the bus stop to call his father. The unprovoked attacks began when Griffiths followed the schoolboys off the bus after they sat next to him and he suddenly turned aggressive for 'no reason'. Griffiths was today jailed for life for a minimum term of 32 years at Harrow Crown Court. Paramedics were called but Mr Fadayomi died in front of his son. Griffiths then calmly made off from the murder scene after the 'cowardly attack', prosecutors said. The teenager managed to dodge the knife directed at his head twice and he and his friend ran off, calling Mr Fadayomi for help.īut the fight spilled into the nearby Grill King Shop and Mr Fadayomi was repeatedly knifed - including a fatal wound to his neck that cut an artery and caused massive blood loss.
Police have released an image of the moment a masked killer who knifed a hero father to death in front of his 15-year-old son brandishes a huge knife moments before the fatal attack.įootball coach Michael Fadayomi, 40, described as a 'pillar of the community', was stabbed in the neck trying to protect his son from rampaging thug Marcus Griffiths.Īfter telling a fellow bus passenger he wanted to 'f****** kill someone', Griffiths, 43, followed the boy and a friend in Willesden, north west London, when he suddenly launched his unprovoked attack.