This is 20-year old local South Norwood resident
Tyrone Farquharson who has been convicted of the murder of
Kelva Smith in South Norwood with large 'Rambo' knives following a dispute over a stolen motorbike ....
Farquharson was also found guilty of possessing an offensive weapon, a knife. A 16-year-old boy of East Croydon was also convicted of possessing an axe but was found not guilty of murder. A 14-year-old boy from the South Norwood area was found not guilty on all counts.
The court heard Farquharson and Kelva had been childhood friends before the fatal attack.
Jurors were told Kelva Smith had stolen a motorcycle from Gordon Crescent, Croydon, several weeks earlier and intended to sell it.
On 5 March 2018, he was told that Farquharson and a 14 year-old boy had been riding it around the local area.
He contacted Farquharson on the phone to try and get the bike returned as he walked to Archer Road with his cousin.
When they arrived they were confronted by the three suspects. Farquharson pulled out a large Rambo-style knife and stabbed Kelva five times.
The victims were chased to Albert Road, where Kelva collapsed on the pavement.
Farquharson was seen laughing and joking as he walked back to his home after the attack. The murder weapon was never recovered.
All three suspects handed themselves in to police. The stolen motorbike was found at the back of flats in Albert Road.
Detective Sergeant Rob Tickle, from the Homicide and Major Crime Command, said: "Kelva Smith died close to his home; ambushed and attacked by someone he once considered a friend.
"This young man lost his life due to a disagreement over a motorbike. He suffered appalling injuries in the middle of a busy street where families live and play.
"This was not a gang-related crime, nor was it postcode-related; it was a senseless and preventable one, committed by Farquarson making poor choices to resolve a dispute by carrying knives and weapons with deadly consequences.
"Now there are two families who are suffering through the wasted potential of young lives close to them, some through the guilty verdicts handed down today and most tragically, through the family of Kelva Smith having to bury their son. This has to stop.
"Since the day of Kelva's murder, the accused individuals before the court have sought to frustrate the investigation and have treated the seriousness of the trial with utter contempt and disdain. Shouting from the dock and laughing and joking between themselves, they showed Kelva and his family as little dignity in death as they did in the final moments of his life."