Harry Uzoka: Chilling moment killer cleans knife on his jeans after brutal murder of male model

Chilling CCTV footage shows the moment a callous killer wipes a knife on his jeans moments after stabbing male model rival Harry Uzoka to death in a row over a woman.

George Koh, 24, murdered lookalike fellow model Mr Uzoka, 25 , in a fatal confrontation in the street in Shepherd's Bush, after they had sparred verbally on social media.

The feud escalated when Koh met up with a female French model and bragged that he had slept with Mr Uzoka's girlfriend.

The pair arranged to meet face-to-face with Mr Ukoza and a friend arming themselves with dumbbells.

Chilling CCTV showed the group chase Harry Uzoka (Met police)
Chilling CCTV showed the group chase Harry Uzoka (Met police)

Koh and pal Merse Dikanda, 24, armed themselves with knives.

A third man, 24-year-old personal trainer Jonathan Okigbo, also backed the duo in the fight.

The footage, today released by police, shows the trio chase Mr Uzoka and a friend through a carpark in Ollgar Close, Shepherd’s Bush, close to Mr Uzoka’s home.

The group can be seen brandishing weapons as they chase Mr Uzoka and his friend into a carpark before re-appearing.

CCTV captures the moments around Harry Uzoka's murder (Met police)
CCTV captures the moments around Harry Uzoka's murder (Met police)

One of the men wipes his blade on his trouser leg before the group huddle in a doorway following the fatal stabbing.

At the Old Bailey this afternoon, Koh and Dikanda were both found guilty of Mr Uzoka's murder. Okigbo was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter.

Koh, wearing a smart blue suit and tie, stood with his hands in his pockets as the verdicts were delivered, displaying little emotion. Okigbo shook his head and slumped in his chair as he was convicted.

Judge Wendy Joseph QC remanded all three men into custody until sentencing on September 21.

Harry Uzoka (Harry Uzoka/Instagram)
Harry Uzoka (Harry Uzoka/Instagram)

The court heard the simmering feud between Koh and Mr Uzoka came to a head in the two weeks before the murder with the visit of Paris-based model Annecetta Lafon.

Both men had been in contact with her online, and she came to stay with Koh first but soon realised he was "obsessed" with Mr Uzoka.

When Ms Lafon visited Mr Uzoka, she told him about Koh's boast to have slept with his girlfriend, leading to a series of insults being traded on social media.

George Koh has been found guilty over the murder of Harry Uzoka (Met police)
George Koh has been found guilty over the murder of Harry Uzoka (Met police)

"A dispute arose between them over a girl and incomprehensibly they arranged a confrontation in Shepherd’s Bush", said prosecutor Richard Horwell QC.

"Mr Uzoka described Koh as a fake and said that he wanted to have it out with Koh, face to face.

Merse Dikanda has been found guilty of the murder Harry Uzoka (Met police)
Merse Dikanda has been found guilty of the murder Harry Uzoka (Met police)

Koh, from Camden, and Dikanda, for no fixed address, and Okigbo, also from Camden, all denied murder.

Koh pleaded guilty before the trial began to possession of two knives in the fight.

Dikanda pleaded not guilty but was convicted of having an offensive weapon with a blade or a point in the fatal fight, and again when he was later arrested.