Clapham teen cleared of murder (From Your Local Guardian)

Clapham teen cleared of murder

6:25pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

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A Clapham teenager has been cleared of murdering a 16-year-old boy who allegedly had two dogs set upon him before he was stabbed to death in Larkhall Park, Stockwell.

Oluwaseyi Ogunyemi, known as Seyi to his friends, died after being mauled by the dogs and stabbed several times.

Darcy Menezes, 18, of Clapham, who owned one of the dogs, was cleared of murdering Mr Ogunyemi and the attempted murder of his friend, a 17-year-old.

Chrisdian Johnson, 22, and Shane Johnson, 20, both brothers of Wyvil Road, Battersea, are still on trial accused of murder.

The dogs used in the attack were a male Staffordshire bull terrier-bull mastiff cross named Tyson and an adult female Staffordshire terrier called Mia.

The case continues.

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