A man has been found guilty of murdering a 21-year-old from Mitcham at a birthday party in 2017.

Lamar Stewart was at a birthday party in Bow last year when police were called to reports of a disturbance in Ropery Street, Bow.

Police found that Lamar Stewart had been chased outside the house by a group of knife-wielding men where he was stabbed multiple, punched, stamped and also kicked whilst on the floor.

One of the men who was part of the group that attacked Lamar was 23-year-old Salman Ahmed. He had been at the birthday party earlier that evening where he was drunk and became involved in a fight with another man. He was asked to leave the property soon after.

Ahmed did so but the incident continued outside and a more significant fight developed with Ahmed at the centre of it. At some point during these altercations he received an injury to his buttocks and thigh.

A short while later, Ahmed came back to the party with a group of men, a couple of whom had not been there earlier, and he wanted revenge.

He was shouting that someone had stabbed him, although he had no idea who had attacked him.

He and the group he was with began angrily asking people.

Ahmed eventually turned to Lamar who had been sitting outside with a friend and accused him of assaulting him.

Lamar told Ahmed it was not him but to no avail.

Following a four-week trial at the Old Bailey, Ahmed, of no fixed address, was today (June 18) found guilty of the murder.

Lamar's family in a statement said: “Lamar was a fine young man with a zest for life and an openness and love for his fellow human beings.

"We struggle to understand why someone would want to hurt a soul like Lamar’s. A soul so pure, entirely genuine, kind and loving.

"Salman Ahmed has not given any explanation for his actions and has offered no apology or sympathies from the time he was arrested to when he finished giving his account on the witness stand.

"His violent and aggressive actions took a beautiful, kind, loving person from this world, one that is remembered with great affection and love by many and who is, and always will be, dearly missed by his parents, brothers, sisters and extended family."

Ahmed will appear at the same court for sentencing on June 20.