A 31-year-old man has pleaded guilty to stabbing five ex colleagues in a commercial warehouse in Beddington.
Babah Sesay, 31 (01.03.1994) of Rodney Estate, Southwark, appeared at Croydon Crown Court on Thursday, 20 March. He admitted 10 charges related to the incident, including wounding with intent and actual bodily harm.
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Shortly before 10:15hrs on Thursday, 23 January, Sesay burst into the distribution centre, where he used to work, and attacked a handful of former colleagues as they tried to stop him. Five men were taken to hospital – one in his 50s, two in their 30s and two in their 20s – where thankfully their injuries were confirmed to be non-life-threatening or life-changing.
Detective Superintendent Dan Rutland, who leads policing in south London, said: âThe swift actions of our officers helped to ensure no one was seriously hurt in this incident. I hope this, and the judicial result, brings closure and comfort to those involved and highlights to the community that we will not tolerate violence in any form.â
Despite Sesay fleeing the scene, he was arrested an hour later at a nearby restaurant. He was taken to hospital with minor injuries following his arrest, before being transferred to custody. He was later charged with five counts of wounding with intent, two counts of aggravated burglary, one count of actual bodily harm, one count of assault by beating and one count of possession of an offensive weapon.
He will be sentenced at Croydon Crown Court on Thursday, 5 June.
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