Nigerian Man Who Stamped Mother Of Two To D3ath Jailed For Life In Uk

A Nigerian man who attacked a mother of two by stamping on her head after his car overturned has been sentenced to life imprisonment in United Kingdom, with a minimum term of 21 years and six months for m8rder. Chukwuemeka Ahanonu, 24, who is a former university student, was a stranger to 56-year-old mother Nila Patel when he punched, kicked and stamped on her with full force causing her to die in hospital two days later with brain damage. The fatal attack happened after the car the defendant was driving flipped over near Leicester Royal Infirmary on June 24 last year. Ms Patel was on her way home and had just got off the bus. Ahanonu, of Dover Street, Leicester, denied m8rder but pleaded guilty to manslaughter, claiming diminished responsibility. He was convicted of m8rder by a jury at Leicester Crown Court on Monday, March 23, 2026 after a month-long trial. Sentencing Ahanonu on Tuesday, March 24, who is originally from Peckham in south-east London, Judge Timothy Spencer KC said on Tuesday: You murdered a wholly innocent woman. "It was shocking, brutal and merciless. "You were angry, you were looking for a victim. "You selected her, in my judgment, because of three things "One was her gender, a woman you would not have attacked a man. "The second was her build and her height 5ft 4ins tall and of slight build "She was vulnerable "The third thing, Im satisfied, was her race. In an unguarded moment, you talked about dirty Asians. Ahanonu listened in the dock wearing a dark grey jacket and tracksuit bottoms while Ms Patels son and daughter, Jaidan and Danika Patel, read victim impact statements to the court. Mr Patel told the defendant: Nine months ago today you murdered our mother He added: The pain of losing her in this way is impossible to accept." Ms Patels daughter, who was 21 at the time of the attack, said she will never be able to make sense of the cruelty and randomness of it. My mum was the most important person in my life. Losing her in such a violent and senseless way has shattered my world, she added. Defence KC Paul Raudnitz told the court that Ahanonu has no memory of his violence that day and was shocked when he saw footage of the awfulness of what he had done Mr Raudnitz said: Im instructed now in the clearest of clear terms the defendant would like to express through me his sincere apologies Judge Spencer told the defendant: Im quite satisfied you retain much more memory of this attack than you have ever had the courage to admit." Jurors had heard that Ahanonu was claiming universal credit despite running a significant drugs business, from which he claimed he could earn 10,000 a month. Ahanonu had also been released from prison on licence a year before the attack. He was freed from a two-year sentence in July 2024, having been found with more than 1,000 in cash and a machete after going through a red light in September 2023 At the start of the m8rder trial, Ahanonu pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, possession with intent to supply class B drugs, and assault of an emergency worker after he bit a female officer following his arrest. He was found not guilty of common assault in connection with a woman known to him after an incident which was reported to have happened in London during the early hours of June 24. Speaking outside court after the sentencing, Danika Patel said: Our mum was not just a name in this case. "She was a loving mother, a daughter, a sister and a friend, and the heart of our family. "We are still trying to process the shock and trauma of losing mum in such a sudden and violent way. Detective constable Rich Gamage, of Leicestershire Police, said: This was the most horrific, violent and random attack by a stranger on a kind, gentle, and loving woman who was simply making her way home. It is hard to imagine what Nila Patel went through in those moments and my thoughts continue to remain with her, and her family and friends who have suffered and continue to suffer the most horrendous distress and pain. The post Nigerian man who stamped mother of two to d3ath jailed for life in UK appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.