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| Sahill Roy, 28, was stabbed in the neck with a flick knife after a dispute over a computer game |
A wannabe "gangster" who stabbed his friend to death after they fell out over a FIFA computer game has been convicted of murder .
Azeem Issa, 22, stabbed Sahil Roy, 28, in the neck with a flick knife just days before the victim was due to have his wedding suit fitted.
A couple of days earlier Issa had become angry while playing video games with his friends.
Issa, known as Ricardo, wanted to play UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) but the others preferred FIFA and when he lost the game Roy and his friends began teasing him.
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| Prosecutor Riel Karmy Jones QC told the Old Bailey: "This was a senseless and sad loss of life"(Photo Credit: Getty) |
Two days later, on April 10 this year, Issa went round to Roy's Isleworth home where they got into a row while rolling a cannabis joint.
After exchanging crude insults about each other's mothers, Issa plunged a 4cm flick-knife into Roy's neck.
Prosecutor Riel Karmy Jones QC told the Old Bailey: "This was a senseless and sad loss of life that resulted from perhaps something that is becoming increasingly common - drugs and knives.
"Azeem Issa was in an agitated mood, desperate to find Sahill, who it appeared had been trying to avoid him.
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| The stabbing occurred after a dispute over which computer game they would play - FIFA (pictured) or UFC |
"Sahill was rolling a joint and the defendant became increasingly agitated and was asking Sahill to give him a cigarette but he refused.
"In an outburst of temper, the defendant pulled out a knife he had concealed and stabbed Mr Roy twice, once in the right shoulder and once to the right side of his neck."
The court heard that that tensions began two days earlier when Man Utd fan Roy invited friends including Issa to play on his X Box.
Ms Jones said: "There was some disagreement about which game they would play, FIFA or UFC (Ultimate Fighting Champion).
"Ricardo got irritated because he couldn't play the game he wanted. In the end they gave him the spliff to stop him moaning.
"They played the game and at one point Ricardo got wound up because Sahill was teasing him about losing."
Two days later Issa went round to Roy's home. The pair argued over the cannabis when Roy started making crude comments about Issa's mother.
Issa claimed Roya attacked him with the knife and he stabbed him in self defence.
Today at the Old Bailey, a jury unanimously convicted Issa of murder.
Issa, wearing a blue shirt and a striped tie looked up at the ceiling before burying his head in his hands as the jury foreman read the guilty verdict.
In a victim impact statement from Mr Roy's family, his mother Masira Manandhar said: "He was my eldest son, and had two siblings, Rubecca and Azaad.
"He was planning to get married next year. He wanted to travel and share his experience with her and eventually go on to have his own family.
"He loved playing sports, particularly football, and he was an avid gamer who loved his Playstation.
"There were many activities that he took part in that we are proud of - he did a lot of voluntary work in the community, he loved skiing and was able to ski on black slopes and passed his driving test.
"He was an extremely caring and courteous son, friend and brother who always put other before himself. "
She added: "His death on April 10, 2016, has created an enormous void in all our lives and it is an unbelievable loss to all his family and friends.
"It is extremely difficult to understand why his life has been taken from us."
Ms Manandhar went on to describe her son's killer as a "violent individual" adding: "We believe he poses a risk to others. We wish for adequate punishment."
Issa was remanded in custody and will be sentenced at 10.30am on Thursday.
Source: Mirror.co.uk
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