Deliveroo driver has been convicted of a road rage attack caught in shocking CCTV footage.
On the night of January 3, 2020, after a minor road accident, 28-year-old Nathan Smith brandished a knife and killed part-time delivery driver Takieddine Boudhane, 30. ).
A white VW Caddy Smith in his van and a moped his rider Mr. Boudin,at Finsbury Parknorth of Londonin a fatal collision. I was making a right turn before.
The chef's Mr. Boudhane was shaken by the operation and exchanged words, prosecutor Julian Evans QC told jurors.
Smith with a knife in Charteris. The situation escalated when he emerged from Lorde's van.
Smith "launched an attack" and Mr. Bowdin crashed him off using his helmet.
Even when the case appeared to be over, Smith "wasn't ready to let things end there," Evans said. 24}
Smith thought leaving England would save him from murder, but we never gave up the effort. did.
Detective Chief Inspector Neil John
describing his CCTV footage of the incident, the prosecutor said: At him, Takieddin swung his crash helmet towards Smith. Prosecutors reiterate that the action was defensive.
"As Smith stepped onto the pavement, he crouched beneath a rocking helmet and swung his knife twice in quick succession toward Takieddin's upper body.
"It is an indictable case that one of the two swift blows with the knife entered Takieddin's chest with force."
Despite suffering a 7.5 cm wound, The court heard that Mr. Boudhane ran off after Smith and hit the side of the van with his crash helmet as he drove away.
Mr. Bodin then fell to the ground. He died at 7:42 p.m., despite the efforts of medical personnel at the scene.
Meanwhile, Smith drove home and said nothing to his family about what had happened, jurors said. and a bank card to board a flight from Luton Airport to Austria.
When police searched him at his parents' address, the defendant's father showed them a video believed to be of his son featuring views of lakes and mountains.
Police recovered Smith's van and found blood stains matching the victim's DNA.
In February 2020, an arrest warrant was issued against Smith, who returned to the UK following his 17-month escapade in Europe.
On 3 June 2021 he returned to the UK from Lisbonto accompany British officers.
During the trial, Smith, who lives in Archway, north London, claimed he acted "defensively" after the victim handed over the driver.
He told the jury: The only thing that frightened him was that I approached him with a knife. I don't remember he was going to hit him with a knife.
"He waved for me and I waved back. I wasn't angry. I was scared at this point."
The jury deliberated for about three hours, It dismissed Smith's self-defense claim and found him guilty of murder.
Mark Leucraft, QC Judge, held Smith in custody pending judgment on Thursday, 25 August.
Detective Chief Inspector Neil John, who led the Scotland Yard investigation, said: Although he left the UK to commit murder, he never gave up his efforts to find him, using all the resources at Metropolitan Airlines' disposal.
"Taki and his family." For him, it is an absolute tragedy that what appeared to have started as a minor road traffic dispute has taken his life.
"This incident is an incident that weapons cause on our streets." It shows the danger again, and anyone thinking of carrying a knife, seeing the devastation this incident has wreaked on two families, should think again."
