Sentence
Yasin Amare
Yasin Amare (aged 29) was sentenced at Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey) on 28 August 2020 to 22 Years - Life for Murder. The offences, what the court heard and the sentence passed.
- Court
- Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey)
- Sentenced
- 28 August 2020
- Sentence
- 22 Years - Life
- Judge
- Judge Sarah Munro QC
- Convicted on
- Conviction After Trial
The offence
| Offence | Sentence |
|---|---|
| Murder | Custodial immediate, Life |
What the court heard
He was found guilty (retrial) of murder in Poplar, east London, on 15 June 2019. He knew his victim but the men had argued when he arranged to meet him. He went to the meeting place armed with a kitchen knife and stabbed his victim twice in the back and once to the chest. His victim suffered a wound which penetrated his heart and he died at the scene.