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A woman used to lure a man to his death has been found guilty of manslaughter.
Christina Manen from Ramsgate was tasked with bringing Jordan Briscoe from his home, knowing he was likely to be seriously harmed, a court heard.
Four London men were yesterday found guilty of murdering Mr Biscoe, 25, in the capital’s Tottenham area last year and will also be sentenced at the Old Bailey next month.
They are Karl Black, 43 of Cassiobury Road, Ayyub Kigoz, 18 of Salop Road, and Jabir Sitar, 21 of Clacton Road, all in Walthamstow plus Jahoe Allen, 33 of Kings Road Uxbridge.
Metropolitan Police Det Ch Insp Linda Bradley, who led the investigation, said: “Jordan’s family remain devastated by his loss and our thoughts continue to remain with them.
“These four men carried out a pre-meditated and violent attack after luring Jordan to the scene. They all gave evidence during their trial, but tried to blame each other.
“The jury saw through their lies. Our investigation showed that Black planned the attack with others and used 36-year-old Manen to lure Jordan from his home address, with her also knowing that really serious harm was likely to be caused to him.
“We are pleased the jury accepted our evidence and that these four male defendants will now face a significant amount of time behind bars.”
Police were called to Arnold Road, South Tottenham, at around 10.15pm on Sunday, March 5, 2023, where Mr Briscoe was found.
Officers began first aid, alongside colleagues from the London Ambulance Service, but he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival at hospital.
A post-mortem examination found the cause of death to be sharp force trauma to the chest.
An investigation was launched and specialist murder detectives worked to piece together the events of the evening.
A phone belonging to Mr Briscoe showed he had sent a message to 21 recipients earlier that evening, offering cannabis for sale.
Call records revealed that shortly after sending the message, Manen, of Lancaster Close, rang Jordan and then sent him a message with an address of where to meet so she could buy drugs.
It was revealed in the case that she was not even in London and was luring him to an address, knowing others would be there to meet him.
CCTV shows Mr Briscoe leaving his house to make the deal. At around 9.53pm, doorbell footage recovered by officers shows a group surround and talk to Jordan for around 11 minutes, asking him about drugs, his name and age and his religion.
They then move out of the camera’s view and carry out the fatal attack. One person can be heard saying “let’s go let’s go” before they were captured leaving the scene.
The investigating team gathered CCTV from before and after the murder, which showed the group meeting up at Black’s address in Cassiobury Road, before heading to the ambush site, several miles away.
Whilst Black had planned the attack, he tried to distance himself by remaining out of Arnold Road, but close enough to control what was happening.
Just before they left Walthamstow, Allen is seen outside of the house appearing to do a jabbing motion towards the stomach area, pre-empting what was about to happen.
Mr Briscoe’s girlfriend told police that a man wearing a ski mask had come to her home to say Jordan had been involved in an altercation.
He told her it “wasn’t looking good for him”, before asking if she found him attractive.
He then led her towards Arnold Road where she came across the police cordon.
Officers were able to match the description she provided with the CCTV images to conclude this had been Jahoe Allen.
Kigoz was also found guilty of robbing Jordan around the time of his death of his mobile phone.
They are due to be sentenced on April 29.