Get the inside track on the big stories from Manchester courts with our weekly newsletter A drill rapper has been locked up for life for the murder of a new father after falsely trying to pass off incriminating DNA evidence as his twin brother’s.
Javell Hall, 18, and his co-defendant Kofi Abusah, 20, were found guilty of killing rail worker Asante Campbell following a trial at the Old Bailey.
On Friday, they were handed life sentences each with a minimum term of 19 years. The court heard how Hall had evaded arrest until June 2020 by travelling to Leeds and Manchester.
On the night of the murder - February 29 2019 - Mr Campbell, 24, had kissed his fiancee and their baby daughter goodnight before setting off for a shift.
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