Elianne Andam's father Michael Andam described his daughter as a "bright, kind and loving soul" with hopes and dreams for the future before she was "cruelly taken away".

Hassan Sentamu has been found GUILTY of murder after stabbing 15-year-old Elianne Andam to death in Croydon. The 18-year-old was convicted after jurors deliberated for 11 hours and 42 minutes following a four-week trial at the Old Bailey.

A teenager who repeatedly stabbed schoolgirl Elianne Andam in a row over a teddy bear has been found guilty of her murder. Hassan Sentamu, then 17, attacked the 15-year-old outside a shopping centre in Croydon, south London, on 27 September 2023.

Elianne Andam ran off with a bag items belonging to her friend's ex-boyfriend in a gesture of solidarity, that cost the 15-year-old her life, stabbed to death by Hassan Sentamu

Hassan Sentamu had admitted manslaughter but denied murder on the basis that his autism affected his self-control.