A gang member has been jailed following an investigation into the killing of a Bromley teen during a robbery of a rival's drug den.

Taylor Williams, 18, was stabbed in the heart at a flat in Basingstoke, Hampshire, in August 2019.

Yesterday, Terence Maccabee, of Radnor Road, Peckham, was jailed for 13 years.

The 20-year-old had been found not guilty of murdering Taylor, but guilty of manslaughter, during a trial in November last year.

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Paige Taylor and Olamide Soyege

He had also been found guilty of robbery, conspiracy to rob and possession of a bladed article.

Maccabee was jailed for a total of 13 years following today’s hearing at Winchester Crown Cour

Olamide Soyege, 29, of Dagenham, east London, was previously convicted at Winchester Crown Court of murder, robbery and conspiracy to rob. He was sentenced to life. 

Co-defendant Paige Taylor, 24, was jailed for seven years for the robbery offences and supplying Class A drugs.

During the trial, the jury was told that Williams was part of a London-based county lines drug network, and had been staying at a flat in Shooters Way, Basingstoke, when rivals from another drug network turned up and tried to rob him and his associates.

The judge, Mr Justice Spencer, said Soyege was an enforcer for a London-based gang and was sent on 31 August to eliminate competition from two rival drugs groups in Basingstoke.

Olamide Soyege robbed a drugs runner in Bermuda Close Park, and then attacked a second gang at Kingfisher House, driving a knife "up to the hilt" into Mr Williams' chest, he added.

Following the fight, Taylor escaped from the flat via a window but then realised he had been stabbed.

Paramedics found Taylor Williams injured following a call at 10.34pm that evening.

The defendants' accomplice, Terence Maccabee, 19, suffered serious stab wounds in the confrontation at Kingfisher House, the court heard.

Detective Inspector Lee McClellan said: “This has been a challenging and complex case but the ultimate outcome is that Taylor Williams has tragically lost his life as a consequence of getting caught up in the dark and violent world of County Lines drugs networks.

“Taylor was only at the start of his young life and this tragedy will impact forever on the lives of his friends and family. We can only hope that the reality of Taylor’s death will make other young people think twice about getting involved in this brutal trade.

“I would like to thank the tenacity of the investigation team who worked tirelessly to bring this case before the courts.”