Michael Campbell died in revenge attack for damage to car
A jury has found three local youths guilty of the murder of Michael Campbell.
Gym Instructor Carl Gordon aged 19, Social Worker Kenneth Alexander aged 20 and office worker David Powlett aged 22 jailed for murder were all convicted at the Old Bailey following a trail which lasted more than two months.
Mr. Campbell was killed on Welstead Way in Chiswick and his friend Ishmael Chambers was seriously wounded following a dispute over a vandalised car in April last year.
The court had heard that there had been a long-running dispute between a man called Daniel Russell, who was an associate of the convicted men, and Mr Chambers. Former resident of Welstead Way, Daniel Russell, is believed to have left the country shortly after the incident which started outside MacDonalds on Chiswick High Road and has never been traced.
The defence told the court that Mr. Chambers along with other associates including Mr. Campbell found the men who were involved in the altercation on the High Road and attacked their parked car.
The prosecution claimed that after this incident Carl Gordon recruited Kenneth Alexander and David Powlett to return to Welstead Way where they met Mr Chambers and Mr Campbell and a third person. They claim that two of the men came to this confrontation armed with knives.
In the ensuing fight Michael Campbell was stabbed in the back. He was rushed to hospital but died shortly after his arrival. Mr Chambers was also taken to the hospital having been kicked and stabbed. He was in a critical condition but survived.
Carl Gordon was sentenced to 16 years for murder of Michael Campbell. Kenneth Alexander and David Powlett were both sentenced to 15 years each. All three men were also sentenced to 14 years to run concurrently for the attempted murder of Ishmael Chambers.
Brothers Daniel Walters and Joel Walters who had also been charged with murder and attempted murder were cleared of all charges.
April 6, 2006
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