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Key Details
Victim: Riches Obi (aged 25)
Perpetrators: Jurek Crows, Raichell Felomina, Suvenka Martis
Location: Bramwell House, Rockingham Estate, Elephant & Castle, London
Date of murder: 17 November 2020
Key Facts
Riches Obi was stabbed to death in his mother Bernadette Ortet’s flat, despite having no criminal links himself.
His mother was found bound and gagged in her bedroom; she later refused to testify and returned to Nigeria.
Investigators discovered evidence of a potential sham marriage ring involving Bernadette’s immigration casework and forged documents.
Perpetrators Crows, Philomena and Martis were tied to the crime through receipts, phone records, and CCTV footage.
Crows fled to Colombia and was extradited years later; due to legal restrictions, UK police were never allowed to question him.
In court, Crows denied murder, claiming the visit was to finalise sham marriage paperwork; he was convicted regardless.
Philomena and Martis were acquitted of murder but convicted of false imprisonment; Martis also for perverting the course of justice.
Sentences:
Jurek Crows – life with a minimum term of 30 years
Raichell Felomina – 11 years and 6 months
Suvenka Martis – 7 years and 6 months
All three are set to be deported after serving their sentences.
Riches’ sister, Olive, who arrived at the scene, made headlines after stepping over his body to retrieve a suitcase, then leaving and later moving to the US — her role remains heavily speculated.