Three jailed over murder of man stabbed in park

Momoh Sesay, Arhin Tutu and Daniel Israel were sentenced on Tuesday

Three men have been jailed, two of them for life, for killing a man in a Coventry park in an argument over the theft of a shared bicycle.

Momoh Sesay and Arhin Tutu had both been found guilty of murdering Marvin Warmington after he was stabbed in Gosford Green Park on Binley Road in August 2023.

Sesay was given life with a minimum of 26 years, while Tutu was given life with a minimum of 27 years for murder.

A third man, Daniel Israel, will serve 11 years after he was found guilty of manslaughter.

All three had pleaded guilty to charges of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs, and will serve sentences for those offences concurrently.

Sesay, 23 and from Kingsland Avenue, Coventry, Tutu, 22, of Leicester Street, Bedworth and Israel, 34 and of no fixed abode, were sentenced at Warwick Crown Court on Tuesday.

Their victim, Marvin Warmington, was described by his family as "extremely kind and empathetic" and "always smiling."

In a tribute to the 47-year-old they said "he was loved and liked by all who knew him," and the family felt "lost" since his death.

Marvin Warmington was funny, attentive and extremely loving, said his family

Mr Warmington was stabbed in the heart in the early hours of 20 August 2023 following an argument about the theft of a bicycle, said West Midlands Police.

It was a "senseless and violent act which cost Mr Warmington his life," said Det Sgt Leigh Harrison.

"We hope this conviction will bring some closure to his family following their loss."