Dartford: Man sentenced to 11 years for knife attack

Enaruba discarded his jacket and a knife near to an electricity sub-station. police said

A man has been jailed for 11 years for manslaughter following a fatal knife attack in Dartford.

Chris Enaruba stabbed 18-year-old Denzel Njemo on the evening of 14 April, Kent Police said.

Police and medical crews attended following a disturbance in the High Street but Mr Njemo died at the scene.

Enaruba, 19, of Copper Mead Close, Cricklewood, was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court on Monday, having denied a murder charge.

A jury instead found Enaruba guilty of manslaughter.

A 19-year-old man who had travelled to Dartford with Enaruba was found not guilty of a charge of assisting an offender.

In a statement following the case, Kent Police said Mr Njemo's parents had "come to terms with the needless and senseless loss of a much-loved son, and brother".

Det Insp Ross Gurden from Kent Police, said he hoped the sentencing would offer some comfort to the victim's parents and wider family and that they would feel that some justice had been gained.

He said: "Enaruba travelled into Dartford armed with a knife and he had little hesitation in using what proved to be a deadly weapon.

"Ultimately Enaruba's actions have cut short a young life and devastated an entire family.

"This senseless act has left a family in mourning and having to come to terms with the needless loss of a much-loved son and brother."

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