Teenager, 19, admits stabbing 23-year-old stuntman to death and knifing a quadbiker as they filmed a music video with Lamborghinis outside Brixton tube station
- Shane Jerome, 23, was fatally stabbed in the heart during Brixton video shoot
- He was riding his motorbike in convoy in the borough for part of a music video
- Court heard attacker also swung a knife at a second man riding on a quad bike
- Brandon McNeil, 19, has pleaded guilty to Mr Jerome’s murder the Old Bailey
- Also admitted grievous bodily harm with intent on second man, Romaine Gayle
A teenager has admitted stabbing a motorcyclist to death during the making of a music video outside a chicken shop in Brixton involving Lamborghinis and quad bikes.
Shane Jerome, 23, was attacked in a deadly street battle as he rode his motorbike down a south London high street as part of a convoy of vehicles featuring in the film.
Armed with a ‘large knife’, Brandon McNeil ran up to Mr Jerome and stabbed him in the chest, piercing his heart, it was alleged.
The Old Bailey heard he also swung the blade at a second man on a quad bike which was also part of the convoy near Brixton Tube station.
A teenager has admitted stabbing motorcyclist Shane Jerome, 23, to death during the making of a music video outside a chicken shop in Brixton involving Lamborghinis and quad bikes
Mr Jerome was attacked in a deadly street battle as he rode his motorbike down a south London high street as part of a convoy of vehicles featuring in the film. Pictured: Men gathered in Brixton, south London to film the music video
McNeil, 19, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to Mr Jerome’s (pictured) murder. He also admitted attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent to the second man, Romaine Gayle
Despite efforts to save him, Mr Jerome, from Thornton Heath, south London, was pronounced dead at the scene in July last year
Despite efforts to save him, Mr Jerome, from Thornton Heath, south London, was pronounced dead at the scene in July last year.
On Tuesday, McNeil, 19, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to Mr Jerome’s murder.
He also admitted attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent to the second man, Romaine Gayle, and possession of a knife on Brixton Road.
Mr Jerome’s family sat in court as McNeil, of Lollard Street, Vauxhall, south London, entered his pleas in the dock.
Judge Rebecca Trowler QC adjourned sentencing until May 27 for reports to be prepared with McNeil remanded into custody.
Police and paramedics rushed to Brixton high street at around 8.18pm on July 21 last year to find Shane who had been fatally stabbed while apparently filming a music video involving several cars and a quad bike
The Old Bailey heard he also swung the blade at a second man on a quad bike which was also part of the convoy near Brixton Tube station
Police and paramedics rushed to Brixton high street at around 8.18pm on July 21 last year to find Shane who had been fatally stabbed while apparently filming a music video involving several cars and a quad bike.
Footage later emerged from the scene showing a green Lamborghini supercar speed off into the distance amid screams as the road descended into chaos.
A witness told BBC News that a convoy of cars and quad bikes had ‘suddenly turned on one another, leading to one man being stabbed and others involved in a fist fight before running off on foot and by vehicle.’
They added: ‘The front of the convoy was a black Range Rover, which had a driver that wore a balaclava, and men sitting in the boot of the car, with the boot door open.
Police and emergency crews descended on Brixton’s high street following reports of an assault and found a man suffering from stab wounds
‘There was also a red Ferrari and lime green Lamborghini, as well as two quad bikes. One of the quads ended up beached on the pavement.
‘The man who was stabbed was lying in the middle of the road, with an ambulance on scene instantly, where the man was receiving CPR right away but looked lifeless.
‘Another man who was wearing a balaclava and ski goggles, accompanied by a woman, ran to the victim screaming.’
Forensics teams were seen examining a motorbike, damaged rental bike and quad bike overnight following chaotic scenes which were one witness said also involved a group of people having a fist fight before fleeing the area.
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