20-YEAR-OLD Crosslon Davis, who performed under the stage name Bis was stabbed nine times by a group of four men on December 6, 2019.

The musician was part of the Harlem Spartan collective based in Kennington, South London.

Davis was wounded in the back, and this caused fatal injuries to both his heart and lungs. In total, he had at least nine wounds.

He had been chased and surrounded by a group. Elijah Morgan, aged 20 and Jedaiah Param, aged 21 were part of that group.

The two were sentenced to murder at the Old Bailey (Central Criminal Court) on Monday April 19.

Both of them had left prison just three months before the attack, the court heard.

The incident took place after Davis filmed a music video in Kennington and Cambridge. As he travelled back to London, he became annoyed with someone over the phone, who he felt was disrespectful about fellow musician Latwaan Griffiths (Latz) who had been stabbed and killed in July 2018.

Along with his friends, Davis decided to meet the caller in the Deptford Creek.

Davis had arrived at Deptford Creek with a friend in the early hours of December 6. Param and Morgan had got to the area shortly before them.

Davis attacked them with a mallet, when they entered a taxi to leave. However, they told the driver to stop and chased after Davis with two unidentified men.

Police were told by witnesses that they saw a group of men go after Davis.

All of them carried knives and machetes. All four of them stabbed Davis before he fell to the ground. Davis’ friend tried to protect him but could not as he was outnumbered.

His friend called 999 and stayed with him until support arrived. However, he gave officers a false name, did not give a witness statement and did not assist with the investigation.

Davis died a short time later due to significant blood loss following the stab wounds.

After the incident, Morgan was spotted in both Coventry and Nuneaton before eventually being arrested in Birmingham.

The court heard that he had been involved in another stabbing in the Nuneaton area. The victim survived the attack on this occasion, but was left with serious shoulder and arm injuries.

Param was arrested at Dover Eastern Docks. He was attempting to leave England but was found beneath a coat in the back of a car that was passing through passport control.

Judge Angela Raffery said Davis was “shown no mercy whatsoever”.

She went on: “This was a sustained and vicious attack. Mr Davis was killed despite the efforts of his friend to shield him. He was surrounded and repeatedly stabbed before collapsing. This was a savage murder of a defenceless man using large knives you took to the scene.

“These were fearsome weapons. Mr Davis was stabbed nine times, seven times to the back. These penetrated his lung and heart. He was shown no mercy whatsoever and died in the street despite the efforts of medical services to save his life.

“There was a clear intention to kill Mr Davis. You both have appalling records of violence and carrying weapons. This is a very severe aggravating factor.”

Both Morgan and Param will serve minimum terms of 28 years for the murder – life sentences.

Morgan, who has no fixed address will also serve a four year sentence for the stabbing in Nuneaton, alongside

He also received a four-year sentence for the Nuneaton stabbing and other offences including assaulting prison officers while in custody.

Param, of Norwood High Street, West Norwood, also received a further four-year sentence, after pleading guilty to an incident where he threw a corrosive fluid at another man.

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