A MURDERER who stabbed his victim 24 times before trying to flee the country has been jailed for life.
Raekwon Hanniford-Brown, of Balham, South London, brutally killed Errol McKay after a fight broke out over a drug row, a court heard.
2
Raekwon Hanniford-Brown, 23, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 19 years Credit: PA
The pair had an arrangement to store narcotics at Errol's flat, in return for crack cocaine, prosecutors said.
But the 23-year-old dealer knifed his victim in the head and neck 24 times during the horrific attack after the agreement turned sour on July 27 last year.
Hanniford-Brown callously took his drugs and fled the scene on a bike, before throwing away the weapon.
He rushed to Gatwick Airport in an attempt to leave the country - where he was apprehended by police and charged with murder the following day.
Read More
FIND HIM Police hunt wanted man after teen, 15, & man, 23, killed 'during rap video shoot'
TEEN TRAGEDY Boy, 17, stabbed to death after birthday party as cops launch murder probe
The Met Police confirmed forensic examination of the bloodstained flat, on Trinity Crescent, Wandsworth, revealed a hand print that traced back to Hanniford-Brown.
He was handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 19 years at Croydon Crown Court on Friday.
Detective Chief Inspector Laura Semple, of the Met's specialist crime command, said: "Hanniford-Brown claimed that he acted in self-defence and that he suffered with PTSD and a phobia of knives, he also said that if it wasn't self-defence, he at least hadn't intended to cause Errol serious harm.
"However, the severity of the wounds he inflicted, the mobile phone data and the steps he took to distance himself from the incident, indicated otherwise."
Most read in The Sun
KILLED BY BIG BRO Teen girl's evil brother GUILTY of her murder after vile sex attack
HORROR CRASH Greek firefighting plane crashes after clipping tree while dousing wildfire
BLINKING LOVELY Big Brother legend Helen unrecognisable 22 years after quitting fame
'TERRIBLE IDEA' EasyJet pilot warns tourists to GET OFF his holiday flight to Rhodes
A spokesman for Mr McKay's family said: "Errol was the youngest of nine children, the baby of the family. He was a loving son, brother, uncle and nephew.
"Errol was humble, funny and affectionate. A kind-hearted man who prioritised family.
"This man took Errol's life then tried to run away. Some of us have been able to forgive, others have not, cannot and will not.
"Errol was taken from us too soon but leaves behind a legacy of love."
2
Errol McKay, 49, was stabbed to death in a row over a drug deal Credit: PA