A teenager who repeatedly stabbed 15-year-old Elianne Andam in a row over a teddy bear has been ordered to spend at least 23 years in prison for her murder. Hassan Sentamu, then 17, attacked her with a kitchen knife outside a shopping centre in Croydon, south London, in September 2023.

A teenager who stabbed 15-year-old Elianne Andam to death has been jailed for life, serving a minimum term of 23 years. Elianne was killed with a kitchen knife at a bus stop in Croydon, south London, on September 27, 2023, over an innocent ‘joke.’

An “evil” teenager has been locked up for life for stabbing 15-year-old Elianne Andam to death in a row over a teddy bear. Hassan Sentamu, 18, had a history of attacking girls and carrying knives before he killed the popular schoolgirl outside the Whitgift Centre in Croydon,

The mother of murdered schoolgirl Elianne Andam penned a powerful statement for the Old Bailey judge who jailed her daughter’s killer. Dorcas Andam detailed the devastating impact on her life, and recalled the tragic moment she found out about the stabbing.

Elianne Andam’s family tell sentencing hearing of ‘living nightmare’ - Hassan Sentamu has been sentenced to life with a minimum term of 23 years for murdering the 15-year-old in Croydon.