Teenager who murdered rival dealer and butchered ‘Damned’ musician gets 31 years

A teenager who stabbed a rival drug dealer to death days after dismembering a talented jazz musician was jailed for a minimum of 31 years. Trumpeter William Algar, 53, who played with punk legends The Damned, was killed in his flat home before being chopped up by Emeka Dawuda-Wodu, 19. The court heard Mr Algar was ‘cuckooed’ by the Dawuda-Wodu, 19, and his associates who were using his tiny flat to ply their trade. Mr Algar accepted them treating him…

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