Murder at the Stevenage crack den

A teenager stabbed a robber to death during a bungled raid on a drugs den at the home of a middle-aged woman, a court heard. Destao Pedro, 18, plunged a knife into the back of 47 year-old Mark Altabas as he ran empty-handed from the house in Stevenage, Herts. Mr Altabas managed to stagger 50 yards down the road before collapsing and died in hospital a few hours later. The Old Bailey heard Mr Altabas had planned the robbery with…