{"id":5007,"date":"2018-09-17T01:00:45","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T01:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/ng\/?p=5007"},"modified":"2018-09-17T01:00:45","modified_gmt":"2018-09-17T01:00:45","slug":"shocking-sad-nigerian-born-british-model-harry-uzoka-stabbed-to-death-in-london-staggered-into-the-street-from-a-housing-estate-before-collapsing-25-year-old-signed-by-premier-model-managemen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/shocking-sad-nigerian-born-british-model-harry-uzoka-stabbed-to-death-in-london-staggered-into-the-street-from-a-housing-estate-before-collapsing-25-year-old-signed-by-premier-model-managemen\/","title":{"rendered":"SHOCKING& SAD: Nigerian-born British model, HARRY UZOKA stabbed to death in London… staggered into the street from a housing estate before collapsing *25 year old signed by Premier Model Management, promising 1.8m-tall model\u2019s face had appeared on billboards in the UK and USA. He had also worked for Zara and Mercedes *Eye witness: \u201cWe believe that the incident started at Ollgar House, in Ollgar Close and the victim was assaulted and stabbed before staggering and collapsing in Old Oak Road\u201d * \u201cThis is another tragic murder with a young male victim who has met a violent death\u201d-Detective Inspector Beverley Kofi BY SALMON IBIKUNLE\/CRIME\u00a0REPORTER, LONDON"},"content":{"rendered":"

SHOCKING& SAD:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Nigerian-born British model, HARRY UZOKA stabbed to death in London… staggered into the street from a housing estate before collapsing<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

*25 year old signed by Premier Model Management, promising 1.8m-tall model\u2019s face had appeared on billboards in the UK and USA. He had also worked for Zara and Mercedes<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

*Eye witness: \u201cWe believe that the incident started at Ollgar House, in Ollgar Close and the victim was assaulted and stabbed before staggering and collapsing in Old Oak Road\u201d<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

* \u201cThis is another tragic murder with a young male victim who has met a violent death\u201d-Detective Inspector Beverley Kofi<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BY SALMON IBIKUNLE\/<\/b>CRIME\u00a0<\/i>REPORTER<\/i><\/b><\/span>, LONDON<\/b><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>PAINFULLY, A FAST RISING NIGERIAN Born British model, HARRY UZOKA met his untimely death recently in the hands of assailants. Uzoka was stabbed to death near his home in what is believed to be a robbery which went wrong.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Uzoka, who was on the books of Premier Model Management, died from a single stab wound in the tragic incident. <\/b>Neighbors<\/b><\/span>\u00a0on Old Oak Road, East Acton, reported a shout of \u2018hand it over\u2019 in the melee which involved several men. Twenty-five-year-old Uzoka staggered into the street from a housing estate before collapsing, reports say. <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Detective Inspector Beverley Kofi said: \u201cThis is another tragic murder with a young male victim who has met a violent death. We believe that the incident started at Ollgar House, in Ollgar Close and the victim was assaulted and stabbed before staggering and collapsing in Old Oak Road.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe there were a number of people involved, but we are still working to establish the circumstances and a possible motive. We have made two arrests and continue to pursue a number of lines of inquiry. We need the public\u2019s help to piece together what happened \u2014 who the victim was seen with, the incident itself and the immediate aftermath.\u201d<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The promising 1.8m-tall model\u2019s face had appeared on billboards in the UK and USA. He had also worked for Zara and Mercedes.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

He was also signed to the Los Angeles New Models agency and was followed by more than 14,000 people on Instagram. He had spent Christmas in the Caribbean and had sent a message to followers in his last post: \u2018Happy Holidays\u2019 with double heart emojis.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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