A mother and her teenage son have been convicted of killing a 17-year-old boy in a machete attack in south London. Nichola Leighton, 36, and her son Tyreese Ulysses, 19, were found guilty over the death of Levi Ernest-Morrison in Sydenham on 10 April.
The court heard that Leighton drove Ulysses to the scene after becoming furious that the victim had knocked on her door looking for her son. Ulysses gathered a group of friends armed with knives after learning that Ernest-Morrison was 'bothering' his mother.
The group jumped out of Leighton's red Suzuki 4x4 jeep and chased the victim, fatally stabbing him in an attack that lasted just 30 seconds before they fled back to the waiting car. Prosecutor Bill Emlyn Jones said Leighton had told police she would 'batter' the boys if they returned.
Leighton was found guilty of murder and possessing an offensive weapon. Ulysses admitted to having a weapon but was cleared of murder and convicted of manslaughter by a majority verdict. Two teenagers, aged 16 and 17, were also convicted of murder. The jury failed to reach a verdict for a 15-year-old defendant.
The defendants have been remanded in custody and are due to be sentenced on 28 January 2022.
