Two teenage girls have been sentenced to a total of less than eight years in prison for the manslaughter of a 51-year-old homeless man, after their own social media posts provided crucial evidence against them.
A Vicious Attack Near King's Cross
The court heard how Anthony Marks was attacked outside the closed-down McGlynn's pub near King's Cross station on August 10, 2024. In what was described as a county lines retribution attack, he was hit with a car bonnet, chased, stamped on, and beaten with a gin bottle.
Found wandering around Kings' Cross station, Mr Marks was taken to hospital with a bleed on the brain. It was there authorities discovered he was due to be arrested for breaching his licence following a recent prison release. He was returned to prison but died on September 14, 2024, after suffering a seizure and being readmitted to hospital.
Selfies and Chilling Videos Seal Their Fate
Eymaiyah-Lee Bradshaw McKoy and Mia Campos-Jorge, both 17 at the time of the attack but now 18, denied murder but were convicted of manslaughter. Their conviction was heavily supported by evidence from their own phones.
The pair posed for selfies together and laughed about the assault. In a particularly chilling video filmed in the back of a car fitted with false number plates, they were seen laughing and singing. Another teenager, Jaidee 'Ghost' Bingham, 18, is heard in the footage saying: 'We messed up a man today.'
Damning photos were later found by police in Bradshaw McKoy's Snapchat account, including a message about loyalty and retaliation within the gang.
Sentences and Police Reaction
Following a trial, Jaidee Bingham was convicted of murder after the jury deliberated for 44 hours and 47 minutes. She was jailed for life with a minimum term of 16 years.
Bradshaw McKoy was sentenced to three years and 11 months in a young offender institution, while Campos-Jorge received three years and six months.
Detective Inspector Jim Barry of the Metropolitan Police stated: 'This is a particularly callous murder that gives an insight into the ruthless brutality of county lines gangs.'
He added: 'The fact that they were teenagers does not excuse their violent actions... They believed they had escaped justice, even posing for selfies together. There is a sense of justice that officers were able to use these to place them at the scene of the crime.'
