Eltham: Names and faces of Bartek Wyrzykowski's killers

Yusuf Aydin, Benedict Paul and Jack Davies attacked Bartosz - known as Bartek - as he was walking to the shop with his girlfriend on February 8 last year.

A fourth attacker, who cannot be named because he is under 18, delivered the fatal blow by stabbing Bartek with a machete style knife.

Aydin, Paul and Davies were all found guilty of manslaughter, while the fourth attacker was found guilty of manslaughter.

Yusuf Aydin, 22 (Image: Metropolitan Police)

Bartek and his girlfriend were walking on Lionel Road in Eltham at around 5pm when a car pulled up at a roundabout.

The four attackers got out as there was some animosity between Aydin and Bartek prior to the incident.

Jack Davies, 20 (Image: Metropolitan Police)

The court heard that Bartek was “undoubtedly outnumbered and overpowered”.

Bartek told his girlfriend to run away, before he tried to escape but was pursued by the four.

The fatal blow came when the unnamed teen stabbed him. 

Benedict Paul, 18 (Image: Metropolitan Police)

The attack was witnessed by horrified parents who were picking their children up from a nearby nursery school.

Bartek was rushed to the Royal London Hospital but was pronounced dead at 7.05pm that evening. 

The four defendants appeared at Inner London Crown Court on Wednesday (April 12) after a trial which saw the unnamed teen was found guilty of murder and the others of manslaughter. 

Boy with a heart of gold

Bartek was 21-years-old when he died (Image: Metropolitan Police)

A statement from Bartek’s mum was read in court, in which she described him as a “wonderful boy with a heart of gold”. 

“Each day every day since the day he was born, I've had a deep bond with him. I promised him when he came into this world that I would protect him and never let him come to harm,” she said. 

His mum said their whole family are in a great deal of pain after losing Bartek, who had always put them first. 

“We often catch ourselves walking into his room to talk to him or even say his name, then comes the painful realisation that he’s not there and he never will be again,” she said. 

The court heard that the four defendants had a shared interest in drill music which glorifies violence.

Aydin, Davies and Paul said they did not know that the 16-year-old had a knife, however, Judge Usah Karu said she was satisfied that all of the attackers knew about the weapon.

Judge Karu said: “Another life was needlessly lost as a result of a knife being carried unlawfully on the street, this time in Eltham."

She said the reason for the attack is only known by the four defendants.

Judge Karu handed out the following sentences: 

• The unnamed teen was sentenced to life in custody with a minimum term of 17 years for murder 
• Davies, aged 20, was sentenced to 11 years in custody for manslaughter 
• Aydin, aged 22, was sentenced to 12 years in custody for manslaughter 
• Paul, who is now 18 but was 17 at the time of the attack, was sentenced to 9 years in custody for manslaughter