Solomon Sarfo murder: Jamie Rickerby jailed for life
A hotel worker from south London has been jailed for a minimum of 25 years after he was found guilty of killing a man during a robbery.
Jamie Rickerby, 26, of Balham High Road, Balham, stabbed Solomon Sarfo, 34, in the heart in February last year.
The victim was heard shouting: "Help, I am being robbed" and then: "You robbed me, you stabbed me so come on..."
The Old Bailey heard that Mr Sarfo took a few steps but collapsed in Tilson Gardens, Brixton Hill.
Rickerby was found guilty of murder at a trial last month.
Jailing him for life, Judge Wendy Joseph told Rickerby: "It was your intention to take something he was carrying. He was fighting you off."
The court heard that Mr Sarfo left his home in Gipsy Hill after receiving a phone call from a man he knew.
He took £200 with him but had only £60 and two wraps of cocaine with a street value of £8,000 in his pocket after he was assaulted.
Rickerby had a long record of offences related to drugs.
Following the sentence, Det Insp John McQuade said: "No-one deserves to die in the violent way that Solomon Sarfo did.
"Rickerby had come to the meeting armed with a knife and was prepared to use it for financial gain.
"Today's sentence has ensured that a violent man faces the consequences of his actions and has been removed from our streets."