Nigerian man pleads guilty after his girlfriend accidentally killed herself during a fight .
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A Nigerian man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 17-year-old Katrina Makunova in Camberwell, UK.
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Oluwaseyi Dada, 21, pleaded guilty to manslaughter, yesterday, on the first day of his trial at the Old Bailey. The court heard how Dada and Katrina had been in a relationship that had recently deteriorated.
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A series of social media communications between Dada and Katrina were obtained by police from the victim’s mobile phone. These posts showed there was a feud between them, with both parties making veiled threats and insulting each other.
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On Thursday, 12 July 2018, Katrina had gone to the lobby of a block of flats on Brisbane Street where Dada lived. The pair encountered each other on the ground floor and a struggle began.
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During the course of this altercation, both of them fell, but unfortunately Katrina was carrying a knife in her handbag. Katrina fell onto the handbag, causing the knife to pierce the bag and then stab her in the chest.
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Despite the efforts of paramedics, she was pronounced dead at the scene at 13:02hrs. Dada was arrested on suspicion of murder at the scene and subsequently charged with manslaughter on Friday, 13 July. He will be sentenced on the Tuesday, 29 January.