London police are offering a £20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspect in the fatal stabbing of film student Finbar Sullivan. Jordan Asije, 22, is wanted in connection with the death of the 21-year-old, who was allegedly attacked by a group of men on Primrose Hill on April 7.
Detective Inspector Andy Griffin of the Metropolitan Police directly appealed to Asije, urging him to surrender. "I also want to make it clear that anyone knowingly assisting Jordan to evade arrest, or harbouring him, may be committing a criminal offence and can expect to be investigated and dealt with robustly," Griffin stated. He added that any information, no matter how small, could be crucial to the ongoing investigation.
Three men—Ernest Boateng, 25, Alexis Bidace, 25, and Oliuwadamilola Ogunyankinnu, 27—have already appeared in court charged with murder. All three have denied the charges, as well as counts of manslaughter and violent disorder. Ogunyankinnu reportedly told the court that the police had apprehended the wrong individual.
Khalid Abdulqadir, 18, has also been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent, violent disorder, and possession of a knife. He has pleaded not guilty to these offenses.
Court documents indicate that Sullivan entered Primrose Hill shortly before the incident and was allegedly surrounded by a group. Boateng is accused of kicking Sullivan, causing him to fall, before he was stabbed. Bidace and Ogunyankinnu are alleged to have punched and kicked the victim. Another unidentified male is accused of inflicting a fatal stab wound to Sullivan's thigh.
The incident occurred in a public area, and multiple witnesses are reported to have recorded the assault on their phones. Paramedics pronounced Sullivan dead at the scene.
Sullivan, who studied at the London Screen Academy, was the son of musician Christopher Sullivan and grandson of cinematographer Michael Seresin. He was known for producing music videos for drill rap artists under the name Sully Shot It. His father described him as "the most beautiful, lovely, outgoing, loving boy."
A trial for the existing defendants is scheduled to commence on April 5 of the following year. Police state that significant progress has been made in understanding the events leading to Sullivan's death.