A knifeman who stabbed his defenceless victim multiple times in an unprovoked attack was freed from jail early after killing another victim just ten minutes away in 2018.
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who → stab → 2018
Reece Williams, 30, stood over his victim and rained down blows on his head and body on Beaconsfield Street, King's Cross, London, on September 15 last year.
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Williams → stand → September
Shaquille Coote, 27, suffered life-changing injuries and was left for dead after the eight-second attack.
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Coote → suffer → attack
Pictures showed the moment Williams stood over his victim in the middle of the road.
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Williams → show → road
His brother Darrell drove him away from the scene, Wood Green Crown Court heard.
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Court → drive → scene
Detectives sifted through hundreds of CCTV and found footage of Darrell, 27, driving along York Way at 5.31pm with his brother in the car.
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Darrell → sift → car
Video footage showed him pulling over and Reece jumping out to carry out the stabbing while Darrell U-turned and picked him up five minutes later for the drive home.
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Darrell → show → drive
They were arrested nine days later and still had the clothes they wore during the attack.
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they → arrest → attack
Reece Williams, 30, repeatedly stabbed his unsuspecting 27-year-old victim in King's Cross
Williams stood over his defenceless victim and repeatedly stabbed him in a brutal eight-second assault
Darrell was jailed for at least eight years after admitting to grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of a knife
Reece Williams, of Islington, and Darrell, of Hackney, both admitted grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of a knife.
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Williams → stab → knife
Reece was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 12 years.
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Reece → sentence → years
Darrell was jailed for at least eight years.
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Darrell → jail → years
Detective Chief Inspector Sarb Kaur, whose team led the investigation, said: ‘This was a violent and unprovoked attack, which left a man fighting for his life.
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which → lead → life
Our officers responded quickly, identifying both brothers, establishing their roles and bringing them to justice.
‘These sentences send a clear message: those who inflict serious violence on our streets will be pursued and held accountable.’
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who → respond → streets
The attack took place just a ten-minute walk from Upper Street in Islington, where Reece Williams stabbed another man to death in 2018.
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Williams → take → 2018
Marcel Campbell, 20, from Tottenham, was ambushed by Williams on the evening of May 21, 2018.
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Campbell → ambush → May
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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He → pronounce → scene
Williams told police he had not intended to kill Mr Campbell and had arranged to meet him to buy drugs but acted in self-defence after the victim pulled out a knife.
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victim → tell → knife
CCTV captured the moment panicked onlookers fled as he was knifed, before the killer sprinted off up the street.
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killer → capture → street
Mr Campbell's aunt Lynette said: 'He was a wonderful father, he lived for his kids.
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he → say → kids
He was a good boy, we are losing too many of our young people.
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we → lose → people
His mother is devastated.'
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mother → devastate → ?
Williams was jailed for 12 years in December 2018 for manslaughter but was freed early, allowing him to strike another victim last year.
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him → jail → victim
Williams was jailed for 12 years in December 2018 for the fatal stabbing of Marcel Campbell
Marcel Campbell 30, was stabbed to death by Williams in 2018 after a drug deal went awry
Williams was dressed in a black sweatshirt and light trousers, appearing to race from the scene moments after the fatal stabbing
Despite being seven years apart, the two attacks bear many similarities.
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attacks → jail → similarities
Not only did the attacks take place in the same area of London, but Williams wore a strikingly similar outfit for both crimes.
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Williams → take → crimes
In 2018, Williams was dressed in a black sweatshirt and light trousers with a grey hood.
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Williams → dress → hood
And in 2025 he wore a black coat and light trousers, possibly the very same as those worn on his previous attack.
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he → wear → attack
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