A teenager has been jailed for at least 22 years after fatally stabbing his neighbor – a bike enthusiast – in the chest.

Sanchez Tate, 18, attacked his 21-year-old neighbor Mohamed Abdi Noor on December 11 last year in Tufnell Park Road in Kentish Town, north. London.

During a trial at the Old Bailey, the court heard that Tate stabbed Mr Abdi Noor in the chest before running home. He was arrested shortly after.

Prosecutor Catherine Pattison said that “before he passed out, Mr Abdi Noor said ‘Sanchez’ and repeated it, meaning the name of the person who stabbed him.”

The 21-year-old – who the prosecutor said had a “passion for pedal bikes and motorbikes” – was taken to hospital where he died early the next morning.

Ms Pattison then told jurors: “The level of violence was disproportionate to what was required to rob someone.

“It has the hallmarks of targeted violence, even if spontaneous, against a known individual, regardless of what is behind it.”

She also noted that Mr Abdi Noor told his wife about an earlier incident allegedly involving Tate, when he saw her motorcycle on the ground in his own parking lot.

The prosecutor said he questioned several teenagers who knocked him over and pointed at Tate, before adding: “Mr Abdi Noor told Mr Tate he had to pay for the damage – a scratch and some parts were damaged .

“Nothing else seemed to come out of it. As it happened, Mr. Abdi Noor took his motorcycle to be repaired.

“The damage to the motorcycle was still being repaired at the time of Mr. Abdi Noor’s death.”

Tate claimed he acted in self-defense. He was found guilty of murder following a trial at the Old Bailey on Thursday.

Judge Mark Dennis KC ordered he be jailed for 22 years. Tate was also given a concurrent 15-month sentence for possessing a blade in a public place.

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Detective Chief Inspector Larry Smith, who led Scotland Yard’s investigation into the incident, said his thoughts were “with Mohamed’s family and those who knew him, who have lost a much-loved family member and friend.” .

He added: “I am also aware that there are no winners in this case and Tate, who was 17 at the time, will have a lot of time in prison to reflect on the painful stupidity of his actions.”