Man convicted of Gordon Ogunmuyiwa's manslaughter

A man has been found guilty of the manslaughter of Gordon Ogunmuyiwa after an investigation by specialist Met detectives.

Paul Campbell, 43 (03.04.79) of Dunheved Road West, Thornton Heath, was convicted on Thursday, 8 May following a three-week trial at Woolwich Crown Court.

He is due to be sentenced on Tuesday, 10 June.

Campbell had beaten Gordon, a 62-year-old former doctor from Dalston, Hackney to death on Christmas Eve, following more than a year of financial and physical abuse.

Detective Chief Inspector Samantha Townsend, who led the Met’s investigation said: “Gordon was a gentle man with no history of violence.

“Ill health however had seen him become increasingly vulnerable - something Campbell took advantage of. A selfish and self-serving man, Campbell’s greed coloured his actions and an innocent man was taken from his family.

“I hope today’s verdict goes some way in providing a sense of justice to Gordon’s family.”

The court heard that on Saturday, 24 December 2022, police were called by the London Ambulance Service at 10:00hrs to a report a man had died in a house of multiple occupancy in Thornton Heath.

Gordon was found in a room registered in Campbell’s name. However, when paramedics arrived Campbell had fled the scene.

Detectives attempted to contact him but were unsuccessful.

This led officers to make enquiries into Campbell, which resulted in a murder investigation being launched.

Police interviewed fellow residents at the address and quickly established a pattern of behaviour that saw Gordon suffer brutal beatings by Campbell.

A financial search uncovered that Campbell had been using Gordon's debit cards. He also bought an iPhone from a second hand shop, using said bank cards, a week after Gordon had died.

On Wednesday, 11 January 2023 Campbell was arrested on suspicion of murder. He was charged on 13 January.

A post mortem was conducted and it was clear that Gordon had multiple injuries borne over time.

However the assault - which was heard by neighbours on Saturday, 24 December - was described as particularly vicious and ultimately led to Gordon’s death.

Gordon's Sister Merion Wood said: "Gordon was much loved and his death has completely destroyed our family. We thank the police for their efforts at bringing his murderer to justice and pray no other family has to suffer as we have."