Man sentenced for murdering his neighbour in Newham

A man who killed his neighbour in a violent attack in Canning Town has been sentenced to life with a minimum 24 years in prison for murder and grievous bodily harm following a Met Police investigation.

Daniel Whybrow, 46 (03.10.78), of Hartington Road, Newham, was handed the sentence on Wednesday, 3 September following a trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court.

Raish Ahmed, who was aged 50, was stabbed repeatedly by Whybrow outside his home. He died two days later in hospital.

Detective Chief Inspector Samantha Townsend, from the Met’s Specialist Crime Unit, said:

"My thoughts remain with the victim’s family at this difficult time.

"I hope the sentencing brings a small measure of peace and justice to them."

The court heard that on 5 October 2024, a dispute broke out between the two neighbours, who lived in the same block of flats in Hartington Road, with Raish telling his wife that Whybrow had tried to attack him as he left his home.

They are believed to have had a dispute about the main door entrance to the flats being kept open.

Raish then called his friend and the two met before returning to the flats, where they saw Whybrow.

An altercation broke out between the men, before Whybrow went to his kitchen window and grabbed a knife from inside.

He began to shout “I will kill you” before trying to attack Raish’s friend.

CCTV and footage reviewed by detectives then showed Whybrow turning his attention to Raish and stabbing him multiple times, continuing even after the victim fell to the floor and tried to defend himself with a steering lock he had picked up.

A teenage boy was also injured by Whybrow as he attempted to protect Raish.

Emergency services were called and neighbours went to help Raish and also fend off Whybrow.

Raish was treated by paramedics from the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance before being taken to hospital.

The teenage boy was also taken to hospital, where his injuries were assessed as neither life-threatening nor life-changing.

After the attack, Whybrow returned to his flat and was arrested by officers who had quickly determined he was a suspect.

He was originally charged on 6 October 2024 with attempted murder, but this was changed to murder following Raish’s death on 7 October.

Whybrow was found guilty at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Friday, 22 August and sentenced as above to 24 years for murder as well as six years for grievous bodily harm to run concurrently.

He was acquitted of racially aggravated assault and threats to kill against Raish’s friend who was present at the scene of the murder.