Man sentenced over stabbing captured on CCTV

A man has been sentenced for manslaughter by diminished responsibility – after investigators managed to recover footage of the killing itself.

Caudel Haughton, 21 (12.11.2003), of Conisborough Crescent, SE6, was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday, 7 February. He was sentenced to an indefinite term in a secure hospital over the fatal stabbing 20-year-old Filipe Oliveira on his doorstep on 15 April, 2023.

Detective Chief Inspector Kate Blackburn, from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command – who led the investigation – said:

“My thoughts today are with Filipe’s family and friends, who have had to wait almost two years for justice. This was an unprovoked attack, which saw Filipe fatally stabbed outside his own home.

“Our investigation utilised extensive CCTV evidence and witness testimonies. Haughton will be detained indefinitely in hospital – and may spend the rest of his life there, meaning he will no longer be a risk to the public.”

On the day of the killing, Filipe Oliveira was standing outside his home in Norwood Road, SE27, when he was approached by Haughton. The defendant was caught on CCTV approaching Filipe, armed with a flick knife. He stabbed him five times, before fleeing the scene.

Officers arrived in Norwood Road around 18:00hrs. They administered CPR, but Filipe tragically died later that evening. Eyewitnesses to the stabbing came forward, and detectives received vital anonymous tipoffs via Crimestoppers. Haughton had bragged about killing Oliveira after the incident.

Comprehensive CCTV enquiries were able to map Haughton’s entire route from his home address in Catford across several train journeys to Filipe’s home. This journey saw him travel by foot, bus and two trains over an hour-and-a-half.

Firearms officers from British Transport Police arrested Haughton at Waterloo Station five days later, on Tuesday, 21 April. This came off the back of a joint manhunt operation involving the Met Police, Dorset Police and British Transport Police.