Ealing<\/a>, west London, was convicted of the murder of Anojan Gnaneswaran at Strawberry Hill station in Twickenham, south-west London on January 8 2024.<\/p>\nA fight broke out on the station platform between two groups of men over a drug deal to pay \u00a350 for 10 MDMA tablets, before Dondaldson chased Mr Gnaneswaran, 21, onto the tracks and stabbed him in the chest, abdomen and thigh.<\/p>\n
He was pronounced dead at the scene. Less than an hour later, Dondaldson was caught on CCTV on an N87 night bus smiling and laughing.<\/p>\n
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He was also recorded on the audio of a doorbell camera saying: “I stabbed him through the back bro, I stabbed him fully. I watched it and I felt it go in him, yeah.”<\/p>\n
He was arrested at his home in west London on January 11 2024 where he was discovered hiding in a cupboard.<\/p>\n
Police found 74 wraps of crack and heroin in his bedroom with a street value of more than \u00a31,000.<\/p>\n
Following the unanimous verdict, Judge Angela Rafferty KC remanded the defendant in custody and adjourned sentencing to a date to be fixed.<\/p>\n
British Transport Police Detective Chief Inspector Paul Attwell said: “What started as an argument over a drug deal ended in a young man’s life being cut short by a remorseless thug.<\/p>\n
“Donaldson showed his true colours as a coward by arming himself with a knife that night.<\/p>\n
“His cowardice has continued by never accepting responsibility and admitting his crime \u2013 thankfully the jury saw through his lies.<\/p>\n
“While no verdict can ever compensate for the loss of Anojan, I hope today’s outcome provides his family with some sense of closure.<\/p>\n
“Thanks to our extensive investigation, justice has now been served to the man responsible for killing their loved one.”<\/p>\n
Mr Gnaneswaran’s family paid tribute to a “much-loved son and brother”.<\/p>\n
In a statement issued through British Transport Police, they said: “Anojan was in his third year at university studying accounting and finance, and he was so excited for his future.<\/p>\n
“He excelled at all sports and had achieved first-dan black belt in karate \u2013 he competed in the World and European championships in karate, and we will all miss him so much.”<\/p>\n
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