Killer Of 10-Year-Old Nigerian, Damilola Taylor Displays Arrogance In UK Court

One of the brothers who killed 10-year-old Nigerian kid, Damilola Taylor arrogantly held up a sign as he left a court hearing calling for ‘real justice’ for his victim.

Ricky Preddie, 26, posed outside court with a piece of paper which read: ‘Real Justice for Damiola Taylor’ – misspelling the schoolboy’s name.

 Damilola Taylor

The stunt followed an appearance before West London magistrates where he denied a string of driving offences.

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Today, Damilola’s father Richard, 65, said the placard was ‘distressing’ and called for Preddie to identify his son’s real killer – if he really is innocent.

Damilola bled to death on a stairwell on a Peckham estate in South London in November 2000 after being stabbed in the leg with a broken beer bottle on his way home from the library.

Preddie and his brother Danny, who were 13 and 12 at the time, were convicted of manslaughter in 2006 and jailed for eight years.

Widower Mr Taylor said: ‘It is very upsetting and disturbing for me. If he has evidence about my son’s death then he should say something. Maybe he is using it as a ploy to distract from his court appearance.’

Ricky was first released from prison on parole in 2010 - but he was sent back to jail three times after breaking the terms of his release. His brother Danny was released from prison in 2011.

 Damilola’s family had moved to London from Nigeria in search of a better life just months before the fatal attack.

Eight years later, Damilola's mother Gloria Taylor, 57, died from a heart attack after suffering from high blood pressure following her son's death.

The mother, who dedicated her life after her son's death to helping underprivileged children, collapsed while walking near her home in Blackheath, South East London.