Dutchman Jailed for Life for Murder Linked to False Marriage Scam

Published on July 12, 2024

LONDON—A Dutchman has been jailed for life for the murder of a man who was stabbed to death after he tried to prevent his mother—who was involved in a false marriage scam—from being robbed. Riches Obi, 25, was stabbed repeatedly and bled to death in the hallway of a flat in Elephant and Castle, south London, on Nov. 17, 2020. His mother, Bernadette Ortet—a case worker with a firm of immigration solicitors—was found by police tied up in a bedroom, with a scarf around her neck. On Friday, Jurick Croes, 38, was jailed for a minimum of 30 years for the murder of Mr. Obi....

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