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The Sun
23-07-2025
- The Sun
Chilling moment phone snatcher leaps from car & stabs aristocrat's footballer grandson to death in savage robbery
THIS is the chilling moment a phone thief jumped from a car and stabbed an aristocrat's footballer grandson to death. Shocking CCTV footage showed Oguzcan Dereli, 27, pull up next to his victim on October 18 last year. 7 7 7 Abdul-Latif Pouget, 20, had been sitting on a moped near Farringdon station, in London, before the brutal attack at around 9.30pm. Dereli can be seen leaping out of a blue Ford Focus estate armed with a machete. Pouget attempts to ride away but Dereli knocks him off his bike and knifes him multiple times. The victim, known as Abz, was in critical condition for three days before he sadly succumbed to his injuries. The horror had taken just 13 seconds to unfold. Abz was the grandson of Baron Bouget, and his great-grandfather had been banker George de Vere Drummond, godson of King George VI. The Pouget family also has links to Chateau Pouget, a winery in the Margaux appellation of Bordeaux, France. The 20-year-old was a talented footballer and played on the left wing for Zaza FC in the Barnet Sunday Football League, the Old Bailey heard. Cannabis dealer Dereli denied murder but was today found guilty by a jury. The conviction is the latest on a long list, with 39 previous on his criminal record. He was sentenced to 18 months in 2018 for a string of phone thefts in London. Abz's brother Badruddin, delivered a moving victim impact statement in court. He addressed the defendant in the dock and said: "Mr Dereli, when Abz was nine you had your first conviction. "When Abz was collecting medals you were collecting bank cards and snatching phones from strangers. You were caught hiding under a mattress." 7 7 7 The heartbroken brother described his beloved sibling as "a young man who, unlike you, was loved for who he was, not feared for what he might do." "I hope that justice might speak for Abz now since you never let him speak again," he added. The victim's devastated mother, Kawsar Pouget, also paid tribute to her "kind, respectful, polite and humble" son. "He was a talented and gifted footballer who was a role model to those younger than him. He was young intelligent and full of promise," she added. "He bought warmth and laughter to every room. His murder shattered the natural order of things and has broken something deep within us. "Every member of the family carries this loss. Our family gatherings now taken place at the graveside." Prosecutors argued Dereli had been trying to steal Abz's phone at the time. But the defendant told the court his victim had wrongly accused him of robbery and he was acting in self-defence after a confrontation ensued. Prosecuting, Danny Robinson, told the court Abz was still sat on his moped when Dereli came at him with a machete. "He struck him with the machete and then stabbed him with it to his right thigh. The stab wound severed an artery causing instant massive blood loss and Mr Pouget collapsed on the pavement," he told the court. Abz tragically died in hospital three days later at 11.15am on October 21. Police detained Dereli at the Easy Hotel on October 19, where he was staying with a woman. The court heard his girlfriend had given birth shortly before the murder, but Dereli had not met his baby because he was "scared". Cops were unable to locate the murder weapon but arrested Dereli on October 20. The court heard his family of eleven were Kurdish asylum seekers who all lived in a three bedroomed council flat. His father was unemployed and his mother was too ill to work. Dereli, of Alexander Road, Holloway, denied but was convicted of murder and having an offensive weapon. Judge Sarah Whitehouse said upon sentencing: "I am not satisfied this was a murder carried out in the circumstances of a robbery. "We shall probably never know why you decided to get out of your car and run over and stab Mr Pouget." But the judge added there had been rumours of a disagreement over a debt. "Some of the rumours were that you and Mr Pouget had an altercation that very evening in which he had got the better of you and your friends had encouraged you to go out and seek revenge," continued the judge. "I am satisfied you had formed the intention to cause him really serious bodily harm when you stopped and got out of your car at speed, carrying that machete. "Your actions caused incalculable distress to Abdul-Latif Pouget's family." Detective Chief Inspector Lucie Card, who led the Met's investigation, said: "My thoughts and that of my team remain with Abdul's family, a much loved brother, friend and neighbour. "A young man has tragically died in a senseless and brutal way. I can only hope that this sentence can go some way in providing a sense of justice to Abdul's family." 7
Daily Mail
23-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Chilling moment prolific phone snatcher jumps out of car to stab aristocrat's footballer grandson to death - as he is jailed for life
Chilling CCTV footage captured the moment a prolific phone snatcher jumped out of a car to stab an aristocrat's grandson to death with a machete in a 13-second attack. Abdul-Latif Pouget, 20, is sitting on a moped near Farringdon station in central London when Oguzcan Dereli, 27, pulls up in a blue Ford Focus estate on October 18. Mr Pouget sees Dereli wielding a large blade and tries to ride away but the killer blocks his scooter and knifes him as the bike is knocked over during the struggle. The victim was the grandson of Baron Pouget, while his great-grandfather had been banker George de Vere Drummond, godson of King George VI. The Pouget family has links to Chateau Pouget, a winery in the Margaux appellation of Bordeaux, France. Known as 'Abz', the victim was a talented footballer and played on the left wing for Zaza FC in the Barnet Sunday Football League, the Old Bailey heard. He was sitting on his moped in Back Hill at the time of the attack. Mr Pouget fought for his life for three days before he died in hospital. Dereli, who was working as a cannabis dealer at the time, was convicted by an Old Bailey jury of murder and having an offensive weapon having denied the charges. He has an appalling criminal of 39 previous convictions and was jailed for 18 months in 2018 for a series of phone thefts in north London while riding pillion on the back of a moped. Mr Pouget's brother Badruddin, turned to address Dereli in the dock as he gave a victim impact statement from the witness box. 'Mr Dereli, when Abz was nine you had your first conviction,' he said. 'When Abz was collecting medals you were collecting bank cards and snatching phones from strangers. You were caught hiding under a mattress.' Badruddin said his brother was 'a young man who, unlike you, was loved for who he was, not feared for what he might do.' He added: 'I hope that justice might speak for Abz now since you never let him speak again.' The victim's mother Kawsar Pouget said in a statement her son was 'kind, respectful, polite and humble.' 'He was a talented and gifted footballer who was a role model to those younger than him. He was young intelligent and full of promise,' Mrs Pouget added. Mrs Pouget said her son, who was one of seven children, had hoped to become a professional footballer. 'He bought warmth and laughter to every room. His murder shattered the natural order of things and has broken something deep within us. 'Every member of the family carries this loss. Our family gatherings now taken place at the graveside.' The motive for the murder is unclear, although the prosecution claimed Dereli was attempting to steal Mr Pouget's mobile phone as he sat on his bike. There was also a suggestion the two men had fallen out over a debt. Dereli told the court Mr Pouget had wrongly accused him of robbery and he had got out the car to confront him, using the machete for protection. Mr Pouget pulled up his moped at Back Hill at 9.27pm on October 18 last year. A minute later the Ford Focus estate driven by Dereli turned into that hill from Clerkenwell Road. 'As he left the car he had a large machete in his right hand. He ran straight over to Mr Pouget who was still sat on his moped,' prosecutor Danny Robinson said earlier. 'He struck him with the machete and then stabbed him with it to his right thigh. The stab wound severed an artery causing instant massive blood loss and Mr Pouget collapsed on the pavement. 'The defendant got back in his car with the machete and drove off leaving Mr Pouget fighting for his life on the floor.' The whole incident had taken 13 seconds. 'Members of the public and one of Mr Pouget's friends tried to help him as did paramedics and police officers,' Mr Robinson said. 'He was taken to Royal London Hospital but despite the best efforts of all those involved in his care he died at 11.15am on October 21.' At the time of the murder, Dereli's partner had recently given birth but he had never seen the child, claiming he was 'scared'. He was with another woman when he checked into the Easy Hotel in Old Street on the evening of October 19. Dereli was arrested there the following morning but the murder weapon was never recovered. The court heard his family of eleven were Kurdish asylum seekers who all lived in a three bedroomed council flat. His father was unemployed and his mother was too ill to work. Passing sentence Judge Sarah Whitehouse told Dereli: 'I am not satisfied this was a murder carried out in the circumstances of a robbery. 'We shall probably never know why you decided to get out of your car and run over and stab Mr Pouget.' But the judge added there had been rumours of a disagreement over a debt. 'Some of the rumours were that you and Mr Pouget had an altercation that very evening in which he had got the better of you and your friends had encouraged you to go out and seek revenge,' the judge said. 'I am satisfied you had formed the intention to cause him really serious bodily harm when you stopped and got out of your car at speed, carrying that machete. 'Your actions caused incalculable distress to Abdul-Latif Pouget's family.' Dereli, who was smartly dressed in a suit and tie, showed no trace of emotion as he was sentenced and did not look back at the packed public gallery as he was led to the cells. Detective Chief Inspector Lucie Card, who led the Met's investigation, said: 'My thoughts and that of my team remain with Abdul's family, a much loved brother, friend and neighbour. 'A young man has tragically died in a senseless and brutal way. I can only hope that this sentence can go some way in providing a sense of justice to Abdul's family.'
Daily Mail
22-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Prolific phone snatcher who jumped out of car to stab aristocrat's footballer grandson, 20, to death with a machete 'in botched mobile theft' is jailed for 24 years
A prolific phone snatcher who jumped out a car to stab an aristocrat's grandson to death with a machete has been jailed for a minimum of 24 years. Oguzcan Dereli, 27, knifed 20-year-old Abdul-Latif Pouget, 20, in the thigh near Farringdon station on October 18 last year. Mr Pouget was the grandson of Baron Pouget, while his great-grandfather had been banker George de Vere Drummond, godson of King George VI. The Pouget family has links to Chateau Pouget, a winery in the Margaux appellation of Bordeaux, France. Known as 'Abz', the victim was a talented footballer and played on the left wing for Zaza FC in the Barnet Sunday Football League, the Old Bailey heard. He was sitting on his moped in Back Hill at the time of the attack. Dereli was caught on CCTV stabbing Mr Pouget with the machete before speeding off in the car. He has an appalling criminal record of 39 previous convictions and was jailed for 18 months in 2018 for a series of phone thefts in north London while riding pillion on the back of a moped. Mr Pouget fought for his life for three days before he died in hospital. Dereli, who was working as a cannabis dealer at the time, denied but was convicted by an Old Bailey jury of murder and having an offensive weapon. Mr Pouget's brother, Badruddin, turned to address Dereli in the dock as he gave a victim impact statement from the witness box. 'Mr Dereli, when Abz was nine you had your first conviction,' he said. 'When Abz was collecting medals you were collecting bank cards and snatching phones from strangers. You were caught hiding under a mattress.' Badruddin said his brother was 'a young man who, unlike you, was loved for who he was, not feared for what he might do'. He added: 'I hope that justice might speak for Abz now since you never let him speak again.' The motive for the murder is unclear, although the prosecution claimed Dereli was attempting to steal Mr Pouget's mobile phone as he sat on his bike. There was also a suggestion the two men had fallen out over a debt. The victim's mother Kawsar Pouget said in a statement that her son was 'kind, respectful, polite and humble'. 'He was a talented and gifted footballer who was a role model to those younger than him. He was young, intelligent and full of promise,' Mrs Pouget added. The mother said her son, who was one of seven children, had hoped to become a professional footballer. 'He bought warmth and laughter to every room. His murder shattered the natural order of things and has broken something deep within us. 'Every member of the family carries this loss. Our family gatherings now take place at the graveside.' Dereli told the court Mr Pouget had wrongly accused him of robbery and he had got out the car to confront him, using the machete for protection. Mr Pouget pulled up his moped at Back Hill at 9.27pm on October 18 last year. A minute later the Ford Focus estate driven by Dereli turned into that hill from Clerkenwell Road. 'As he left the car he had a large machete in his right hand. He ran straight over to Mr Pouget who was still sat on his moped,' prosecutor Danny Robinson said earlier. 'He struck him with the machete and then stabbed him with it to his right thigh. The stab wound severed an artery causing instant massive blood loss and Mr Pouget collapsed on the pavement. 'The defendant got back in his car with the machete and drove off leaving Mr Pouget fighting for his life on the floor.' The whole incident had taken just 13 seconds. 'Members of the public and one of Mr Pouget's friends tried to help him as did paramedics and police officers,' Mr Robinson said. 'He was taken to Royal London Hospital but despite the best efforts of all those involved in his care he died at 11.15am on 21 October.' At the time of the murder, Dereli's partner had recently given birth but he had never seen the child, claiming he was 'scared'. He was with another woman when he checked into the Easy Hotel on Old Street on the evening of October 19. Dereli was arrested there the following morning but the murder weapon was never recovered. The court heard his family of eleven were Kurdish asylum seekers who all lived in a three bedroomed council flat. His father was unemployed and his mother was too ill to work. Dereli, of Holloway, denied but was convicted of murder and having an offensive weapon. Passing sentence Judge Sarah Whitehouse said: 'I am not satisfied this was a murder carried out in the circumstances of a robbery. 'We shall probably never know why you decided to get out of your car and run over and stab Mr Pouget.' But the judge added there had been rumours of a disagreement over a debt. 'Some of the rumours were that you and Mr Pouget had an altercation that very evening in which he had got the better of you and your friends had encouraged you to go out and seek revenge,' the judge said. 'I am satisfied you had formed the intention to cause him really serious bodily harm when you stopped and got out of your car at speed, carrying that machete. 'Your actions caused incalculable distress to Abdul-Latif Pouget's family.' Dereli, who was smartly dressed in a suit and tie, showed no trace of emotion as he was sentenced and did not look back at the packed public gallery as he was led to the cells.
BBC News
22-07-2025
- BBC News
Clerkenwell: Man jailed for murder of 'talented footballer'
A man has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 24 years after he stabbed to death a talented football player with a Dereli, 27, was convicted of murdering 20-year-old Abdul-Latif Pouget in Clerkenwell, north London, last year following a trial at the Old of Alexander Road, Islington, north London, was told he must serve a minimum of 24 years in prison for the murder and was also sentenced to two years for possession of an offensive weapon, to be served him on Tuesday, Judge Sarah Whitehouse KC said: "We shall probably never know why you chose to to get out of your car that night and run over and stab Mr Pouget." The judge said the offence was aggravated by Dereli's previous convictions and that he had disposed of the weapon after the murder and had sought to evade arrest to frustrate the police court heard that sport and youth workers regarded Abdul-Latif as a "talented and gifted footballer" who was a "role model" to those younger than him and who had a dreamed of becoming a professional a victim impact statement, Abdul-Latif's mother said his family were "devastated" by his death and that family gatherings now took place at the Pouget said: "It feels like every one of us has been stabbed and many of us - if given the chance - would have taken that wound ourselves if it had meant Abs could still be here."We would never wish this pain on anyone - it is a wound that cuts deeper than you can every imagine and will take longer than a lifetime to heal." '20 years of brotherhood' The victim's brother, Badruddin Pouget, read a statement to the court saying how Dereli had only known Abdul-Latif for a few moments, but he had known his brother for 20 years."Twenty years of laughter, 20 years of promise, 20 years of brotherhood and in one act of violence you ended all of that," he trial heard that Abdul-Latif had worked as a courier and had been driving his moped in Clerkenwell during the evening of 18 October and had stopped in a side street called Black than a minute later a blue Ford Focus driven by Dereli had stopped alongside Abdul-Latif's had left his car with a two foot machete in his hand and ran straight over to Abdul-Latif, who was still sat on his moped, and stabbed him in the right thigh, the court injury severed an artery and Abdul-Latif had collapsed on the pavement with massive blood had then driven off leaving his victim fighting for his Danny Robinson KC said the attack had lasted less than 15 seconds from start to the efforts of the public and paramedics Abdul-Latif died in hospital three days later on 21 investigating the murder discovered a phone that Dereli had dropped at the scene and CCTV that showed him stabbing the victim, although the machete was never his defence Dereli claimed he had wanted to speak to Abdul-Latif about a dispute over money and that he had been acting in mitigation Dereli's barrister Gudrun Young KC said the defendant had an unhappy childhood and had been drawn into drug said that the defendant had "considerable regret and remorse for his actions and was extremely sorry for taking Mr Pouget's life".
The Independent
22-07-2025
- The Independent
Machete attacker jailed for life for killing promising footballer
A machete-wielding attacker has been jailed for life for killing a promising footballer. Oguzcan Dereli accidentally dropped his mobile phone moments before he fatally stabbed 20-year-old Abdul-Latif Pouget in Clerkenwell, central London. Following an Old Bailey trial, Dereli, 27, of Islington, north London, was found guilty of murder and possession of an offensive weapon. On Tuesday Judge Sarah Whitehouse KC jailed Dereli for life with a minimum term of 24 years. She told him: 'We shall probably never know why you chose to get out of your car that night and run over and stab Mr Pouget.' Mr Pouget, who dreamed of becoming a professional footballer, was described in court as a 'talented and gifted' player and a 'role model'. His mother Kawsar Pouget said: 'It feels like every one of us has been stabbed and many of us – if given the chance – would have taken that wound ourselves if it had meant Abs could still be here.' Previously, prosecutor Danny Robinson KC had said Mr Pouget was riding a moped in Clerkenwell and stopped on Back Hill, near Farringdon station, at about 9.27pm last October 18. Less than a minute later, a blue Ford estate driven by Dereli turned into the road and stopped. Mr Robinson had told jurors: 'He got out of the car and as he did so he dropped his mobile phone. He did not realise that he had dropped it. 'As he left the car, he had a large machete in his right hand. He ran straight over to Mr Pouget who was still sat on his moped. He struck him with his machete and then stabbed him to his thigh.' The stab severed an artery causing 'instant massive blood loss' and Mr Pouget collapsed on the ground. The defendant got back in the car with the machete and drove off, leaving the victim 'fighting for his life', Mr Robinson said. Members of the public and police officers rushed to help, and Mr Pouget was treated by paramedics at the scene before being taken to Royal London Hospital where he died the next day. Dereli was quickly identified and was arrested last October 22, although the machete was never found. The defendant's claim to have stabbed Mr Pouget in self-defence was rejected by the jury.
