The rest of his life is in danger for a devil-obsessed Ripper, who killed one woman and attacked two others during a four-hour-long attack.
Brian Sengendo, sexual predator, beat Therasia Gordon (44), and then dumped her body at Enfield Woods, north London in August.
According to the Old Bailey, the delivery driver, aged 26, had targeted two more women in the region earlier that night. One woman is believed to be kidnapped by him and the other raped.
After witnessing a man assault a woman in a van van, a resident called 911. However, the van was gone by officers when they arrived. There was also a lot of blood on the spot and a phone belonging to Ms Gordon.
A defendant with a Tarot card collection was heard talking to jurors on his phone about devils or demons.
The court heard that he told one victim to “repeat after” him, as he made her perform sex acts.
Sengendo was found guilty on Friday of seven counts, including attempted murder, murder, murder, and rape.
Brian Sengendo was found guilty of seven counts at London’s Old Bailey. These include murder, attempted murder and rape.
Therasia Gordon (44), was fatally beaten and stabbed. She then got dumped in Enfield woods, north London.
A jury that was not able to reach verdicts on the two additional counts of kidnapping or threatening with violence in relation to a fourth person was disqualified.
Judge John Hillen thanked the police for their “outstanding” work in catching a serial killer before he could strike again.
He stated that a serial killer may have been captured on the first day of effective police operation …..
“This is, in a journalist’s vernacular, the Ripper case, where an offender was caught.”
Sentence was adjourned to March 18 by the judge. He stated that the beginning point for Sengendo’s sentence would be 30 years, but he would consider a complete life order. Sengendo will never be freed.
John Price QC, the prosecution’s lawyer had said that Sengendo was responsible for the attack of “escalating gravity” over four hours during the trial. This happened on August 3, last year.
He raped vulnerable women and dragged them in his Vauxhall van.
Price claimed that Price pretended to represent a potential client. But, in reality, once they had entered and closed the doors, the man knew something much more.
After an officer was called to help a lady who fell on the street just after midnight, police first learned of her situation.
The woman held her bleeding neck and shouted: “I’ve been stabbed. Can someone please save me?”
The officer was told by her: “I’m a prostitute, and my client stabbed my hand. He then dropped my phone in the bush.”
New Park Avenue resident called police just before 1am to report an attack in the alleyway next his home.
Brian Sengendo’s van. His van.
The court heard a woman shouting, “Help! Please!” According to the court, he witnessed a young man strike something in a van.
Police arrived to find the van gone. But officers also found bloody evidence, including a phone, two knifes and a cellphone.
It was discovered that the phone belonged to Ms Gordon (a sex worker) and that police had circulated her details to ‘high risk missing persons’.
After just 32 hours, a woman walked along Burnt Farm Ride to find what she considered a “life-size doll” among the trees.
The cyclist noticed it was a female cyclist a day later.
Mr. Price stated that he called her, but received no reply. He thought she was dead so he called the police.
It was evident from her outward appearance that Ms Gordon had died violently. She had been stabbed, and beat.
Police located a Vauxhall Vivaro van in Enfield and linked it to the suspect’s old address.
Sengendo, who was taken into custody in the wee hours of August 7, 2011, told police that he had been ‘confused’ and did not respond to questions.
But police discovered his blood-soaked Tarot cards and trainers in an apartment next to the home of the defendant.
Sengendo was able to retrieve his T-shirt from Ms Gordon’s attack scene.
The saliva of another victim was also linked by DNA tests.
There were two phones that were discovered – one was located close to Ms Gordon’s body, and it contained a photo of the defendant wearing the exact T-shirt.
A further examination showed that the video was also used to show how he forced one of his victims into oral sex.
A second phone showed searches for “Dead girl Enfield” and “How long DNA can last” in the time period between murder and discovery of the body.
Sengendo (Enfield) claimed that a man called KT whom he worked as a Yodel delivery guy must have been the one who took the T-shirt along with the keys to his van.
All charges were dismissed by him. He said he believes in the Devil as any Christian.
After the guilty verdicts, prosecution said that the Crown wouldn’t seek a new trial on any remaining counts.