A man has been found guilty of stabbing a victim 11 times in an "an unprovoked, vicious and protracted" attack after a trivial dispute in the street in south London.
Alando Bolt knifed Andrew Thompson, 30, multiple times during the attack in broad daylight in Brixton.
The pair had met in the street just after midday on August 18 and were seen talking before Bolt launched at his victim with a blade.
Mr Thompson was unarmed and did not strike his attacker once, but Bolt continued to stab him before fleeing the scene, leaving his victim for dead.
Emergency services rushed to the scene but Mr Thompson was pronounced dead later that afternoon.
The post-mortem examination found the victim had received eleven knife wounds including a fatal one to his chest that pierced his heart.
The Met police launched a murder investigation and, on Friday, Bolt, 45, was found guilty at the Old Bailey murder and possession of an offensive weapon.
Detective Inspector Garry Moncrieff said: "It is incredible that a trivial dispute could apparently lead to murder and so much despair.
"Bolt deliberately armed himself with a knife and then carried out an unprovoked, vicious and protracted assault.
"This attack was in broad daylight and in a busy street.
"I do not doubt that this day will haunt those who saw what happened and I am glad the jury has seen through Bolt's spurious claim of self-defence.
"I hope this conviction will now bring some comfort to Mr Thompson's family and friends."
Bolt, of Lambeth, south London, said he knifed his victim in self-defence because he thought he was going to be attacked, a claim which was rejected by the jury.
He will be sentenced on March 12 at the same court.
