US EditionFugitive caught at Notting Hill Carnival sentenced for murdering ex-girlfriend's father
HACKNEY, NORTH-EAST LONDON, JUL 18 – Kamar Williams was sentenced to life with a minimum of 29 years for stabbing Derek Thomas five times in a revenge attack linked to a family dispute, court heard.
- On Friday, Kamar Williams was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 29 years at the Old Bailey for the stabbing of Derek Thomas.
- Earlier this month, Judge Angela Rafferty KC said Williams was `simmering with rage` after arguing with Carron Thomas’s family, jurors heard.
- He then stabbed Derek Thomas five times, killing him on the street minutes from his home with his shopping strewn around him.
- Williams evaded police in a car chase on August 3 before being detained at Notting Hill Carnival on August 26.
- In a statement, Carron Thomas said he was a `kind, gentle and loving man`, and his family said his passing has left a massive hole in their lives.
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Notting Hill Carnival fugitive jailed for bus driver’s stab murder
Kamar Williams, 34, was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday for stabbing Derek Thomas, 55, in Hackney.
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UK: Man Who Murdered Ex-girlfriend’s Father On East London Street Jailed For Life - Global Upfront Newspapers
By Grâçia Ada Obi A man has been jailed for murdering his ex-girlfriend’s father in a stabbing in Hackney on July 30 last year. Kamar Williams, 34, was found guilty of the murder of bus driver Derek Thomas, 55, and for the possession of an offensive weapon earlier this month. He was sentenced on Friday July 18, 2025 at the Old Bailey to life in prison with a minimum term of 29 years. After the “frenzied” attack on July 30, 2024, Williams, from t…
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