Killer who murdered flatmate jailed for life
Eugeniu Neamtu murdered Gheorghe Trica, three years after completing a sentence for killing another housemate.
Eugeniu Neamtu, a 59-year-old construction worker, has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 27 years for the murder of his flatmate Gheorghe Trica, 63, in Walthamstow, east London. The judge, Richard Marks KC, expressed that Neamtu's crime mirrored a similar killing he committed in Romania 15 years ago. In May 2007, Neamtu was convicted of fatally stabbing his housemate in a drunken argument over money in Romania.
Upon his release from prison, Neamtu moved to the UK as a visitor in September 2023. However, he failed to disclose his criminal record or his intention to work in the UK, making his presence unlawful at the time of the 2026 murder. The court heard that Trica's death was precipitated by the seemingly minor incident of the victim requesting repayment of £5.
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