Man guilty of dog attack murder in south London

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A man has been found guilty of murdering a 16-year-old boy who was mauled by dogs before being stabbed in south London.

Chrisdian Johnson, 23, used his dog as a weapon on Oluwaseyi Ogunyemi before stabbing him in an attack in a park in Stockwell, the Old Bailey heard.

Oluwaseyi was with a group of people from a nearby estate who had gone into Larkhall Park.

Johnson's brother Shane, 20, was cleared of murder.

Oluwaseyi's 17-year-old friend was stabbed nine times but survived the attack.

Two others who were with them were also stabbed, jurors were told.

The court heard the dogs used in the attack were an adult male Staffordshire bull terrier-bull mastiff cross named Tyson and an adult female Staffordshire terrier called Mia.

Jurors heard Oluwaseyi was in a group of six people from the nearby Stockwell Gardens estate who had come into the park.