A jealous killer who murdered his ex girlfriend’s partner by repeatedly stabbing him on a bus in central London has been jailed for life.
Oscar Castano-Colque, 21, launched a deadly assault on Rafioullah Malik after bombarding his ex girlfriend with messages saying he still loved her.
Instagram messages and voice notes declared his love for her and that their relationship wasn’t over.Castano-Colque stabbed Rafioullah 14 times on the top deck of a 94 bus in Oxford Street on 28 February last year after following them on board.
He had travelled to central London after learning the pair were having dinner together there and launched his brutal attack in front of terrified passengers and his ex.Rafioullah was taken to hospital where he died from his injuries, just over three weeks later, on 23 March.
Castano-Colque, from south east London, was jailed for life to serve a minimum of 25 years and six months at Croydon Crown Court on Thursday after admitting murder.
Detective Chief Inspector Wayne Jolley who led the investigation said: “Castano-Colque could not accept his relationship was over and his former girlfriend had moved on. On the day of the attack we tracked his movements on CCTV to target the bus Rafioullah Malik was on in order to carry out his vicious and determined attack.“After stabbing Rafioullah numerous times, Castano-Colque left the bus and attempted to throw away his coat and the murder weapon. In the immediate search after the incident, we recovered both of these key pieces of evidence and DNA testing irrefutably linked Castano-Colque to the murder. This coupled with CCTV from on board the bus which captured the entirety of this crime, meant Castano-Colque had no choice but to plead guilty.”Other evidence included passenger data from the bus shows Castano-Colque used his bank card to tap in to board the service moments before the attack.
