Man sentenced after stabbing woman to death in Wembley

A Wembley man has been convicted of the manslaughter of 27-year-old Tejaswini Kontham.

Keven Antonio Lourenco De Morais, 24, of Neeld Crescent, Wembley, appeared at Isleworth Crown Court today, Thursday 30 May, where he was sentenced to a hospital order under section 37 of the Mental Health Act 1983 and to a restraining order under section 41.

He had previously appeared at the same court on Monday, April 22, where he pleaded guilty to manslaughter (diminished responsibility). His plea was accepted by the court. He also previously pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of a second victim.

An investigation was launched after police were called at 09:59 on Tuesday 13 June to reports of a stabbing at a residential property in Neeld Crescent, Wembley.

Officers attended with the London Ambulance Service and found Tejaswini, who was from Hyderabad, India, and another woman, aged 28, suffering from stab wounds.

Despite the best efforts of the emergency services, Tejaswini sadly died at the scene. Her family has been informed. The second woman was taken to hospital with stab wounds, which were later assessed as non-life threatening.

A post-mortem examination carried out at Northwick Park Mortuary on Wednesday, June 14 found that Tejaswini’s cause of death was a stab wound to the chest.

Detective Inspector Louise Caveen, from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, said: “The whole incident has been devastating for everyone involved. One young woman lost her life and another woman will likely never recover from the emotional scars, even when the physical ones have faded.

“It is right that Lourenco De Morais will receive treatment now, but nothing will bring Tejaswini back to her family. Our thoughts remain with them.”

Shiva Namashivaya, on behalf of Tejaswini’s family, said: “The senseless and sudden manner in which Teju was taken from us compounds our grief. Her death is such a loss to our family and we all miss her.”