Mr Forde, from Dagenham, wiped away tears and pumped his fists in the air as he was found not guilty of murder. A girlfriend of Mr Forde’s, Robyn Willson, 27, of Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, was also acquitted of assisting an offender. Santino Angelo Dymiter was murdered in Newham in August 2019 - Credit: MPS Judge Richard Marks QC adjourned sentencing to April 6 for reports on the youngest defendant. Prosecutor Jake Hallam QC told the jury it was a “barbaric” killing carried out by the two teenagers. The killers were connected with the Beckton Boys, who had a long-running dispute with the Chadd Green gang, with whom the victim was associated.