Chilling moment killer shows off ‘ju-jitsu’ moves before stabbing Ian Wright’s boxing trainer pal to death at nightclub
THIS is the chilling moment a thug showed off his “ju-jitsu” moves before stabbing Ian Wright’s boxing trainer pal to death.
Ross Hamilton, 34, used a shard of broken glass to slash Reece Newcombe in the neck outside Viva nightclub in Richmond, South West London.
The thug was captured on film just seconds before the slaughter “spoiling for a fight”.
Hamilton could be seen showing off his so-called ju-jitsu moves as he threatened to “fold” someone.
He then armed himself with the broken bottle and fatally stabbed celeb boxing trainer Reece.
Reece, whose daughter was born just five months before the horror, was seen holding the wound on his neck while crying: “I’m dead – he’s done me.”
Hamilton has now been found guilty of murder following a trial at the Old Bailey.
The killer shouted “how?” as the jury delivered their verdict following 15 hours of deliberation.
The horror unfolded on November 26, 2022, after both men had watched England play USA in the Qatar World Cup.
Hamilton was later seen showing off karate kicks on the dance floor at Viva and shouting he would “ju jitsu the f**k” out of fellow clubgoers.
The prosecutor told the court Hamilton had been “looking for people to fight”.
Reece, who helped train former England star Ian Wright, 59, and other celebrities for a charity boxing match in 2014, meanwhile was enjoying an after-party at the club with pals.
At around 4am, he made the “tragic” decision to “confront” Hamilton after being goaded – unaware the killer had armed himself with broken glass.
Reece was rushed to hospital following the attack but he was sadly pronounced dead at 10.15am.
Hamilton turned himself into a police station a few days later and claimed self-defence.
He has been remanded into custody ahead of sentencing on October 11.
Detective Inspector Kevin Martin, from Specialist Crime South, said: “Today is about Reece and his family. My thoughts remain with them following this truly senseless tragedy, but particularly so in light of this result.
“Nothing will bring Reece back to them, but they have at least seen his killer held to account for his cowardly attack. They have remained resolute despite the nearly two years since Reece was murdered.
“Reece was simply out having a good night with friends. He was a much loved son, brother, partner and friend to many. He had recently become a father and had so much to look forward to.
“Hamilton was a stranger to him, yet his senseless violence took Reece’s life.”
Tragic Reece's family pay tribute
The heartbroken family said: “Nearly two years have passed since we lost our beautiful Reece .
“Reece in life was the shining light at the centre of our loving family. That light was brutally snubbed out by the murderous moronic actions of Ross Hamilton, a callous bully on 26 November 2022.
“Many serious incidents involving Hamilton were recorded on CCTV as he bullied his way throughout the night.
“This resulted in him arming himself with a lethal weapon moments before deliberately striking our beloved Reece in the neck with a broken bottle .
“This culminated in the death of a 31-year-old loving father of two baby girls in the early hours of that fateful dreadful morning.
“Reece was only able to enjoy being a father to his baby daughter for five months. His second daughter whom he would never get to see was born the following summer of 2023 .
“The outpouring of grief after Reece’s passing was unprecedented, this showed the love people held for him. Four thousand people walked behind family members to lay wreaths at the spot where he was brutally murdered a week before.
“There is never a moment that goes by without us thinking of the beautiful soul that was our Reece.
“We, his family, are forced to navigate this cruel existence without him as we walk forward in life completely heartbroken.
“We are eternally grateful to the brave witnesses who came to court, to the police and the family liaison officers, also to the jury who weren’t intimidated or deceived by Hamilton as he lied his way through his testimony.
“As a family, still deeply in mourning, our wish going forward is that he now faces the full weight of the law in its entirety.
“The public, including the women he has previously attacked, will sleep better at night in the knowledge that he will no longer be at liberty to harm, maim or murder anybody else after his day of judgment .
“We will love you for eternity our beloved beautiful Reece.”