A 19-year-old has been jailed after fatally stabbing an 18-year-old in the chest in Dartford High Street.

Chris Enaruba been sentenced to 11 years for manslaughter following the knife assault on Denzel Njemo.

The incident occurred during a disturbance in the town centre on the evening of April 14, 2023.

Enaruba, accompanied by an associate, had travelled to Dartford to meet the victim.

This leading to an altercation in the High Street where Enaruba lunged at Njemo with a knife, causing an injury to his leg.

Enaruba stabbed the victim again, this time fatally in the chest and Njemo died at the scene.

Police said that Enaruba had “little hesitation in using what proved to be a deadly weapon”.

He discarded his jacket and the weapon near an electricity sub-station and then sought treatment for injuries sustained during the incident at Darenth Valley Hospital.

An investigation by the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate led to the discovery of both the discarded jacket and the knife.

On April 15, Enaruba and his associate were arrested in Gillingham.

Enaruba of Copper Mead Close, Cricklewood, was initially charged with murder.

However, during the trial at Maidstone Crown Court, the jury found him not guilty of murder but convicted him of manslaughter.

The 19-year-old who had accompanied Enaruba to Dartford was found not guilty of assisting an offender.

The sentencing took place at Maidstone Crown Court on Monday, January 29, 2024.

Deeming Enaruba as 'dangerous,' the judge gave him an 11-year prison sentence.

The judge specified that Enaruba must serve two-thirds of the sentence before being eligible for parole.

Upon release, Enaruba will be subject to a four-year licence period.

Senior investigating officer, Detective Inspector Ross Gurden, said: “Enaruba travelled into Dartford armed with a knife and he had little hesitation in using what proved to be a deadly weapon.

“Ultimately Enaruba’s actions have cut short a young life and devastated an entire family. This senseless act has left a family in mourning and having to come to terms with the needless loss of a much-loved son and brother.

“Today’s sentencing will hopefully at least offer some comfort to Mr Njemo’s parents and his wider family, in the sense that they feel that some justice has been gained.”