A 21-YEAR-OLD man has been jailed for manslaughter after his conviction for murdering a teenager at a bus stop in 2006 was quashed.

In July 2007 Jordan Mayers, of Birch Grove, Lee, was jailed for murdering 19-year-old Emmanuel Odunewu after being found guilty of stabbing the teen to death at a bus stop outside Lewisham police station.

But after a legal ruling on anonymous witnesses, the Court of Appeal quashed the conviction.

Mayers remained in custody and on May 1 he pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of manslaughter.

On May 28 he was sentenced at the Old Bailey to 10 years in prison.

Mr Odunewu's mother Nancy, who works as a diversity officer at a church in Greenwich, spoke to News Shopper after the sentencing.

She said: "It is very sad that he seemed to get away very lightly.

"It sends out completely the wrong message to people who are out there committing crime.

News Shopper: Emmanuel Odunewu, aged 19.

"I am glad that at last it is all over and I would urge anyone who witnesses crime to report it to the police.

"How can the police do their jobs if they don't have the support of the community?"

Detective Inspector Rick Murphy, who led the investigation, said: "I would firstly like to praise the dignity shown by Emmanuel's family, particularly his mother Nancy.

"She has shown great courage in the face of very difficult few years, she has had to endure the loss of her precious son, then the first trial where her son's killer was convicted of murder and seen that taken away again by the Court of Appeal.

"She has now seen her son's killer admit his guilt and responsibility for Emmanuel's death. I now hope that the family can take peace in today's result."

He added: "I also hope that today's sentence sends a strong message to those young people who carry knives on the streets of London that such action has consequences.

"I would lastly like to thank my team for their hard work and perseverance in what has been a challenging case."