Ricardo Fuller, an actor and rapper, was stabbed outside a friend’s birthday party in Ilford
By Victoria Munro

Police have spent two years trying to find these men (credit: Met)

Two years after the death of a young Walthamstow man, police are offering a £10,000 reward for help to catch two men thought to be responsible.

Ricardo Fuller, a 24-year-old rapper and actor who performed under the name TAL£NT, was stabbed outside a friend’s birthday party in an Ilford nightclub on 7th March 2020 and later died in hospital.

Police identified five suspects but found the men had already fled the country. The group were charged with murder in their absence the following month.

Since then, three have returned to the UK and await trial but officers are still working to find the remaining two: 29-year-old Ahmed Sesay from Boundary Road in East Ham and 24-year-old Abubaker Tarawally, of an unknown address.

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Ricardo Fuller, a 24-year-old from Walthamstow

Detective Chief Inspector Kelly Allen urged both men to “do the right thing” and hand themselves in, adding: “Likewise, I am appealing to their family and friends; they cannot have gone two years without making contact – you know where they are.

“Put yourselves in this grieving family’s place and think about what you would want. Ricardo’s family deserves to know what happened that night.

“My team will not stop until everyone we believe to have been involved is put before the courts. It is only a matter of time.”

Anyone with any information is asked to call the incident room on 020 8345 1570 or speak to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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