A knifeman who stabbed his defenceless victim multiple times in an unprovoked attack was freed from jail early after killing another victim just ten minutes away in 2018.
Reece Williams, 30, stood over his victim and rained down blows on his head and body on Beaconsfield Street, King’s Cross, London, on September 15 last year.
Shaquille Coote, 27, suffered life-changing injuries and was left for dead after the eight-second attack.
Pictures showed the moment Williams stood over his victim in the middle of the road.
His brother Darrell drove him away from the scene, Wood Green Crown Court heard.
Detectives sifted through hundreds of CCTV and found footage of Darrell, 27, driving along York Way at 5.31pm with his brother in the car.
Video footage showed him pulling over and Reece jumping out to carry out the stabbing while Darrell U-turned and picked him up five minutes later for the drive home.
They were arrested nine days later and still had the clothes they wore during the attack.
Reece Williams, 30, repeatedly stabbed his unsuspecting 27-year-old victim in King’s Cross
Williams stood over his defenceless victim and repeatedly stabbed him in a brutal eight-second assault
Darrell was jailed for at least eight years after admitting to grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of a knife
Reece Williams, of Islington, and Darrell, of Hackney, both admitted grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of a knife.
Reece was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 12 years.
Darrell was jailed for at least eight years.
Detective Chief Inspector Sarb Kaur, whose team led the investigation, said: ‘This was a violent and unprovoked attack, which left a man fighting for his life. Our officers responded quickly, identifying both brothers, establishing their roles and bringing them to justice.
‘These sentences send a clear message: those who inflict serious violence on our streets will be pursued and held accountable.’
The attack took place just a ten-minute walk from Upper Street in Islington, where Reece Williams stabbed another man to death in 2018.
Marcel Campbell, 20, from Tottenham, was ambushed by Williams on the evening of May 21, 2018.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Williams told police he had not intended to kill Mr Campbell and had arranged to meet him to buy drugs but acted in self-defence after the victim pulled out a knife.
CCTV captured the moment panicked onlookers fled as he was knifed, before the killer sprinted off up the street.
Mr Campbell’s aunt Lynette said: ‘He was a wonderful father, he lived for his kids. He was a good boy, we are losing too many of our young people. His mother is devastated.’
Williams was jailed for 12 years in December 2018 for manslaughter but was freed early, allowing him to strike another victim last year.
Williams was jailed for 12 years in December 2018 for the fatal stabbing of Marcel Campbell
Marcel Campbell 30, was stabbed to death by Williams in 2018 after a drug deal went awry
Williams was dressed in a black sweatshirt and light trousers, appearing to race from the scene moments after the fatal stabbing
Despite being seven years apart, the two attacks bear many similarities.
Not only did the attacks take place in the same area of London, but Williams wore a strikingly similar outfit for both crimes.
In 2018, Williams was dressed in a black sweatshirt and light trousers with a grey hood.
And in 2025 he wore a black coat and light trousers, possibly the very same as those worn on his previous attack.
