Their custody pictures were released by police after four men were jailed for life
These are the faces of the killers of Ricardo Cotteral who were jailed for life after he was stabbed to death on a busy street. He died after being stabbed 14 times in front of horrified revellers.
The jury heard Mr Cotteral was on weekend release from prison when he was ambushed and murdered outside Wax Bar shortly before 2am on April 24, 2022. In Thursday's sentencing hearing, prosecutor John Lloyd-Jones KC said Mr Cotteral was “stabbed, chased and attacked again” in a “planned and premeditated” attack that only stopped when one of the attackers was heard saying, “he’s dead, let’s go”.
In sentencing the defendants, Judge Stuart Rafferty KC said Mr Cotteral had been “unarmed and defenceless” and that his murder was a “tragedy”. “We are grateful and blessed to have shared the experience of loving life with Ricardo and being loved by him. But his legacy will live on through his two beautiful daughters who are left behind without a father.