Male fashion model stabbed rival

A male fashion model was knifed to death by a less successful rival in a row over a girl, a court has heard.

Harry Uzoka, 25, died on the pavement outside his home in Shepherd’s Bush, west London, after he was stabbed in the heart.

The Old Bailey was told that he called George Koh, 24, “a fake” on Instagram and arranged a fight.

The alleged victim, who was known as “H”, arrived for the confrontation on 11 January after recruiting his flatmate, Adrian Harper, and they were both armed with dumbbell bars, the jury heard.

Prosecutor Richard Horwell QC said Koh, along with Merse Dikanda and Jonathan Okigbo, both 24, took at least three knives, including a machete.

“It is not difficult to work out which side won. Uzoka and Harper were outnumbered and bars stand little chance against knives,” he said.

The court heard that Mr Uzoka, who worked with London’s Premier model agency, was annoyed by the less successful Koh, who some said looked like him, because he tried to copy him and make contact with his friends.

The trial continues.