WE GOT THEM

Dad’s relief as Jodie killers found guilty Familypain at ‘senseless’ fatal stabbing

TRAGIC Jodie Chesney’s dad declared “we got them” after two drug dealer thugs were found guilty of her murder.

The innocent sixth form student, 17, had been listening to music with friends in a park when she was stabbed in the back for “no reason”.

County lines drug dealer Svenson Ong-a-kwie, 19, and his 17-year-old “runner” were yesterday found guilty of her murder. Police said they may never know the motive for the attack.

Speaking outside court, her father Peter Chesney said he was “over the moon” his daughter’s killers had been brought to justice.

He had been out celebrating his birthday in London when police officers found him to tell him the devastating news.

In an emotional statement yesterday Peter said the tragedy had destroyed his life and he would never come to terms with the loss.

He said: “She was just a lovely, beautiful young person, young lady. She didn’t deserve it. I can’t think of anyone that would be less deserving.

“I will never come to terms with it because it was so senseless and there doesn’t seem to be a reason.

“I may never know a reason why.”

Two other defendants, Manuel Petrovic, 20, and a 16-year-old, were cleared of murder and manslaughter following the eight-week trial at the Old Bailey in Central London.

Detective Chief Inspector Dave Whellams, of Scotland Yard, said: “It could have been anybody’s daughter. She was a very nice girl, she had a small circle of friends, she did well at school, worked in the community. She was in the Scouts. She had been up to Downing Street. She was the girl next door.

“She was just an ordinary girl and that’s the tragedy. She was an ordinary girl going about her ordinary business and has fallen foul of these people.

“They have gone there purposefully to stab somebody and they have not cared who they stabbed. They stabbed a 17-year-old girl in the back for no reason.”

Jodie’s grieving sister Lucy, 20, said: “Jodie was not only my sister she was my best friend. Losing her is like losing half of myself.

“We went through everything together and she was always there for me, and always putting everyone before herself. She gave me a type of love I will never feel again.

“I am anxious about everything – leaving the house, staying in the house, meeting people. If someone as good and pure as Jodie could be murdered, it could happen to anyone and I spend everywhere I go looking over my shoulder because of it.” It