A MENTALLY-ILL Nigerian who stabbed a renowned academic to death on his doorstep 11 days after he had become a father has been sentenced.
Dr Jeroen Ensink, left, was killed by Femi Nandap, a Nigerian whose student visa had run out
Femi Nandap, 23 – who is from Nigeria but had over stayed his student visa – has admitted at the Old Bailey to killing renowned lecturer Jeroen Ensink who was stabbed to death in front of his home in Islington, north London, in December last year.
Nandap from Woolwich, south London, was suffering from a cannabis-induced psychosis at the time of the killing.
He admitted manslaughter by diminished responsibility and on Monday was handed a hospital order with no time limit.
The prosecution admitted during the hearing that a decision to drop charges of having a knife and assaulting a police officer six days before the fatal stabbing was wrong.
LOSS: Had Dr Ensink lived his expertise could have saved millions in poor countries
“His death is a loss to a large proportion of the world's poor”
Judge Nicholas Hilliard QC
Judge Nicholas Hilliard QC said there was a "dreadful irony" in the case because Dr Ensink dedicated his life to those who he never met and was killed by a stranger.
He described the victim as a "truly remarkable man" adding: "His death is a loss to a large proportion of the world's poor."
The judge added: "I express the hope that those in a position to do so will investigate all aspects of this case and the appropriate lessons will be learned."
Reading her victim impact statement in court Dr Ensink's wife Nadja demanded an independent investigation into failings by both the mental health service and legal system.
