{"id":477629,"date":"2026-04-16T15:10:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/?p=477629"},"modified":"2026-04-16T17:57:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T16:57:42","slug":"five-men-convicted-of-murdering-giovanny-rendon-bedoya-in-walworth-last-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/kennington\/five-men-convicted-of-murdering-giovanny-rendon-bedoya-in-walworth-last-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Five men convicted of murdering Giovanny Rendon Bedoya in Walworth last year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Five men were found guilty of murdering Giovanny Rendon Bedoya<\/strong> <strong>after he was chased and stabbed in a &#8216;brutal attack&#8217; on the streets of Walworth last April. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Old Bailey heard the 21-year-old was stabbed amid rising tensions between two groups in the area.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" 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men, aged between 19 and 22, appeared at the old Bailey on Tuesday 14 April 2026 and were found guilty of murder after an 11 week trial. <\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"68153\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448385\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">PGRpdiBpZD0ic291dGgtOTM1NDUyOTM0IiBjbGFzcz0ic291dGgtY29udGVudCBzb3V0aC1lbnRpdHktcGxhY2VtZW50IiBzdHlsZT0ibWFyZ2luLWxlZnQ6IGF1dG87bWFyZ2luLXJpZ2h0OiBhdXRvO3RleHQtYWxpZ246IGNlbnRlcjsiPjwhLS0gIC8xNTQ3MjUwNzAsMjI2OTQxOTY5Njkvc291dGh3YXJrbmV3cy9zb3V0aHdhcmtuZXdzIC0tPg0KPGRpdiBpZD0iZGl2LWdwdC1hZC0yeDEiPg0KPHNjcmlwdD4NCmdvb2dsZXRhZy5jbWQucHVzaChmdW5jdGlvbigpIHsgZ29vZ2xldGFnLmRpc3BsYXkoJ2Rpdi1ncHQtYWQtMngxJyk7IH0pOw0KPC9zY3JpcHQ+DQo8L2Rpdj4gICAgICAgICAgPC9kaXY+<\/script>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Giovanny-Rendon-Bedoya-330x560.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-477635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Giovanny-Rendon-Bedoya-330x560.jpg 330w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Giovanny-Rendon-Bedoya-165x280.jpg 165w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Giovanny-Rendon-Bedoya-768x1302.jpg 768w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Giovanny-Rendon-Bedoya-906x1536.jpg 906w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Giovanny-Rendon-Bedoya-86x146.jpg 86w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Giovanny-Rendon-Bedoya-750x1271.jpg 750w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Giovanny-Rendon-Bedoya.jpg 1070w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Victim Giovanny Rendon Bedoya<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-8c584a00ee2a40b44f594cc53150d780\"><strong>The men convicted were:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Joseph Jimenez, 22,  of no fixed address<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Angel Gonzalez Angulo, 19, from Camberwell<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Bryan Villada Hernandez, 20, from Walworth <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Zozoro Mohamed Olivier Boizo, 21, from Walworth <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Christian Batista Gonzalez, 22, from Leyton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"507\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jimenez-1-507x560.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-477638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jimenez-1-507x560.png 507w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jimenez-1-253x280.png 253w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jimenez-1-132x146.png 132w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jimenez-1.png 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Joseph Jimenez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"493\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Boizo-493x560.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-477642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Boizo-493x560.png 493w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Boizo-246x280.png 246w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Boizo-129x146.png 129w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Boizo.png 676w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Zozoro Mohamed Olivier Boizo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"486\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gonzalez-486x560.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-477639\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.8676158739775826;width:348px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gonzalez-486x560.png 486w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gonzalez-243x280.png 243w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gonzalez-127x146.png 127w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gonzalez.png 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christian Batista Gonzalez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"515\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Angulo-515x560.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-477643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Angulo-515x560.png 515w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Angulo-258x280.png 258w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Angulo-134x146.png 134w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Angulo.png 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Angel Gonzalez Angulo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hernandez-444x560.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-477640\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.792062778718844;width:319px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hernandez-444x560.png 444w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hernandez-222x280.png 222w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hernandez-116x146.png 116w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hernandez.png 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bryan Villada Hernandez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>At around 9:15pm on Monday 12 April last year police were called to reports of groups fighting with knives near Hillingdon Street and Langdale Close, SE17.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"71156\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448386\" 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concerns about police activity.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"71157\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448387\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">PGRpdiBpZD0ic291dGgtMTY4NDM1Njc4OSIgY2xhc3M9InNvdXRoLWluLWFydGljbGUtbXB1LTEwIHNvdXRoLWVudGl0eS1wbGFjZW1lbnQiPjwhLS0gIC8xNTQ3MjUwNzAsMjI2OTQxOTY5Njkvc291dGh3YXJrbmV3cy9zb3V0aHdhcmtuZXdzIC0tPg0KPGRpdiBpZD0iZGl2LWdwdC1hZC1tcHUxMCI+DQo8c2NyaXB0Pg0KZ29vZ2xldGFnLmNtZC5wdXNoKGZ1bmN0aW9uKCkgeyBnb29nbGV0YWcuZGlzcGxheSgnZGl2LWdwdC1hZC1tcHUxMCcpOyB9KTsNCjwvc2NyaXB0Pg0KPC9kaXY+ICAgICA8L2Rpdj4=<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Met detectives also found that a residential address on Langdale Close was being used as a squat after reviewing over 1,500 hours of CCTV. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Angel Gonzalez Angulo and Zozoro Mohamed Olivier Boizo fled the address after the attack and travelled by taxi to a friend\u2019s home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CCTV captured Angulo changing clothing and carrying a bin bag, which prosecutors said was the &#8216;disposal of blood-stained items and weapons&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christian Batista Gonzalez fled the UK and was arrested near Barcelona on 19 May 2025 before being extradited back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joseph Jimenez was arrested in Chichester after fleeing London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Detective Chief Inspector Kate Blackburn, who led the investigation, said:&nbsp;\u201cThis was a sustained and extremely violent attack, carried out by a group acting together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGiovanny was chased and killed in brutal circumstances, and today\u2019s convictions reflect the strength of the evidence and the determination of the investigation team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Our thoughts remain with Giovanny\u2019s family and loved ones, who have shown immense dignity throughout these proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All five men will be sentenced at the Old Bailey on Wednesday 20 May. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-southwark-news 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