An 18-year-old youth found guilty of murdering Jason Isaacs in Northolt has been jailed for a minimum of 20 years.

Joel Amade, 19, of Ilford, had been found guilty at the Old Bailey on April 17. He was sentenced at the same court today (28).

Jason, a talented footballer, was stabbed in Newnham Close, a residential cul-de-sac, in 2017.

Today, in the week that Jason would have turned 20, his mother, Sharon Kendall, said: “As a family, we have mixed emotions. Yes, of course we have seen some justice as one of Jason’s four killers has been sentenced and he will not be able to hurt anyone else.

“The fact that three remain at large is deeply troubling, it is heart-wrenching that members of the community see fit to support and shelter them.

“No-one has been able to answer why it had to be Jason. He was our amazing son and brother, working for a living and with his whole life in front of him.

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“Detectives have been exceptional. The work that went into Jason’s case has been staggering.

“The police are only one piece of the jigsaw. They need our information on who the knife carriers are and too many people sit in silence.

“You do not need to do studies to know that stop and search does work, and it saves lives. The lack of it in 2017 possibly cost Jason his life as the police had their hands tied behind their backs.”

Det Insp Simon Deefholts said: “Amade is a dangerous young man who took another teenager’s life in cold blood, and today he will have no choice but to face the consequences of his brutal actions.”

Young people who either have information about violence or knife crime, can visit fearless.org where they can pass on information anonymously.

Fearless is part of Crimestoppers charity and is also independent of the police.

An 18-year-old man, who also stood trial for murder alongside Amade, was found not guilty.