A 27-year-old man who fatally stabbed a young father in the heart has been found not guilty of murder.

Adrian Young, who was also known as Andre, died two hours after being knifed by Jordan Glasgow in a knife fight in Cromwell Road, Thornton Heath, on August 26 last year.

Mr Glasgow, from Sydenham, said he did it in self defence and was fighting for his life.

After deliberating since Tuesday afternoon jurors at the Old Bailey returned their verdict at about 11am today, April 23.

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During the trial they heard the pair had been arguing as 24-year-old Mr Young was angry that Mr Glasgow had seemingly ignored him in the street when he had said hello a few days before.

What started off as a verbal argument escalated into one with them punching and kicking each other.

They then hit each other with sticks before it escalated further.

Mr Young armed himself with a bread knife and one of Mr Glasgow’s friends gave him a fruit knife to protect himself with.

In the final stages of the fight Mr Glasgow was on the ground with Mr Young crouching over him and stabbing him.

He was bleeding heavily from wounds in his back and shoulder blade and as he managed to get up he was stabbed in the arm.

During the trial his barrister Bernard Tetlow told jurors he had to defend himself and was fighting for his life.