A man has been found guilty of murdering his girlfriend and three members of her family in a drug and alcohol-fuelled attack in south London.
Joshua Jacques, 29, killed Samantha Drummonds, 27, her mother Tanysha Ofori-Akuffo, 45, her grandmother Dolet Hill, 64, and her partner, Denton Burke, 68, in Bermondsey in April 2022.
Jacques, of Lewisham, had denied murder but admitted manslaughter.
Jurors at the Old Bailey found him guilty following a three-week trial.
During the trial, the jury was told Jacques, who had been in a relationship with Ms Drummonds, claimed he was suffering from a mental health condition when he killed the family on 25 April 2022.
The court heard he attacked the family in the middle of the night, before being tasered by police who broke into the house.
Ms Ofori-Akuffo had been staying to help her mother with her cancer care and her daughter was also a regular guest.
Prosecutor Tom Little KC said Jacques had taken a mix of drugs and alcohol that had led to a “transient psychotic disorder not meeting the requirements for the defendant to make out a partial defence of diminished responsibility”.
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