Two men have been convicted of murder and violent disorder after stabbing a teenager to death in Edmonton six years ago.

Onique Nembhard, 25, a Jamaican national of no fixed abode and Jamar Graham, 25, a Jamaican national also of no fixed abode were convicted of the murder of Henry Bolombi at the Old Bailey today.

The 17-year-old was stabbed 13 times in Plevna Road, Edmonton, in the early hours of New Year’s Day, 2008.

The teenager had been out with friends in London’s West End and was travelling back on the N279 night bus.

As the bus pulled into Fore Street, Edmonton, a row broke out with a group of four men on the bus and a fight ensued.

The fight spilled out onto the street close to Edmonton Police Station where Mr Bolombi was first stabbed, and realising the group were armed, he and his friends ran away.

Running through Edmonton Green Shopping Centre, the two men who have been convicted, caught the teenager where he was stabbed several times and hit with a broomstick.

He was taken to North Middlesex Hospital and he was pronounced dead at 07.26am on January 1, 2008.

A post-mortem revealed 11 of the stab wounds were inflicted by Mr Nembhard. The pair fled to Jamaica immediately after the incident but were arrested in late 2013.

Detective Chief Inspector Tim Duffield, of the Metropolitan Police's Homicide and Major Crime Command said: "Henry, who lost both parents and his sister in the Congo War, came to the United Kingdom in search of a safer life. Sadly that life was snuffed out in the most callous and brutal way by the actions of these men, who then fled the country in an effort to escape justice.

"This case serves as a reminder that the Met will vigorously pursue the perpetrators of knife crime, regardless of distance or the passage of time.

"I would like to pay tribute to Henry's remaining relatives who have shown great dignity throughout this very difficult time.

"With two suspects still at large, today's convictions simply mark the beginning of the next chapter in our quest for justice. I would urge anyone with information to call the Incident Room in confidence on 020 8358 0400."