FOUR years after a Leyton man was fatally shot and stabbed, a third person has been convicted.

Colin Browne was attacked and killed on April 12, 2006, following a confrontation with four men, one of whom is still wanted.

John-Paul Oboh, 25, of Central Avenue, East Finchley, was yesterday found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to eleven years in jail, plus another three years, which will run concurrently, for two other assaults.

Two other men, Aaron Gordon and Lamont Emesibe, both 23, are already in jail for the killing on the Grange estate.

Mr Browne was shot and stabbed to death in the confrontation with four men, one of whom is still wanted, after being summoned to the estate by an ex-girlfriend.

She told him her brother, Desmond Charles, had been involved in a series of disputes with the gang who felt he had shown disrespect towards them.

The Old Bailey heard that on the night of his death, the London Ambulance Service attended but Mr Browne was pronounced dead at the scene.

A post mortem could not determine which of the numerous stab and gunshot wounds was fatal.

DI Mark Brookes of Trident said: "The conviction shows the officers' determination to bring the people responsible for Colin's death to justice.

"We work closely with the families and communities affected by gun crime and with their help and our expertise, and by using special measures at court to ensure witnesses anonymity, we can put the people responsible in prison."

After the murder Oboh left the country on a false passport, but officers tracked him down and issued a warrant for his arrest in Nigeria.

He surrendered to the British Deputy High Commission in Lagos on September 23 last year and voluntarily returned to the UK.

Gordon was arrested and charged the day after the killing and was convicted of murder at the Old Bailey in March 2007.

He was sentenced to life in prison with a recommendation to serve a minimum of 30 years and a further 10 years for possession of a firearm with intent, to run concurrently. This sentence was later reduced on appeal.

On April 15, 2006, Emesibe was arrested and charged, and was subsequently convicted of manslaughter at the same trial.

He was jailed for 12 years which was also later reduced on appeal.

A further man was sentenced to five years imprisonment after admitting, before trial, grievious bodily harm with intent in relation to the incident.

A fourth man, Piers Guthrie, is still on the run from police and anyone with information is asked to call 020 8733 4704 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.