Convicted murderer from Romania repeated almost identical crime three years after being released from prison

Eugeniu Neamtu will be sentenced later this week15:33, 18 Aug 2026A convicted murderer from Romania who moved to the UK committed an almost identical killing just three years after he was released from prison.‌Eugeniu Neamtu, 59, known as Jimmy, was found guilty and jailed in his home country back in May 2007 after murdering his housemate by stabbing him in the chest in a drunken row over money.‌He was freed in 2023 and moved to Walthamstow, east London, where he fatally stabbed a flatmate in the chest on February 20 in what a prosecutor said were “strikingly similar” circumstances.‌Click here to get the biggest stories straight to your inbox in our Daily NewsletterNeamtu’s earlier murder conviction can now be reported after he was found guilty at the Old Bailey of murdering fellow Romania