A SELF-CONFESSED “monster” beat a top chef to death before leaving him in the street to go clubbing, a court has heard.
Mussie Imnetu, who worked under Gordon Ramsay, was discovered unconscious with catastrophic brain injuries near the Notting Hill Carnival on August 26 last year.
The 41-year-old was rushed to hospital but tragically died four days later.
Omar Wilson, 31, punched and kicked Imnetu outside Dr Power restaurant in Queensway, west London, the Old Bailey was told.
The violent incident was caught on CCTV and began when Wilson approached Mr Imnetu and headbutted him, prosecutor Jacob Hallam KC said.
About a minute later, Wilson punched Mr Imnetu five times in the head, causing him to fall to the floor.
Wilson, who is currently self-employed and is a director for a charity, continued to punch Mr Imnetu repeatedly as he was on his hands and knees and then kicked him in the head, jurors heard.
Mr Hallam said: “The defendant had, by that point, struck him to his head more than a dozen times. Mr Imnetu had struck the defendant not once.”
After the attack, Wilson allegedly went clubbing in the Ministry of Sound and allegedly told an associate that he “crossed the line”.
Prosecutor Jacob Hallam KC told jurors: “At the end of that altercation, Mr Imnetu was dying on the ground, and the defendant left and went clubbing in the Ministry of Sound.”
In a message, he allegedly said: “There’s a monster in me, man, and it’s just like sometimes it comes out.
“And I think I’ve messed up now, I’ve messed up, everything’s finished.”
Asked how the carnival was going, he replied: “Can’t lie. I did the hands ting (sic) and I think it’s a manslaughter,” jurors heard.
Wilson also allegedly dropped his sunglasses and keys at the scene.
The horror unfolded after Mussie, who is the head chef at Arts Club in Dubai, left the restaurant’s sister venue in Dover Street, Mayfair.
Mr Imnetu, who worked at The Arts Club, was taken to hospital and died four days later, having never regained consciousness.
He was visiting the UK on business from Dubai where he lives and works.
As well as collaborating with Gordon Ramsay, he had also worked for MasterChef host Marcus Wareing and Alain Ducasse.
Following his arrest on 28 August, 2024, Wilson told police he had struck the victim in “self-defence”.
He claimed Mr Imnetu was behaving erratically, harassing girls, and had a bottle.
After being shown CCTV of Mr Imnetu being assaulted, Wilson said it “seems excessive now” and watching it was “f*****g disgusting”, jurors were told.
Wilson, of Napier Road, Leytonstone, east London, has denied murder.
The trial continues.
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