A man from Bow has been convicted of the homophobic murder of Ranjith Kankanamalage in the cemetery

A homophobic man with a long history of extreme violence was found guilty of murdering a man with a hammer in a Mile End cemetery.

Erik Feld, 37, concealed behind a monument before hurling himself on unarmed Ranjith Kankanamalage in the early hours of August 16, 2021, according to the Old Bailey.

Ranjith was hit with the hammer 12 times in the face and head, resulting in «catastrophic» injuries.

Later that day, a member of the public discovered the 50-year-old victim on a path in Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk.