Harry Uzoka: TRAGEDY

In a ‘robbery gone bad,’ Harry Uzoka was stabbed to death in West London. It is known as the ‘Harry Uzoka Tragedy.’

Harry Uzoka is a Nigerian British model who made a mark internationally in the modeling world.

He was a young icon for black boys in the UK.

Friends from the industry, such as Leomie Anderson and Jourdan Dunn and esteemed colleagues, paid tribute to the late model with heartfelt messages.

Name Harry Uzoka
Birthday September 25, 1992
Age 25 years (age at death)
Gender Male
Weight 6 feet tall
Nationality Nigerian
Profession Model
Education All Saints Catholic school

Harry Uzoka Age & Height

As of 2021, Harry Uzoka’s age should be 29 years old. He was born on September 25, 1992, in Nigeria. Harry passed away at the age of 25 on January 11, 2018, in Shepherd’s Bush, London, United Kingdom.

The young handsome Harry Uzoka stood at the height of 6 feet tall with black hair and brown eyes.

Harry Uzoka Bio & Career

Harry Uzoka was born into a Nigerian family in London. He lived with his mother and his older brother Edmond in Dagenham, a sizeable Nigerian community.

He attended All Saints Catholic school in Dagenham.

Then, he worked with Leomie Anderson, a black model from London who had made a name for herself on Channel 4’s The Model Agency show. Later, with the aid of his peers, Harry helped form a group of young black models to help each other succeed.

Uzoka was signed to Premier Model Management and has appeared in advertisements for Mercedes-Benz, Everlane, Zara, G-Star RAW, Leve’s, and ALDO.

Harry Uzoka Tragedy: What Happened To Him?

According to Evening Standard reports, Uzoka was discovered ‘collapsed on a sidewalk with a knife wound to his chest. He was stumbled through a nearby estate before falling to the ground in front of horrified passers-by in East Action.

Despite the efforts of paramedics to save him, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The New York Times reported that 24-year-old model George Koh and his friend, Jonathan Okigbo, were charged with the killing of Harry Uzoka.

Both men were apprehended and charged. Koh was accused of using an assault weapon. Prosecutors are claiming that Harry’s murder was motivated by a romantic rivalry between the two men. 

According to prosecutors, Uzoka was pursued by Koh and his companion and stabbed three times in the heart, while Koh surrendered to the police, citing self-defense.

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