00:00Musa Sali has been sentenced to life at Maystone Crown Court today after being found guilty
00:05of the murder of Harley Perdue in Chatham.
00:07The judge said the brutal attack means that Harley's loved one's lives will never be the
00:11same.
00:12A warning, the following story contains mature subjects that may be unsuitable for younger
00:16viewers.
00:17And Finn McDermott joins me now.
00:18So Finn, can you talk us through the murder itself?
00:21Finn McDermott Sure thing, Nayla.
00:22I mean, with a case as serious and complex as this, it's important we start from the
00:26very beginning.
00:27We can actually take a look at the moment that Musa Sali was arrested at the time on
00:32suspicion of the murder of...
00:35At the moment you're under arrest on suspicion of murder, you do not have to say anything,
00:38may harm your defence, do not make sure any questions to which I try to own court.
00:40Anything you can say may be given your evidence.
00:43This is Musa Sali leaving the house on Thorold Road in Chatham that he shared with Harley Perdue
00:48after stabbing him seven times after attempting to steal cash from him.
00:52He had lured him into the basement and attacked him, leaving Harley to die in the arms of his
00:57his pregnant girlfriend, Hazel Gasdon.
01:00Sally, who has a history of being in gangs and selling knives, was later arrested and
01:06charged.
01:07And as I mentioned, sorry, as you mentioned, was sentenced to life with a minimum term of
01:1324 years.
01:14We can take a look now at the moment that he was arrested and questioned in custody.
01:19We believe that you were staying at that address at that time and you match the description
01:24that the witnesses have given us of the person who stabbed Harley.
01:27Harley.
01:28Did you kill Harley?
01:30No.
01:31No.
01:34No.
01:34No.
01:35No.
01:37No.
01:37No.
01:38No.
01:39No.
01:40No.
01:40No.
01:42No.
01:43No.
01:43No.
01:46And Finn, you were there in court.
01:48What was the atmosphere like?
01:50And what led to the decision of how long he'd be sentenced for?
01:53It was a very tense atmosphere in there.
01:55NAILA.
01:55A packed courtroom full of Harley's loved ones, family, friends.
01:59the decision when it comes to murder cases because of the serious nature of
02:04the crime they almost always carry those life sentences with them the judge said
02:10that on that life sentence they gave that term of 24 years and 30 days that's
02:16the minimum time it'll take to be able to apply for parole the judge said the
02:21lives will never be the same of Harley's family well thank you so much for
02:25bringing us the updates been
