# Man convicted over fatal Balham assault after pavement cycling dispute

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/pensioner-67-was-beaten-to-death-after-telling-a-child-not-to-ride-a-lime-bike-on-the-pavement-man-38-is-convicted-of-manslaughter/
- Published: 2026-10-30T09:54:29+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T10:07:18+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16251747/Pensioner-beaten-death-child-ride-Lime-bike.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- A 67-year-old man died after a pavement altercation in Balham.
- Andre Wright-Walters was convicted of manslaughter.
- The case followed a dispute over a child riding a Lime bike.

## Summary

James Gbadamosi, 67, died after being punched twice and falling on the pavement in Balham, south-west London. A jury convicted Andre Wright-Walters, 38, of manslaughter, in a case that began after Gbadamosi objected to a child riding a Lime bike on the pavement.

The court heard that Wright-Walters said Gbadamosi had been aggressive, but prosecutors said he confronted him and struck him before leaving with a woman. Gbadamosi was taken to hospital and died two weeks later; Wright-Walters is due to be sentenced on 3 November. His family welcomed the verdict and described him as a warm, caring man whose loss has deeply affected them.

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