Drug Dealer Caught Bragging About Killing Student on Ring Doorbell Audio

Chilling audio captured by a Ring doorbell reveals a drug dealer bragging about the fatal stabbing of a university student mere minutes after the crime.

Dino Donaldson took the life of 21-year-old Anojan Gnaneswaran, an accounting student and accomplished karate black belt, during a violent drug deal gone wrong at Strawberry Hill station in Twickenham.

As Donaldson left the scene, he inadvertently triggered a nearby Ring doorbell, which recorded him boasting about the murder to a companion.

In the recording, he boasts, “I stabbed a man in his back, bro. I stabbed him through the back, bruv – I stabbed him fully. I watched it and felt it go in him. Yeah?”

After the shocking incident, Donaldson boarded the N87 night bus, where security footage showed him laughing and smiling. He was also seen shaking hands and exchanging a fist-bump with another passenger.

Donaldson, from Ealing, was arrested by detectives from the British Transport Police’s Major, Serious and Organised Crime (MSOC) team. 

Jurors found him guilty of murder on Wednesday. 

Dino Donaldson boasted about murdering 21-year-old accounting student and black belt karate ace Anojan Gnaneswaran at Strawberry Hill station in Twickenham

Donaldson laughs in the back of a bus an hour after the killing 

The killer can be seen reaching out to shake someone’s hand before they exchange a fist-bump

Earlier, the Old Bailey heard how two groups of young men arranged a deal of £50 for 10 MDMA tablets to be exchanged at Strawberry Hill on the evening of January 8, 2024. 

Donaldson and three others arrived just after 10pm, followed by Mr Gnaneswaran around an hour later.

There was a disagreement between the two parties and Mr Gnaneswaran called his brother, who came to the station with two others.

The argument continued on the platform before Donaldson pulled a long knife out of his waistband.

He chased the group and caught up with Mr Gnaneswaran on the railway tracks where he stabbed him in the chest, abdomen and thigh.

The victim’s brother phoned 999 and began CPR before paramedics arrived to take over. But the youngster died at the scene. 

BTP detectives traced Donaldson’s movements after the attack using CCTV as he fled from Twickenham to Kingston Upon Thames.

A search team found the knife and a black glove in a tree at the murder scene. Forensic examination found DNA belonging to Donaldson and Anojan on both items.

Mr Gnaneswaran’s family have paid tribute to their ‘much-loved son and brother’. He was a karate ace who competed in the World and European championships  

Officers raided Donaldson’s home on January 11, 2024 and found him hiding in a cupboard

Officers raided Donaldson’s home on January 11, 2024 and found him hiding in a cupboard. 

BTP Detective Chief Inspector Paul Attwell said: ‘What started as an argument over a drug deal ended in a young man’s life being cut short by a remorseless thug.

‘Donaldson showed his true colours as a coward by arming himself with a knife that night. His cowardice has continued by never accepting responsibility and admitting his crime – thankfully the jury saw through his lies.

‘He will live the rest of his life knowing he has taken someone else’s, and next month he will learn that he has a long time behind bars ahead to mull over his actions.

‘While no verdict can ever compensate for the loss of Anojan, I hope today’s outcome provides his family with some sense of closure. 

‘Thanks to our extensive investigation, justice has now been served to the man responsible for killing their loved one.’

Mr Gnaneswaran died having suffered a serious stab wound at Strawberry Hill station

Mr Gnaneswaran’s family have paid tribute to their ‘much-loved son and brother’. He was a karate ace who competed in the World and European championships.

They said: ‘Anojan was in his third year at university studying accounting and finance, and he was so excited for his future.

‘He excelled at all sports and had achieved first-dan black belt in karate – he competed in the World and European championships in karate, and we will all miss him so much.’

Donaldson will be sentenced on June 19.