Norwood man with knife convicted after Snapchat video

A man from Norwood has been convicted after he filmed himself waving a knife around in a nightclub. Abel Buafo, 23, of Berry Lane, pleaded guilty to possession of a knife, possession of Class A drugs, possession of a Class B drug, possession of criminal property and being concerned in the supply of a Class A drug. It comes after detectives were alerted to Snapchat videos of Buafo at a nightclub on Silver Street in Enfield, where he recorded himself in ‘selfie style’ with a black folding knife on December 22, 2019. Officers reviewed CCTV from the nightclub for the same evening which corroborated the Snapchat footage. Buafo with knife on Snapchat ( Credit: Met Police) The footage showed Buafo dancing and singing while waving the knife around, pointing it at his phone’s camera as well as towards people. The footage also showed Buafo ‘fist bumping’ people while holding the knife. He is seen several times to get the knife out of his pocket and flick it open – at one point he is seen to drop it on the floor before picking it up. In the Snapchat footage, he says he has his ‘blicky at the rave,’ while holding the…
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