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Ex-Soldier Sentenced for Neighbor's Murder After Dispute

3/21/2026

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Elvis Vickers, a former soldier, was sentenced at Norwich Crown Court to life imprisonment with a 20-year minimum term for murdering his neighbor Abdul Chadli on November 1, 2024.
The killing followed an argument between the men while drinking in adjacent flats.
Vickers confessed in a text and during a 999 call.
Chadli's mother expressed grief, saying he had 'so much of his life left to live'.

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Elvis Vickers, a former soldier, was sentenced at Norwich Crown Court to life imprisonment with a 20-year minimum term for murdering his neighbor Abdul Chadli on November 1, 2024.
The killing followed an argument between the men while drinking in adjacent flats.
Vickers confessed in a text and during a 999 call.
Chadli's mother expressed grief, saying he had 'so much of his life left to live'.