A Uber Eats driver who wanted to 'help get young people off the streets' was beaten to death by thugs trying to steal his moped in Battersea.

Iderval da Silva was enjoying food with friends before going to work on May 25, 2019, when he saw someone trying to steal his moped parked outside.

The 46-year-old confronted Tay Clovey who was sat on the vehicle trying to start it.

Some of Clovey’s friends then approached and brutally attacked the father, in plain view of his friends and other members of the public.

Within moments he was left fighting for his life, lying unconscious in the street.

Clovey, 16, and Jaden Richards, 20, were both sentenced to life imprisonment at the Old Bailey today (February 5).

A 17-year-old male who was found guilty of manslaughter at the same trial was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment.

Tay Clovey who was sat on the vehicle trying to start it

Detective Inspector Tariq Farooqi said: “Our thoughts today remain with Iderval’s son, friends and family who will have to live the rest of their lives without him.

“This was a truly horrific and unwarranted attack in broad daylight. The group were ferocious and heartless in the way they attacked him.

“Iderval’s family have described him as a person who was always there for people, never thinking of himself.

"He taught Capoeira, a Brazilian martial art, and he ultimately wanted to teach this to help get young people off the streets and give them something to focus on.

"His murder has denied him that opportunity.

Jaden Richards will serve a minimum of 13 years

“I only hope that the findings of guilt and the sentences today give the family and the community some solace.”

Police were called to Charlotte Despard Avenue at 4.32pm to a report of what appeared to be a fight.

Officers attended and found Iderval suffering a head injury.

London Ambulance Service also attended and the Brazilian national was taken to hospital. He died in hospital on Tuesday, 28 May.

A post-mortem examination revealed the cause of death as a head injury.

The incident was partially captured on CCTV which formed a large part of the investigation.

A mobile phone was also left behind by one of the teenagers which led detectives to identify him and his associates.

Jaden Richards, 20, of Strasburg Road, and Tay Clovey, 16, of Battersea were found guilty of murder at the Old Bailey on January 2.

Richards will serve a minimum of 13 years and Clovey will serve a minimum of 11 and a half years.