His gun jammed and, instead, he stabbed McVitie repeatedly in the face, chest and stomach as part of a brief but violent struggle. The twins quickly fled the scene and McVitie's body was wrapped in an eiderdown and left outside St Mary's Church, Rotherhithe by Tony and Chris Lambrianou, Keith Askem and Ronnie Bender, who were minor members of the Firm.
The assailant's gun malfunctioned, leading to a violent struggle with McVitie. The twins fled the scene after stabbing him multiple times in the face, chest, and stomach. McVitie's body was then wrapped in an eiderdown and left outside St Mary's Church by four associates of the Firm: Tony and Chris Lambrianou, Keith Askem, and Ronnie Bender.