3 brothers jailed after minor disagreement led to fatal stabbing in a pub

Admin I Wednesday, March 12, 2025

 

EALING, England – Three brothers have been jailed following an Ealing pub fight, which resulted in the death of one person.

The three brothers were sentenced for various offenses.

Having previously pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey, the brothers were sentenced on Tuesday, 11 March.

Cleveland McEntee, 40 of Henchman Street, Hammersmith pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He will serve a minimum of 23 years.

Leon Woods, 42 of Cherry Close, Ealing was jailed for seven years having pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

Tron McEntee, 35 of Jubilee Road, Perivale pleaded guilty to violent disorder.

He was sentenced to 12 months.

Detective Chief Inspector Ollie Stride, from the Specialist Crime Command, said: “This case once again highlights how carrying a knife can quickly escalate to murder.

“What started as an innocuous disagreement in a pub led to a man losing his life. It is shocking that a family has been left grieving due to this type of behaviour.

“All three brothers now have to face the consequences of their actions with lengthy prison sentences for their actions that day.”

Police were called at about 19:50hrs on 6 April 2024, to a disturbance and a man stabbed on The Broadway in West Ealing.

Officers attended along with the London Ambulance Service and found 39-year-old Mark Barrs, who was from Fulham, critically injured. Despite their efforts, Mark died at the scene.

A post-mortem examination gave cause of death as a single stab wound to the chest.

Detectives from the Specialist Crime Command launched an investigation and established that Woods and Mark had been involved in a minor argument inside The Old Hat pub.

Woods called his two brothers and not long after, they arrived at the pub reigniting the dispute. The four men, and two of Mark’s friends, went outside and within a minute, Mark was fatally stabbed.

The three men then calmly walked away.

CCTV footage recovered from the scene captured Cleveland McEntee in possession of a knife.

The brothers were arrested on 10 April 2024 and charged the following day.