A man has been found guilty of murdering his girlfriend and three members of her family in a drug and alcohol-fuelled attack in south London.

Joshua Jacques, 29, has been found guilty of murder after he killed Samantha Drummonds, 27, her mother Tanysha Ofori-Akuffo, 45, her grandmother Dolet Hill, 64, and her partner, Denton Burke, 68, in Bermondsey in April 2022.

Jacques, of Lewisham, had denied murder but admitted manslaughter.

During the trial, the jury heard that Mr Burke's body was found at the foot of the stairs and the three women were found in the kitchen.

Armed officers discovered Jacques naked and lying in the upstairs bathroom in a praying position, screaming "Allah, take me!", "kill me now", "get rid of me", and "God please forgive me", jurors heard.

Later, at Lewisham Hospital, Jacques said: "I ain't even in the wrong, I did them for sacrifice", and also warned: "I will do something stupid again."

Prosecutor Tom Little KC Little said the four deaths were "violent and brutal".

"All of those deaths occurred during the same incident," he told the trial.

"In killing four people, the prosecution say that the defendant murdered three generations of one family."

Mr Little continued to say that Jacques had taken a mix of drugs and alcohol that had led to a "transient psychotic disorder not meeting the requirements for the defendant to make out a partial defence of diminished responsibility".

Jacques reportedly looked down and shook his head in the dock as the jury foreman read out the four guilty verdicts.

Members of the victims' family expressed relief as the verdict was read, with one saying "thank you, Jesus".

Judge Mr Justice Bryan has adjourned sentencing until 9 February and remanded Jacques into custody in the meantime.