Five masked people have been found guilty of killing a 15-year-old child and a young man as well as attempting to kill a third person in a music video shoot.
23 -year -old teenager Leonardo Reid and Clevi Shekaz were badly stabbed and 28 -year -old Abdullah Abdullahi was seriously injured, when the knife -recovering people landed in 2023 in the Archway of North London.
The killers were convicted in the old belly of all the allegations after a jury after a jury for more than 53 hours in a long -running case, which began in March.
He will be sentenced on 25 and 26 September.
The defendants who denied killing everyone and attempted murder were:
- Lorik Lupki, 21, without any certain address
- 28 -year -old Jason Furtado of Holton Road, Isington
- Zewear Popon, 22, Halton Road, Isington
- 29 -year -old Abel Chunda of Highgate Hill, N19
- Eden Clarke, 31, no fixed address
Old Bailey heard that Leonardo and his brother music video were being filmed with friends, when a black-clad figure was seen wearing a Balaklawa wearing a Balaklava and heading towards him with a big knife.
The brother ran away but Leonardo was stabbed in the chest, cutting the wound through his left lungs and one of the major blood vessels in his body, causing deadly blood loss.
Mr. Shekaz was injured in the back, in which the wound was cutting through his left lung and deep in his body. He was rushed to the hospital but died on arrival.
Mr. Abdullahi, a passer -by, was killed with a rush in his knee, head and stomach.
The jury was told that on the evening of the attack, a large group had gathered on Elthorne Estate to record a music video for an artist named Tight Road Baby.
The court heard that the atmosphere was asked to be happy, although the volume had disturbed some local residents and the police participated in around 22:30 BST to disperse the mob.
Many youths remained in the area when the killers arrived in a taxi wearing Balaklav and holding a knife. Two electronic ankle tags were wearing.
Back to murder
After the “deadly” attack, the taxi took Chunda, Popon, Clarke and Lupaki from the spot to concern.
The gamblers were told about the songs recovered from the phone’s phone, in which they allegedly “glorified” the murders and found “me a trio”.
Between July 2023 and May 2024, four defendants were arrested, while Lupki, who had cut off his tag and fled to Kosovo, was extradited back to the UK in November 2024 when he was also arrested.
Members of the families of the victims in the court erased tears as Judge Anuja Dhir KC thanked the gamblers for their “care, meditation and hard work”.