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| 'Wrong victim' murder pair guilty | 'Wrong victim' murder pair guilty |
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| Two men have been found guilty of murdering a 15-year-old boy who was shot dead as he slept at his home in south-east London. | Two men have been found guilty of murdering a 15-year-old boy who was shot dead as he slept at his home in south-east London. |
| Michael Dosunmu was shot four times when gunmen burst into the family home in Peckham in February 2007. | Michael Dosunmu was shot four times when gunmen burst into the family home in Peckham in February 2007. |
| The Old Bailey heard that Michael was mistaken for his older brother who was to be killed in revenge for a murder. | |
| Mohammed Sanoh, 19, from Peckham, and Abdi Omar Noor, 22, from Camberwell, south-east London, had denied murder. | Mohammed Sanoh, 19, from Peckham, and Abdi Omar Noor, 22, from Camberwell, south-east London, had denied murder. |
| They were remanded in custody until Wednesday when they will be given life terms after the judge decides on their minimum terms. | |
| 'Well-planned execution' | 'Well-planned execution' |
| After the verdict, Michael's father Rasak Dosunmu said: "It has been emotionally draining coming here every day to wait for the verdict. | |
| That person had no chance of surviving Jonathan Laidlaw QC | |
| "We have to thank God that it is over. This case was so complicated. I thank the police and counsel." | |
| Michael was sleeping under a duvet in the bedroom he shared with his brother Hakeem, when Sanoh and Noor burst in and fired a sub-machine gun. | Michael was sleeping under a duvet in the bedroom he shared with his brother Hakeem, when Sanoh and Noor burst in and fired a sub-machine gun. |
| He was hit by four bullets - one of them fatally piercing his heart and killing him. | |
| Jonathan Laidlaw QC, prosecuting, said: "The intruders turned the light on and opened fire with a Mac-10 at a figure lying wrapped in a duvet. | Jonathan Laidlaw QC, prosecuting, said: "The intruders turned the light on and opened fire with a Mac-10 at a figure lying wrapped in a duvet. |
| "That person had no chance of surviving. He had done nothing wrong. | "That person had no chance of surviving. He had done nothing wrong. |
| "It was a well-planned and well-executed execution. Over and above the shocking nature of this shooting, the tragedy is that these two defendants killed the wrong person." | "It was a well-planned and well-executed execution. Over and above the shocking nature of this shooting, the tragedy is that these two defendants killed the wrong person." |
| The court heard older brother Hakeem, 26, had been out at a club where he was trying to sell drugs when his church-going brother was killed. | The court heard older brother Hakeem, 26, had been out at a club where he was trying to sell drugs when his church-going brother was killed. |
| It was his links to a robbery gang and the murder of one of the crooks that led the gunmen to the Dosunmu family home, jurors heard | It was his links to a robbery gang and the murder of one of the crooks that led the gunmen to the Dosunmu family home, jurors heard |
| Following the last robbery, three days earlier, Sannoh's friend Javarie Crighton, one of the robbers, had been stabbed to death after confronting organiser Orando Madden about money. | Following the last robbery, three days earlier, Sannoh's friend Javarie Crighton, one of the robbers, had been stabbed to death after confronting organiser Orando Madden about money. |
| Brother's guilt | Brother's guilt |
| Madden had surrendered to police after the incident and that left only Hakeem Dosunmu as the target for revenge for Sannoh, said Mr Laidlaw. | Madden had surrendered to police after the incident and that left only Hakeem Dosunmu as the target for revenge for Sannoh, said Mr Laidlaw. |
| There were rumours that Madden had cheated the younger robbers and that Hakeem had the money, he added. He carries around with him the thought that it should have been him Robin Barclay, defence barrister | There were rumours that Madden had cheated the younger robbers and that Hakeem had the money, he added. He carries around with him the thought that it should have been him Robin Barclay, defence barrister |
| Hakeem decided to turn his back on his criminal associates and cooperate with the police, admitting his part in the robberies and giving evidence in his brother's murder trial. | Hakeem decided to turn his back on his criminal associates and cooperate with the police, admitting his part in the robberies and giving evidence in his brother's murder trial. |
| He was sentenced to two years in jail in April for his part in the security van robberies. | He was sentenced to two years in jail in April for his part in the security van robberies. |
| The judge reduced the sentence from five years after hearing that he blamed himself for Michael's death. | The judge reduced the sentence from five years after hearing that he blamed himself for Michael's death. |
| Defence barrister Robin Barclay said: "He carries around with him the thought that it should have been him. | Defence barrister Robin Barclay said: "He carries around with him the thought that it should have been him. |
| "He blames himself entirely for the company he was keeping in 2006 and early 2007 that led to the loss of the family of such a young boy. | "He blames himself entirely for the company he was keeping in 2006 and early 2007 that led to the loss of the family of such a young boy. |
| "The Dosunmu family also blame him for the company that he kept." | "The Dosunmu family also blame him for the company that he kept." |