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Two found guilty of killing Abdul Jalloh as he sat in car | Two found guilty of killing Abdul Jalloh as he sat in car |
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Police officers found hundreds of pictures of knives on Shamiah McKenzie's phone | |
Two teenage drug dealers have been found guilty of fatally attacking a man "in cold blood" while he was sitting in a car in east London. | Two teenage drug dealers have been found guilty of fatally attacking a man "in cold blood" while he was sitting in a car in east London. |
Abdul Jalloh, 23, was stabbed in the neck in a car park on the Isle of Dogs on 5 August last year. | Abdul Jalloh, 23, was stabbed in the neck in a car park on the Isle of Dogs on 5 August last year. |
At the Old Bailey, Shamiah McKenzie, 18, was found guilty of murder while Codee Godfrey, 19, was convicted of the manslaughter having been acquitted of murder. | At the Old Bailey, Shamiah McKenzie, 18, was found guilty of murder while Codee Godfrey, 19, was convicted of the manslaughter having been acquitted of murder. |
The court heard that after the attack, the pair changed their clothes and then mingled with the police officers who were searching for the killers. | The court heard that after the attack, the pair changed their clothes and then mingled with the police officers who were searching for the killers. |
Abdul Jalloh was treated at the scene but died a short time later | Abdul Jalloh was treated at the scene but died a short time later |
McKenzie and Godfrey had been circling the area on their bicycles for more than an hour and were both armed, the trial heard. | McKenzie and Godfrey had been circling the area on their bicycles for more than an hour and were both armed, the trial heard. |
They were disguised in dark clothing and their faces were covered by balaclavas, said prosecutor Caroline Carberry KC. | They were disguised in dark clothing and their faces were covered by balaclavas, said prosecutor Caroline Carberry KC. |
Within seconds of approaching Mr Jalloh, he was attacked. | Within seconds of approaching Mr Jalloh, he was attacked. |
"Abdul Jalloh did not stand a chance. He could offer no resistance. He was outnumbered, unarmed and vulnerable behind the wheel of his car," said Ms Carberry. | "Abdul Jalloh did not stand a chance. He could offer no resistance. He was outnumbered, unarmed and vulnerable behind the wheel of his car," said Ms Carberry. |
The attack happened in New Union Close, in the Isle of Dogs | The attack happened in New Union Close, in the Isle of Dogs |
The defendants rapidly cycled away, throwing a knife and its sheath along with McKenzie's bicycle into the River Thames at Caledonia Wharf and made their way to Godfrey's home. | The defendants rapidly cycled away, throwing a knife and its sheath along with McKenzie's bicycle into the River Thames at Caledonia Wharf and made their way to Godfrey's home. |
There, the pair packed their clothing - some of it bloodstained - into bags and changed into shorts and t-shirts, before disposing of the bags in nearby bushes. | There, the pair packed their clothing - some of it bloodstained - into bags and changed into shorts and t-shirts, before disposing of the bags in nearby bushes. |
"Such was their confidence in their changed appearance that they mingled along the Thames Path with police officers who were searching for Abdul's killers," said Ms Carberry. | "Such was their confidence in their changed appearance that they mingled along the Thames Path with police officers who were searching for Abdul's killers," said Ms Carberry. |
The killers finally handed themselves into police three days later, the court heard. | The killers finally handed themselves into police three days later, the court heard. |
The defendants were two young men who had "no qualms about settling a score with the blade of a knife", said Ms Carberry. | The defendants were two young men who had "no qualms about settling a score with the blade of a knife", said Ms Carberry. |
Codee Godfrey was acquitted of murder but found guilty of manslaughter | Codee Godfrey was acquitted of murder but found guilty of manslaughter |
McKenzie and Godfrey were a drug-dealing team who used Godfrey's home on the Isle of Dogs as a base, the trial heard. | McKenzie and Godfrey were a drug-dealing team who used Godfrey's home on the Isle of Dogs as a base, the trial heard. |
Inside the bags found discarded in bushes, police found £3,000 worth of cannabis bagged up and ready for sale and £2,000 in cash. | Inside the bags found discarded in bushes, police found £3,000 worth of cannabis bagged up and ready for sale and £2,000 in cash. |
Also found in the bushes was McKenzie's phone which showed in the two-month period leading up to Mr Jalloh's death, 570 images of knives were saved on the phone, mostly taken during internet browsing. Four days before the killing, a photograph of a row of four Rambo knives and machetes in sheaths was on his phone. | Also found in the bushes was McKenzie's phone which showed in the two-month period leading up to Mr Jalloh's death, 570 images of knives were saved on the phone, mostly taken during internet browsing. Four days before the killing, a photograph of a row of four Rambo knives and machetes in sheaths was on his phone. |
A picture of a knife in a sheath with the text "someone's going to get battered today" was uploaded on to the phone two days before the killing. | A picture of a knife in a sheath with the text "someone's going to get battered today" was uploaded on to the phone two days before the killing. |
Before the start of the trial, McKenzie pleaded guilty to possessing a knife and both defendants admitted possessing cannabis with intent to supply. | Before the start of the trial, McKenzie pleaded guilty to possessing a knife and both defendants admitted possessing cannabis with intent to supply. |
Giving evidence in his defence, McKenzie admitted stabbing Mr Jalloh, but claimed he had been acting in self-defence. Godfrey did not give evidence. | Giving evidence in his defence, McKenzie admitted stabbing Mr Jalloh, but claimed he had been acting in self-defence. Godfrey did not give evidence. |
The jury deliberated its verdicts for more than 44 hours. | The jury deliberated its verdicts for more than 44 hours. |
Both men will be sentenced on 20 June. | Both men will be sentenced on 20 June. |
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