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| Three men guilty over Thusha Kamaleswaran shop shooting | Three men guilty over Thusha Kamaleswaran shop shooting |
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| Three men have been convicted at the Old Bailey over a shooting in a south London shop which left a five-year-old girl paralysed. | |
| Thusha Kamaleswaran was shot in the chest and Roshan Selvakumar, 35, was shot in the face at Stockwell Food and Wine in Brixton shop last March. | |
| Nathaniel Grant, Kazeem Kolawole and Anthony McCalla were convicted of grievous bodily harm with intent. | Nathaniel Grant, Kazeem Kolawole and Anthony McCalla were convicted of grievous bodily harm with intent. |
| They were also found guilty of the attempted murder of Roshaun Bryan. | They were also found guilty of the attempted murder of Roshaun Bryan. |
| The court heard the gunmen were trying to shoot someone else when the two innocent victims got caught in the crossfire. | The court heard the gunmen were trying to shoot someone else when the two innocent victims got caught in the crossfire. |
| Bullet fragments | |
| The trio were looking for a rival gang member when Grant, 21, of Camberwell, opened fire into the shop. | |
| Prosecutor Edward Brown QC told jurors: "The reality of this shooting may be that, whilst there was an intention to kill the suspected rival gang member, the gunman and his accomplices couldn't have cared less if someone else was shot too." | |
| The jury did not know Nathaniel Grant had been acquitted of a murder three months previously. | The jury did not know Nathaniel Grant had been acquitted of a murder three months previously. |
| In August 2008, innocent student Ryan Bravo, 18, was gunned down as he bought milk in a Costcutters shop in Walworth, south London. | In August 2008, innocent student Ryan Bravo, 18, was gunned down as he bought milk in a Costcutters shop in Walworth, south London. |
| Thusha's heart stopped twice before doctors were able to save her. | |
| She has spent most of the last year in hospital and doctors say she will never walk again. | |
| Roshan Selvakumar has been left with bullet fragments permanently lodged in his head and the court heard if the bullet had been slightly to one side, he would have died. |