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| Negus McLean murder: Four Enfield gang members guilty | Negus McLean murder: Four Enfield gang members guilty |
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| Four gang members have been convicted of murdering a 15-year-old boy who was chased by a group of boys on bicycles. | Four gang members have been convicted of murdering a 15-year-old boy who was chased by a group of boys on bicycles. |
| Negus McLean, of Edmonton, suffered multiple stab wounds after being chased by a group - described in court as a "hunting posse" - in April 2011. | Negus McLean, of Edmonton, suffered multiple stab wounds after being chased by a group - described in court as a "hunting posse" - in April 2011. |
| Eighteen-year-olds Billal Lariba and Brandon Hamilton, Tershan Edwards, 19, and a 16-year-old boy were found guilty at the Old Bailey. | Eighteen-year-olds Billal Lariba and Brandon Hamilton, Tershan Edwards, 19, and a 16-year-old boy were found guilty at the Old Bailey. |
| Another teenager was found guilty of perverting the course of justice. | Another teenager was found guilty of perverting the course of justice. |
| Lariba, of Mayall Close, Enfield; Hamilton, of Broad Oak Avenue, Enfield; Edwards, of St Albans, Hertfordshire, and the 16-year-old from Enfield, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will be sentenced later. | Lariba, of Mayall Close, Enfield; Hamilton, of Broad Oak Avenue, Enfield; Edwards, of St Albans, Hertfordshire, and the 16-year-old from Enfield, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will be sentenced later. |
| Postcode rivalry | Postcode rivalry |
| The prosecution said all were members of the Enfield EN3 Get Money Gang (GMG). | |
| A 17-year-old girl from Enfield was found guilty of perverting the court of justice and will also be sentenced later. | A 17-year-old girl from Enfield was found guilty of perverting the court of justice and will also be sentenced later. |
| The stabbing happened in Westminster Road on 10 April 2011. | The stabbing happened in Westminster Road on 10 April 2011. |
| The court heard Negus, a member of Edmonton's N9's Dem Africans group, was the third person in a week to be stabbed as part of a postcode rivalry between the gangs. | The court heard Negus, a member of Edmonton's N9's Dem Africans group, was the third person in a week to be stabbed as part of a postcode rivalry between the gangs. |
| The first two victims survived. | The first two victims survived. |
| 'No respect for life' | 'No respect for life' |
| Simon Denison, QC, prosecuting, said: "A group of seven boys from the GMG gang rode out of EN3 on bicycles, like a hunting posse, south into N9, in order to carry out that attack." | Simon Denison, QC, prosecuting, said: "A group of seven boys from the GMG gang rode out of EN3 on bicycles, like a hunting posse, south into N9, in order to carry out that attack." |
| Mr Denison added: "Negus came off his bike and he was attacked. He was knocked to the ground and repeatedly stabbed in the chest and in his legs. | Mr Denison added: "Negus came off his bike and he was attacked. He was knocked to the ground and repeatedly stabbed in the chest and in his legs. |
| "A metal knife that was used to stab him was driven down into him with such force that the blade snapped off the handle. | "A metal knife that was used to stab him was driven down into him with such force that the blade snapped off the handle. |
| "Negus was left lying on the pavement, blood pouring from his wounds. | "Negus was left lying on the pavement, blood pouring from his wounds. |
| "He lost a lot of blood very quickly and died that evening in hospital." | "He lost a lot of blood very quickly and died that evening in hospital." |
| Negus's mother Ingrid said in a statement to the court: "My heart is broken. | Negus's mother Ingrid said in a statement to the court: "My heart is broken. |
| "Negus died just before his 16th birthday. He did not get to finish school. There was no prom for him. | "Negus died just before his 16th birthday. He did not get to finish school. There was no prom for him. |
| "I was picking out his coffin on his birthday." | "I was picking out his coffin on his birthday." |
| Of her son's killers, she said: "I am angry and hate what they have done. | Of her son's killers, she said: "I am angry and hate what they have done. |
| "It seems these young boys have no respect for life, even their own. | "It seems these young boys have no respect for life, even their own. |
| "One day, if they become parents they will think about Negus and the pain they have caused." | "One day, if they become parents they will think about Negus and the pain they have caused." |