Six guilty of murder in 'execution-style' doorstep shooting
The convicted defendants:Mohamed Mansaray, 18, of Neasden, north-west LondonKhuder Al Kurdi, 22, of Barons CourtMuktar Said, 23, of HammersmithIssa Siteri, 19, of KensingtonYusuf Abdi, 19, of WestminsterA 17-year-old boyAll were remanded in custody.The jury failed to reach verdicts on two other defendants, a man and a boy, and a retrial will be held in 2026.
Doorstep killing
Lucima was released from prison in March 2023 after a sentence for perverting the course of justice, relating to the death of jazz trumpeter William Algar.Mr Algar, 53, was killed at his home in Barnes, south-west London, in a dispute with a drug-dealing gangster over money.Lucima had admitted running a drugs line from Mr Algar's property and was convicted of perverting the course of justice by buying bleach, washing up liquid, clothes and black bin bags to clean up the scene.To date, no-one has been held accountable for Mr Algar's murder.
The doorstep killing of Lucima was orchestrated by Al Kurdi, who lived nearby, and carried out by Mansaray.The others were there to provide "back-up, support and encouragement".Five of the six fled, in an attempt to avoid prosecution, to Somalia, Libya, Scotland, Spain and Morocco, the Met Police said.The force tracked them down and either travelled to arrest them, arranged extradition or apprehended them when they returned to the UK.
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