Four men have been found guilty of murdering two rappers found fatally stabbed and shot.
Saydi Abu Sheikh, 23, and Zakariya Jeilani Mohamed, 31, were found dead at a house in Ilford, east London.
Chibuike Ohanweh, 21, of Romford; Ayaanle Adan, 20, from Barking; Mahad Gouled, 22, from Enfield; and Zain Mirza, 21, of Newham all face convictions.
The two men were killed during a house raid at midnight on 25 October 2022, which lasted five minutes.
Jurors were given gruesome details of the attack, in which Mr Sheikh was stabbed 28 times and shot four times.
Mr Jeilani Mohamed was stabbed five times and shot at least seven times.
Another man, Khalid Khalid, was shot six times, including in the head. He survived alongside two other men who managed to escape.
The Mitsubishi Outlander used to travel to the scene was set on fire moments after the attack.
The attackers were caught on CCTV outside the property.
The court was told that one defendant, Zain Mirza, had “procured” the killings in revenge for his brother’s murder in 2019.
Prosecutor John Price KC described Mirza as “the one who most wanted it done”.
Mr Sheik, known as ‘Giddy’, was described as being a key member of an Ilford gang called Drillford.
Jurors were told he was “closely associated” with one person convicted for the murder of Mr Mirza.
The defendants were linked to a rival gang called Only Manor in Newham.
The two gangs have were known to have engaged in serous violence with each other in the past five years.
The four men denied double murder, two charges of attempted murder and perverting the course of justice.
A fifth defendant, Zakarie Mohamad, 19, of Kensington, had admitted perverting the course of justice by destroying the car. He was cleared of murder and attempted murder charges.
The jury deliberated for 40 hours to find the four men guilty of all charges.
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Four men have been found guilty of murdering two rappers found fatally stabbed and shot.
Saydi Abu Sheikh, 23, and Zakariya Jeilani Mohamed, 31, were found dead at a house in Ilford, east London.
Chibuike Ohanweh, 21, of Romford; Ayaanle Adan, 20, from Barking; Mahad Gouled, 22, from Enfield; and Zain Mirza, 21, of Newham all face convictions.
The two men were killed during a house raid at midnight on 25 October 2022, which lasted five minutes.
Jurors were given gruesome details of the attack, in which Mr Sheikh was stabbed 28 times and shot four times.
Mr Jeilani Mohamed was stabbed five times and shot at least seven times.
Another man, Khalid Khalid, was shot six times, including in the head. He survived alongside two other men who managed to escape.
The Mitsubishi Outlander used to travel to the scene was set on fire moments after the attack.
The attackers were caught on CCTV outside the property.
The court was told that one defendant, Zain Mirza, had “procured” the killings in revenge for his brother’s murder in 2019.
Prosecutor John Price KC described Mirza as “the one who most wanted it done”.
Mr Sheik, known as ‘Giddy’, was described as being a key member of an Ilford gang called Drillford.
Jurors were told he was “closely associated” with one person convicted for the murder of Mr Mirza.
The defendants were linked to a rival gang called Only Manor in Newham.
The two gangs have were known to have engaged in serous violence with each other in the past five years.
The four men denied double murder, two charges of attempted murder and perverting the course of justice.
A fifth defendant, Zakarie Mohamad, 19, of Kensington, had admitted perverting the course of justice by destroying the car. He was cleared of murder and attempted murder charges.
The jury deliberated for 40 hours to find the four men guilty of all charges.
