Two members of a group that violently attacked a man in Dagenhem, have been found guilty of manslaughter. Abubaker Omar-Bana, 26, of Rochford Close, East Ham, and Jordon Archambie, 20, of Hesketh Road, Forest Gate were both found guilty at the Old Bailey. They had previously pleaded guilty to violent disorder.
Raja Ali, 33, was stabbed 13 times and set upon with a hammer, metal poles, baseball bats and a knife during the attack. Police said, Ali had arrived in Stansgate Road with two friends in his car, on September 25 last year. Shortly after, a Renault Megane pulled up and blocked his car before a Mitsubishi Shogun arrived and rammed his car from behind. While he is suspected to have arrived as part of a drugs deal, it was in fact a set up. Six men got out of the cars and began assaulting the victims. One of Ali's friends climbed out of the car and was chased into nearby Braintree Road by two of the attackers, while the second friend managed to escape and run to Stansgate Road.
Ali did manage to get out of the car, but was chased into Braintree Road by three other men, and killed. CCTV footage showed Bana, Archambie, and three other defendants arriving. Inspector Dave Whellams of the Met's Homicide and Major Crime Command, said, “This was a pre-planned and orchestrated murder. We believe Raja may have gone to meet these men as part of a drugs deal. However, unbeknownst to him, the meeting was actually a set-up, resulting in him losing his life. Raja was set upon by this group who launched a vicious attack with a variety of weapons which resulted in his death.”
He added, “Regardless of what Raja's intentions were that night, when he arranged to meet these men he should not have lost his life. I hope Raja's grieving family are able to move forward knowing his attackers have now been brought to justice.”
Zakir Yunas, 22, of Rokeby Streetm Stratford was found guilty of violent disorder and found not guilty of murder and manslaughter. Mussa Jalo, 21, of Norfolk Road, Dagenham pleaded guilty to violent disorder and was found not guilty of murder and manslaughter. Daniel Paul Welch, 34, of Winstead Gardens, Dagenhem, was found guilty of violent disorder and found not guilty of murder and manslaughter.
