In a gruesome case of robbery and fatal stabbing of Abdul Samad, 28, two teenagers were found guilty on tmay 18th at the Old Bailey. Nathan Gilmaney, 19, and Troy Thomas, 18, who robbed eight others on the day, stabbing three, as they travelled around London, will face life in jail after being convicted of murder.
Sultana Ahmed, Samad's girlfriend, said in a statement read in court, “We had many plans for this year, and the last thing Abdul said to me was, 'Watch, this year will be our year and we will be a family'. I felt like I died with Abdul that day. He took a part of me that will never come back”.
The robbery took place in Paddington, and although Mr Samad had handed over his valuables when confronted, Gilmaney got off his moped and stabbed Samad in the chest. Abdul Samad, who was a charity worker, somehow managed to stagger home and then collapsed in the arms of his parents.
