Madness!

[N.O.R.F]

Ina lilah wa ina ilayhi raajicun wa Allah yarxamu.

 

What is going on people? Very very sad.

 

Killer gang "used a machete" in attack

 

THE gang responsible for the brutal murder of a 17-year-old Somali boy was armed with a sickening arsenal of weapons.

 

Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim was battered to death in Sefton Park on Monday night.

 

His killing was said to be the result of a simmering feud within the city’s Somali community.

 

Three people from Toxteth were arrested last night on suspicion of murder after they fled the city, bringing the total arrests to six.

 

They were apprehended by another police force on behalf of Merseyside police.

The first three arrested men – aged 20, 22 and 23 – are still in custody, also being held on suspicion of murder.

 

The beating was witnessed by a group of up to 16 men who watched in horror as the violence unfolded.

 

Still shaken onlookers told the ECHO how Ahmed’s attackers apparently pounced on him near Croxteth Drive.

 

Police say the post mortem revealed that he had died from blunt force trauma, suggesting he had been beaten by a bat or stick.

 

Witnesses say an axe was also used in the attack.

 

The mob also armed themselves with a catalogue of weapons including a Samurai sword, machetes, baseball bats, golf clubs and large sticks.

 

Ahmed, from Toxteth, suffered horrendous head injuries and was rushed to hospital where he died some hours later.

 

A second 17-year-old boy, named locally as Abdulahi and said to be Ahmed’s cousin, had fingers chopped off, possibly with a machete.

 

Stunned Somalis say a group arranged to meet in nearby Sefton Park for a “straightner” after a recent dispute.

 

They say Ahmed was not been involved in the argument but went along to protect his relative. His house is just a short walk from the park.

 

Friends claimed as the two rivals squared up to each other a car pulled up and a group of attackers jumped out armed with weapons.

 

Even though Ahmed was not involved in the planned fight he was set upon.

 

One man told the ECHO: “The way they set about him with their weapons was terrible to see.

 

“They just didn’t stop and people just stood back and didn’t do anything about it.

 

“About four of us went with Abdulahi to the hospital. He was in an awful state. His face was smashed in and he’d lost fingers.

 

“They didn’t wear any masks. Everybody could see who they were. They didn’t try and hide their identity.

 

“We can’t believe that a falling out which started as something fairly minor has ended up in something so brutal.”

 

Gangs from the city’s Toxteth and Granby districts are believed to be behind the dispute which escalated out of control on Monday night.

 

Sources from Liverpool’s Somali community said a fight broke out a day earlier in nearby Lawrence Road, Wavertree.

 

Witnesses say a car was vandalised and a driver attempted to mow down a rival as trouble flared.

 

They claim the two incidents are linked.

 

A number of parkland items, believed to be branches or wood, were recovered by police scouring the scene of the murder.

 

Detectives say some of those responsible ran into Sefton Park while others got into a silver car which sped away.

 

Locals say that Ahmed was not a troublemaker and Merseyside police confirmed he was not known to them.

 

His heartbroken mother was today too upset to speak to the ECHO.

 

Today, Merseyside police urged people to remain calm promising to step up patrols in Granby and Toxteth.

 

Supt Steve Ashley, area commander for Liverpool south, says: “We have good links to the Somali community and we are talking to senior members about this incident.

 

“We have had a number of witnesses speak to us but we need people to come forward and give us information.”

 

“This is not a gang-related incident, in that there are two established groups, or a well-known feud.

 

“It is a very closely-knit community and this kind of incident is not a usual occurrence.”

 

Somali leaders say Ahmed had not been in Liverpool long, arriving in the city just 10 months ago.

 

Police are speaking to his family and friends said he had recently enrolled at Liverpool community college.

 

Chair of the Granby Street-based Merseyside Somali Community Association, Osman Mohamed, says the victim used to visit the centre.

 

He told the ECHO: “We are so shocked by what has happened, everybody is talking about it.

 

“As far as I know, Ahmed was a good lad, ambitious who wanted to be educated. As a community, we are very upset today.”

 

An incident room has been set up by police. Anyone with information should call 0151-777 5376 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

 

Community in shock

 

By Saeed Mohamed

[MZanzi]

walaalayalow maxa dhalinyarada somalida maxa isku diray oo isku dilayaan?

 

why our young boys are killing each other in Uk?

[cynical lady]

You would expect better from the Somali community but no, they had to go there…seriously Somali gangs/fights have been escalating for a while now. One only need to visit the prisons these days, the highest minority community in prison now is Somali shame shame shame! Wasted opportunity,

 

p.s this is why am a serious preacher don’t leave anywhere that has more than 4 Somali families.

[Ibtisam]

I heard this from early in the week from the family, so sad subxanallah. They are a small community, and previously if I remember correctly they use to fight with black gangs in the area, sad to see they are turning one ach other.

[chubacka]

subhanllah...sad indeed.

 

itz not jst the somalis though, this morning I was reading how this girl dressed as a goth got killed because of the way she chose to dress.

 

its these bloody roaming teenages causing havoc.

[Malika]

Ina lilah wa ina ilayhi raajicun,What do we expect from our young ones,when all they can see around them is destruction...I bet the feud is based on qabiil,we had couple of incidents among the young kids fighting each other due to qabiil..Sad!

[MAXIMUS POWERS]

subhanllah...sad indeed!

[Ismahaan]

Inna lilaah waa innalilaah raajucun, very sad indeed. whats with somalis gangs in uk..shooting each other ...killing each other etc.its all about them trying to attain recognition...they just want to be known as "gangsters" and "drug dealers".The result of being born crack addicted.

Subhan Allah those people really need to get a life, and get some profesional help.

[Intuition]

Ina lilah wa ina ilayhi raajicun, what are we becoming. Our youth are so distructive. Even here in Australia things like that are starting to happen. Just a few weeks back 30 odd boys showed up in my area from another area armed with an array of weapons ready to attack any males. In retaliation to one of their local lads being pounced upon and left battered, bruised and stitched up. They think they are invincible. The crime rate in our community is staggering considering we are minority. Just the other day some one was telling me that these Somali boys are crying every night in jail because they are being beaten and raped by fellow inmates who have more established networks in the prisons. Maybe some of these young boys should pay a visit to those lads and see where they would like to end up. Either that or 6ft under, which ever comes 1st. What is sad is that many of the families are ignoring the many warning signs, letting their sons run wild whilst locking up their daughters. We are a community with our priorities screwed up.

[Rahima]

I'm starting to believe that Somalis are a cursed people.

 

Such a small community, yet so many problems.

[Buuxo]

Subxanallah! Shocking story, May Allah grant the family samir iyo imaan.

 

 

Kuwa kalena in somaaliya gaajo uu dhintaan baa looqaatay.

[Hunguri]

Somalis in Liverpool, were one of the best Somalis amongest those in UK. Its so sad that the new generation turn to be so cruel and mercilies. This young boy, was a bread winer of a large family. He was innocent, and had nothing to do with what so ever happened. When they start chasing him, and beat him with the hocky sticks and Machetes. He started running and could not do longer. He stopped and started crying. Saying "Walaalayaal Somali baan nahaye ha idilina, ila hadla, we may set aside our differences". However, they were all Ice bergs and so merciless, they did not listn to him and started chopping his hands off with the Machete, his head, and after all run over by the van. Allah ha u naxariisto. Imagine, 5 of the attackers were true brothers from Toxteth,Granby street. 6 of them have been arrasted, so far 2 of them have been charged with the murder. These were Ahmad's last words before he died.

 

("Ahmed was an innocent boy who didn’t know what was going on. When they were about to attack him, he kept begging these evils and telling them that life was not about fighting, but they didn’t listen.”)

[N.O.R.F]

I remember the problems with the blacks and chinese. After all of that, now Somalis are fighting and killing each other!

 

Another kid's life taken.

[Faynuus]

So hopeless community. We are are cursed indeed. I blame the families raising these kids. Families especailly parents must be involved in their kids lives but we always choose to ignore especially boys. we are always concerned about the girls getting out of hand and cousing shame, we undermine all the negative influences black gangs and others have on our young boys.

 

Allaha u naxariisto waa laga xaq darnaa.