Five Gang members jailed for street killing of Somalian student

[Sharmarkee]

Death and destruction chases somalis even in diaspora, the old generation are in fadhi-kudiri in dual bombardment with opposing clans, and the young generation are in a gang warfare.

 

 

David Pallister

Thursday September 6, 2007

The Guardian

 

 

Five young men who joined the son of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in a gang fight which led to the street killing of a Somalian student were jailed yesterday.

Anwar Qasim, 17, Guled Muse, 17, Mohammed Tumaye, 18, Abdi Abdullhe, 18, and Mohamed Said, 24, were members of a north London crew who attacked rival Mahir Osman, 18, in Camden Town. They received sentences of up to five years for charges ranging from conspiracy to wound to violent disorder.

 

Faisal Wangita, 25, the son of Amin, was jailed for five years in May for his part in the attack. His mother left Amin shortly before he died in Saudi Arabia and sought refuge first in Germany, then north London. Wangita was cleared of murder by an Old Bailey jury but found guilty of conspiracy to wound, conspiracy to possess offensive weapons and violent disorder.

Mr Osman died after being knifed 20 times in front of horrified bystanders in January last year. Some 13 youngsters have now been convicted or pleaded guilty to the attack. More are still being hunted.

 

During the trial jurors were shown video footage of Mr Osman's murder in a packed street. Brendan Finucane QC, prosecuting, talked them through the images, saying: "There are weapons clearly in open view. You will see the feathers from his Puffa jacket flying through the air as his jacket was punctured by the stab wounds."

 

Among the many witnesses was a Somalian man who heard one of the killers call out "Stab him through the heart" in an African dialect.

 

Qasim was caught on CCTV smashing a bottle on the prone body of Mr Osman.

 

Sentencing the five at the Old Bailey, following two lengthy trials, Judge Stephen Kramer QC said: "This is an example of the gang culture which is all too prevalent in London."

 

The youngsters were part of a Somalian gang called the North London Somalis. Mr Osman, an engineering student, was a member of a rival gang based in Camden.

[allan]

murdures only get 5 years in london, man talk about injustes

[Nephissa]

Glad that there is some accountability being held! Kudos to the legal system.

 

Fri, August 31, 2007

Police hunt for shooting suspect in Sunridge ambush

UPDATED: 2007-08-31 01:43:07 MS

 

By DAVE DORMER, SUN MEDIA

 

 

Police have identified a suspect in a brazen shooting outside a Sunridge movie theatre earlier this month when a 24-year-old man was shot twice in the head from close range.

 

Abdullahi Hassan Yalahow, 18, is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for attempted murder and eight firearms offences after he allegedly shot the victim once in the right eye and once in the back of the head with a high-calibre pistol before fleeing in a dark-coloured SUV.

 

The victim had just left a showing of Rush Hour 3 at Sunridge Spectrum -- at 32 St. and Sunridge Blvd. N.E.

 

Det. Craig Skelton, who believes Yalahow may be in Ottawa, said police don't have a motive for the shooting. But he said the victim and suspect know each other as they both came to Calgary from Ottawa and both are Somali, although the Sun has confirmed the victim is a Canadian citizen.

 

"We have some ideas but until we have an opportunity to go through that with the victim it's speculation," said Skelton.

 

"I can tell you for sure the victim was specifically targeted and (the suspect) was laying in wait for him to exit the theatre.

 

Skelton called the fact the victim survived "miraculous" and said he is still in hospital but is blind in his right eye and lost hearing in his right ear.

 

 

"Surprisingly, he's very cognizant of his surroundings and circumstances, given the amount of trauma to his head."

 

Neither the victim nor suspect has ties to local street gangs, said Skelton.

 

Yalahow, a black male, about 6-ft. and 152 lb., should be considered armed.

source

 

^ What can be done about this growing gang culture?

 

Another two Somali young men were shot dead last week in Calgary. These men were not a member of any gang, infact one of them was married with children, so if anything it may be a case of mistaken identity, although I can't see this being of any comfort to the victims family.

Allaha u naxaristo, samir iyo iimaan eheladoodiina allaha ka siiyo. Somali haddaan nahay waan dhibanahay, dhinac kastaba waa ka gubanay, dil halkan iyo xagaasba! Yaa rabi.