Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Four men who murdered a stranger they bumped into on a night out in London's West End have been jailed for life

BBC News:

All four were convicted of murder and sentenced to life

Assistant bank manager Bobby Ilham, 24, son of a top Pakistani cricketer, was chased by the gang who knocked him to the ground and stamped on his head.

The Old Bailey heard the fatal attack, in May 2005, was a "merciless and motiveless" public killing.

Rashid Tabali, Hassan Al-Soltan, Ahmad Alkhateeb and Mishal Al-Fahad, all from London, will serve at least 15 years.

Mr Ilham, son of former Pakistan international cricketer Ilham Mohiuddin, had been out with friends and they were making their way back to a car when they bumped into the four-strong group near Leicester Square.

A fight started and Mr Ilham became separated from his friends.

The four men then chased him into Whitcomb Street before knocking him to the ground.

As he lay there, his head was stamped on and kicked and he was beaten with belts.

Prosecutor Jeremy Donne told the trial: "He suffered a very public and brutal death. He was brought to the ground where he was subjected to a vicious and sustained beating."

Mr Ilham worked at a bank in Sutton, south-west London and lived with his parents in nearby New Malden, where he had just bought a flat.

Gang jailed for random murder of young banker in London

1 Comments:

At 6:04 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

For those interested, the actual BBC headline for this story is:

[Life for 'merciless' murder gang]

However, if you pay attention to the details, it should've been titled: At least 15 years for 'merciless' murder gang.

Yesterday, I heard on the BBC that the media is not well trusted in either the US or the UK. I wonder why...

 

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