Overview

• Lorik Lupqi, Jason Furtado, Abel Chunda, Xavier Poponne and Eden Clark were found guilty of murdering Leonardo Reid (15) and Klevi Shekaj (23) and attempting to kill Abdullah Abdullahi (28) at the Elthorne Estate video shoot.
• The Old Bailey trial opened on March 17, 2025, and concluded on July 23 after jurors deliberated for 53 hours and five minutes.
• Prosecutors detailed evidence of planning including coordinated masking, knives and machetes, a hired taxi to the estate, and drill-rap lyrics on Poponne’s phone celebrating the killings.
• Lorik Lupqi cut off his electronic tag and fled to Kosovo days after the attack before being extradited back to the UK in November 2024.
• All five defendants remain in custody and will face mandatory life sentences at the Old Bailey on September 25 and 26.