Overview

• An Old Bailey jury convicted six individuals, including gunman Mohamed Mansaray and orchestrator Khuder Al Kurdi, for the April 2024 murder of 21-year-old Janayo Lucima.
• Court evidence established that Lucima was lured from his West Kensington home under the pretense of a drug deal before being shot at close range.
• Prosecutors described the slaying as a planned and organised execution stemming from disputes within London’s illicit drug networks.
• Five of the convicted suspects fled overseas days after the killing and the handgun used in the shooting remains unrecovered.
• Two co-defendants will face retrial next year and all six convicted individuals are held on remand ahead of forthcoming sentencing.