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| Tamim Ian Habimana stabbing: One boy guilty of revenge killing | Tamim Ian Habimana stabbing: One boy guilty of revenge killing |
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| Tamim Ian Habimana died from a single stab wound | Tamim Ian Habimana died from a single stab wound |
| A youth has been found guilty of the "revenge" killing of a 15-year-old boy who was attacked in the street with a knife, an umbrella and a rounders bat. | A youth has been found guilty of the "revenge" killing of a 15-year-old boy who was attacked in the street with a knife, an umbrella and a rounders bat. |
| Tamim Ian Habimana was stabbed in the heart in Woolwich, south-east London, in July 2021. | Tamim Ian Habimana was stabbed in the heart in Woolwich, south-east London, in July 2021. |
| A boy, 16, was found guilty at the Old Bailey of manslaughter but cleared of murder. | A boy, 16, was found guilty at the Old Bailey of manslaughter but cleared of murder. |
| He was also convicted of wounding a second victim, having a blade and conspiracy to commit violent disorder. | He was also convicted of wounding a second victim, having a blade and conspiracy to commit violent disorder. |
| Four other youths, aged between 16 and 20, were cleared of murder, manslaughter and attempted murder. | Four other youths, aged between 16 and 20, were cleared of murder, manslaughter and attempted murder. |
| However, one of them, aged 16 was convicted of wounding, possession of an offensive weapon and conspiracy to commit violent disorder. | However, one of them, aged 16 was convicted of wounding, possession of an offensive weapon and conspiracy to commit violent disorder. |
| Another, aged 17, was convicted of having an offensive weapon and conspiracy to commit violent disorder. | Another, aged 17, was convicted of having an offensive weapon and conspiracy to commit violent disorder. |
| Prosecution barrister Danny Robinson KC had told jurors how the group went to Woolwich "intent on revenge" for a stabbing carried out be another teenager in Dartford nine days previously. | Prosecution barrister Danny Robinson KC had told jurors how the group went to Woolwich "intent on revenge" for a stabbing carried out be another teenager in Dartford nine days previously. |
| Mr Habimana and two other young men walked towards them and "within seconds", the 16-year-old produced his weapon with which he fatally stabbed Mr Habimana, who ran up the road before collapsing by a bus stop. | Mr Habimana and two other young men walked towards them and "within seconds", the 16-year-old produced his weapon with which he fatally stabbed Mr Habimana, who ran up the road before collapsing by a bus stop. |
| An off-duty police officer intervened to stop the fight and the defendants fled. | An off-duty police officer intervened to stop the fight and the defendants fled. |
| Officers later found the umbrella stem, knife blade and handle discarded nearby. | Officers later found the umbrella stem, knife blade and handle discarded nearby. |
| Sentencing was adjourned to a date to be fixed. | Sentencing was adjourned to a date to be fixed. |
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| Dartford | |
| Woolwich | |
| London violence | |
| Gravesend | |
| London |