The ‘senseless loss of a young man’s life’
THREE JAILED FOR STABBING 22-YEAR-OLD IN SOUTHALL AND LEAVING HIM FOR DEAD
THREE men have been found guilty of killing a young man after the victim was found outside a juice bar on The Broadway in Southall.
In September 2019, Sufi Osman, 22, was “chased, stabbed and left for dead” by three men who were convicted at the Old Bailey on Thursday, September 17.
Officers from the Metropolitan Police were initially called to the incident in Southall at 4am on Monday, September 23, 2019 after reports of an injured man in the street.
Police found Sufi outside the juice bar, where he had been able to stumble to after he was stabbed on Abbotts Road.
Although London Ambulance Service (LAS) and police were on the scene quickly Sufi sadly died while he was being taken to the hospital, and officially passed away at 5.26am
Samatar Hirad, 22, of Cippenham Lane, Slough, was found guilty of murder, while Jose Morais, 25, of no fixed address and Mohammed Yussuf, 25, of Bordars Walk, W7, were both convicted of manslaughter.
All three men, along with other man, chased Sufi prior to the attack.
CCTV shows the four men in and around the attack location a number of hours before the murder.
Sufi was identified on local CCTV systems at 3.56am walking along The Broadway, from the direction of Dane Road.
At the same time, Hirad was outside the juice bar, and appears to
have noticed Sufi approaching. Hirad made his way into Saxon Road where the others were, before returning to The Broadway.
Hirad and Sufi came into contact with each other at the junction of Saxon Road and The Broadway.
They had a conversation which quickly turned into a confrontation.
Sufi can be seen to have swung a blow. They fought, and Hirad produced a knife and lunged towards Sufi.
At this point, Sufi ran and it was after a chase that he was overwhelmed and attacked - it was not long after the murder that the killers were located and arrested.
A fourth person was arrested however no charges were brought against them.
On September 24, a post mortem examination was carried out by Home Office pathologist Dr Ashley Fegan Earl and the cause of death was given as shock and haemorrhage and a stab to the left hand side of the neck.
Officers recovered a kitchen knife, the blade of which was serrated and 21.5cm in length, from an alleyway between Dane Road and Marigold Road, a short distance from where Sufi was stabbed.
A complete DNA profile which matched Sufi’s was obtained from the blade, and was identified as the murder weapon.
Samatar Hirad also pleaded guilty to possessing an offensive weapon.
Detective Chief Inspector Rob Pack said: “This was a senseless and tragic loss of a young man’s life. It highlights the continuing blight that those who are prepared to carry and use knives have on our communities.
“Today’s verdict demonstrates that there are very real consequences for such actions.”
All three will be sentenced at the same court on Wednesday, October 7.