Three men have been found guilty of murdering a teenage member of a group called the ‘A Team’.
Taylor Cox, 19, died after being shot in the head in an alleyway in Hornsey, north London, on June 8 2021.
Following a retrial at the Old Bailey, Robel Michael, 22, of Islington, Jaden McGibbon, 22, of Crouch End, and Sichem Mangituka-Mpelo, 22, from Holloway, were found guilty of his murder on Friday.
McGibbon’s then-girlfriend Dunila Idrissi Oukili, 21, from Camden, was found guilty of perverting the course of justice.
Mr Cox was a member of the A Team group which is associated with the N19 postcode in London, the court was told.
Taylor Cox (pictured), 19, died after being shot in the head in an alleyway in Hornsey, north London, on June 8, 2021
Following a retrial at the Old Bailey, Robel Michael, 22, of Islington was found guilty of murder
Following a retrial at the Old Bailey, Jaden McGibbon, 22, of Crouch End was found guilty of killing Taylor Cox
Jurors heard how the three killers found out Mr Cox and his friend were close by and set out to attack them armed with at least one gun.
During the shooting, at least four .32 calibre bullets were fired from the same gun, likely to be a revolver.
Jurors heard how cartridge cases and two misfired cartridges were recovered from Oukili’s handbag four days after the incident.
She had also rented a flat for McGibbon to lay low in, bought a new telephone SIM card, and arranged transport and a change of hairstyle for him.
The defendants had denied the charges against them but declined to give evidence in their retrial.
Following their convictions, Judge Rebecca Trowler KC adjourned sentencing until December 15.
Taylor’s father, David Campbell, said: ‘The whole family are grateful that we come to this conclusion and are thankful for the efforts of the police in all the work they did to convict the defendants.
Following a retrial at the Old Bailey on Friday Sichem Mangituka-Mpelo, 22, from Holloway, was found guilty of murder
Police in Hornsey Rise Gardens where Taylor Cox was shot in June 2021
‘Despite the guilty verdict, it still doesn’t help the pain that knowing we won’t see Taylor again causes us’.
Detective Chief Inspector Linda Bradley, from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, said: ‘This was a targeted attack on a young man who should have had the rest of his life ahead of him.
‘It saddens me to see so many young lives cut short by violence on the streets of our capital and I hope these convictions, and the loss of freedom the defendants are about to face, serve as a warning to any others who think that conflict of any kind can be resolved with weapons and violence.
‘My thoughts are with Taylor’s family. While nothing can bring him back, I hope that today’s guilty verdicts bring them a degree of satisfaction.’
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