The mother of a young man shot dead in a carefully planned attack on April Fool's Day has asked his 'heartless' murderers why they 'executed' her son.
Aspiring music producer Janayo Lucima, 21, who had only been released from prison a year previously for his role in helping to cover up the murder of a jazz musician, was fatally shot in the chest at close range after being lured into an ambush in Barons Court, west London, on the evening of April 1, 2024.
Although 18-year-old Mohamed Mansaray pulled the trigger, the doorstep killing was orchestrated by Khuder Al Kurdi, 22, from his home nearby, the Old Bailey heard.
Al Kurdi provided the gun and phoned Mr Lucima to get him outside where Mansaray had been lurking with others armed with knives for back-up.
At their trial, the prosecution suggested the killing arose from 'disputes within the drugs trade', although none of the defendants gave a truthful explanation about what happened.
