‘Killers were armed with knives and a crutch’

A gang of thugs armed with knives and a crutch murdered a rival in revenge for an attack eight days earlier, a court heard. Adnan Saleh, 28, was battered and stabbed three times in the leg in Junction Mews, Paddington, on 11 June 2022. Mr Saleh was in a ‘waking coma’ for five months before he was pronounced dead on 29 November. Joesph Akaelwa, 26, was allegedly wielding a crutch at the time of the brutal assault after he been…