‘Killers in convoy murdered his man’
Five alleged killers drove in a convoy to shoot a father in head as he left home to buy food for his daughter, the Old Bailey heard.
Iron Miah, 40, was found collapsed in the street outside of his home in Nelson Street, Whitechapel.
A neighbour heard the shot being fired before the accused gunmen sped off in two cars on November 19 last year.
Hassan Mohammed, 31, Nanu Miah, 20, Mohamed Moshaer Ali, 27, Antonio Afflick-McLeod, 28, and 28-year-old Aaron Campbell.
have been charged with his murder.
Crispin Aylett QC prosecuting said: ‘This is a murder by shooting that is alleged to have taken place on 19 November last year. The prosecution case is that the five defendants were in two different cars.
‘Three inside one car were in touch with the victim and two in the other vehicle were the shooters.’
Only Afflick-McLeod appeared today (Thurs) on video-link from HMP Belmarsh.
Duncan Atkinson QC previously prosecuting said: ‘At about 10.30 in the evening he (Mr Miah) went out of his home to get some food for him and his daughter. He was shot.’
Mohammed of Cumberland Road, Portsmouth, Miah of Brandon Street, Southwark and Ali, of Western Avenue, Dagenham, Afflick-McLeod, of Mayfair Avenue, Ilford and Campbell, of Star Road Hammersmith deny murder charge.
Their trial is due to last eight weeks starting on 16 August 2021 at a venue to be fixed.
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