Three guilty of murdering man shot near primary school

Three men have been found guilty of murdering a teenage member of a north London group called the A Team.

Taylor Cox, 19, was shot in the head in an alleyway near a primary school in Hornsey in June 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.

The A Team group is associated with the N19 postcode, the court was told.

McGibbon's then-girlfriend Dunila Idrissi Oukili, 21, from Camden, was found guilty of perverting the course of justice.

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.

Cartridge cases and two misfired cartridges were recovered from Oukili's handbag four days after the shooting.

She had also rented a flat for McGibbon to lie 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 refused to give evidence in their retrial.

They will be sentenced on 15 December.

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