BY GABRIEL PRINCEWILL AND LUCY CAULKETT
David Headlam, 18, of Donnington Road, was chased and stabbed to death in Drayton Road, in the early hours on June 29 last year.
Witnesses heard the son of Pentecostal church minister Bishop Alonzo Headlam beg for his life during the brutal attack.
Today Idris Daud, 19, of Anton Place, Wembley, Ayman Koshin, 18, of Summers Close, Wembley, and 19-year-old T-Shai Ennis, 19, who formerly lived in Wembley and now lives in Langley, were convicted of the murder.
A 19-year-old friend of Mr Headlam who was with him at the time was also stabbed in the thigh, but luckily escaped with his life.
All three were found guilty of grievous bodily harm with intent in relation to him.
The Old Bailey heard on the day of the murder, Daud uploaded a rap video on YouTube which featured him and Ennis.
Part of the video showed Ennis bragging about stabbing someone.
Hours later they used a minicab to travel from Wembley to Harlesden where they targeted Mr Headlam and his friend as the pair walked into Park Parade.
Both victims ran away but the killers caught up with Mr Headlam and stabbed him several times in his thigh severing his femoral artery.
A resident on the street heard Mr Headlam shouting: “Don’t stab me, don’t kill me” before he was fatally attacked another resident told eye of media at the opening of this case that David Headlam has knocked on their door for help around 1 am, but given the later hour of the morning they did not consider it safe to open the door. They then noticed the murdered boy try to flag a passing cab before he collapsed to the floor.
Detectives investigating the murder tracked down the mini cab and discovered it had been ordered by a mobile number belonging to Koshin. They were subsequently identified and arrested, thanks to the use of CCTC footage as well as scrutiny of their telephone usage on the fateful night in question. arrested in July and charged.
Daud was on a tag for a previous offence at the time of the murder.
Detective Inspector Sarah McConnell said: “This was an unprovoked attack against two friends who were making their way home after meeting friends. The defendants launched a violent assault, chasing David for some distance before delivering the fatal injuries.
“Residents came to David’s aid and remained with him until he was attended to by emergency services. I would like to thank those who assisted, and the witnesses who subsequently came forward to help the police investigation.
“Our thoughts are with David’s family and I only hope that the convictions of those responsible will offer some small comfort to them at this extremely difficult time.” All three defendants are yet to be sentenced.