Detectives investigating the killing of a teenager, shot and stabbed to death yards from his east London home, have charged nine people.
Junior Jah, 18, died after being attacked in Coolfin Road, Canning Town, on April 26 2021.
Junior was stabbed repeatedly and died at the scene. It was discovered later that he had also been shot.
Detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command believe some of the suspects are linked to an attempted murder in Tree Road, Newham on April 22 2021, four days earlier.
Junior was the younger brother of Ahmed Jah, a 21-year-old Londoner knifed to death in Canning Town in 2017 while buying a drink from his local shop.
Junior’s aunt Yvette Goodhew described Junior as a “beautiful, quiet boy” following the death.
“The family are heartbroken. They are devastated, they have lost two sons to knife violence,” Mrs Goodhew told the Standard.
“Junior was a sweet, humble, lovely boy. He loved his family, loved life. He was really into football. It is so cruel what has happened. We have to stop young people carrying knives.”
She said the brothers have two sisters who are struggling to come to terms with their loss and added: “The whole family are asking why this has happened to them.
“We have no idea why Junior was attacked, we need answers. He died outside his home where he should have been safe.”
The nine charged are:
- Asad Sharif, 28, of Manor Park, Newham was charged on Sunday, 9 April with murder, attempted murder, two counts of possession of a firearm and conspiracy to steal motor vehicles. He appeared at the Old Bailey on Thursday, April 13, where he was remanded in custody.
- Zyon Francis, 23, of Plaistow was charged on Wednesday, April 12 with assisting an offender. He is due to attend Thames Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 4 May.
- Rio Burton-Devine, 24, of Islington was charged on Tuesday, April 18 with murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. He is due to attend Thames Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, May 4.
- Both Ahmed Kassim, 30, and Makhil Osman, 23, of Newham were charged on Friday, April 14 with assisting an offender, alongside Marcel Burton, 19, of Lambeth, who was also charged on Sunday, April 16, with assisting an offender. They are all due to attend Thames Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, May 4.
- Jessica Hilton, 22, of Dartford, Kent was charged on Sunday, April 16 and Dino Hamza, 25 (11.07.97), of Newham was charged on Friday, April 14 with conspiracy to steal motor vehicles. They will appear at Thames Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, May 4.
