Two men found guilty of attempting to murder man in Luton supermarket car park
The 20 year old victim was stabbed nine times in what Bedfordshire Police have described as a 'brutal attack'
Two men have been found guilty of attempting to murder a man in the car park of a Luton supermarket.
Abdul Hussain, of Maidenhall Road, and Ehsan Khan, of Pembroke Avenue, both 19, attacked a 20-year-old man in the car park of B&M in Luton on 24 July 2023.
The knife-wielding duo approached the victim in Wingate Road and asked him about someone they believed he knew.
The victim ran into the car park where he was told by the offenders to ‘read the Kalima’ – to say his last words, before they launched their brutal attack.
He was stabbed nine times in total by Hussain and Khan, before they fled the scene leaving him for dead.
Police launched an investigation and identified Khan and Hussain as the suspects. Hussain was arrested shortly afterwards, while Khan initially attempted to evade justice by fleeing the country, before being arrested on his return in August.
Yesterday (Tuesday) they were both found guilty of attempted murder following a trial at Huntingdon Crown Court, with the jury taking just two hours to reach a verdict.
Detective Constable Nema Behzadi, from the Bedfordshire Police Boson unit, said:
“This was a shocking and frenzied attack in which Hussain and Khan showed clear intent to kill their victim.
“Knife crime ruins the lives not just of those who are victims to it and their families, but also the lives of offenders such as Hussain and Khan who will now face a substantial amount of their lives behind bars.
“Tackling it remains a priority for Bedfordshire Police and we’re working hard to tackle it at its root cause, while encouraging young people in particular to think twice, think life and just drop it.”
Hussain and Khan will be sentenced at a later date.