Brothers convicted of double attempted murder in Brent
They will be sentenced in March next year
Two brothers have been convicted of two counts of attempted murder after a stabbing and double shooting in Brent.
28 year old Jahni Thomas and Jahmarley Thomas who is 24, both from Brent, were also convicted after a trial at Isleworth Crown Court one count of conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to endanger life and one count of possession of point and blade.
The brothers were remanded in custody to be sentenced in March next year.
The jury heard that shortly before 05:30hrs on the 6th November last year, police were called to reports of a stabbing and shots fired on Standard Road in NW10.
Emergency services found a 28-year-old man at the scene, with gunshot wound to the chest and a stab wound to the back. His injuries turned out not to be life threatening.
Another man, aged 31, also sustained a gunshot wound to his hand and was taken to hospital. His injuries were not life-threatening.
The brothers ambushed their victim
Jahmarley and Jahni Thomas had used a stolen vehicle on cloned number plates. Police were able to track the vehicle on CCTV for over three hours and 27 miles as it drove around North West London.
The CCTV enquiries established that two hours before the attack the Thomases' attended Standard Road, NW10, to conducted a recce of the area and to make sure that their target was present.
The brothers returned two hours later where they lay in wait for their victim to leave a nightclub.
The brothers ambushed their victim from behind stabbing him once and shooting him in the left shoulder. The gunman then ran to a second male who was attempting to take cover in a vehicle.
The gunman opened the car door and at point blank range fired the gun a second time.
After the shooting the Thomases’ drove home address and later moved the vehicle to Springfield Gardens NW9 where it was burned out.
Detective Constable Tom Harris of the Met’s Specialist Crime Command said: “The Thomases’ set out to murder their victims and it was pure luck that this wasn’t a murder investigation.
“The level of planning and premeditation leading to this extremely violent attack shows a complete disregard for the safety of any bystanders who may have been in the area at the time of the shootings.
“I am pleased that the appropriate verdict has been found and that they will face sentence for their actions.”
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