THREE brothers and another man who stabbed a man to death in Acton following an ongoing dispute have been convicted of his killing.
Osvaldo de Carvalho, aged 22, was killed in West Lodge Avenue, close to Ealing Common station, on the evening of September 24 2019.
Brothers Kamal, 23, Sukhminder, 25, and Michael Sohal, 28, were found guilty of murder following a trial at Croydon Crown Court in February.
Reporting restrictions were imposed as two other men were still to stand trial.
Today (12) at Croydon Crown Court, Antoine George, 24, was found guilty of manslaughter. Karim Azab, 25, was found not guilty of murder.
The court hear how the men and Osvaldo had been involved in an ongoing dispute. When Sukhminder and Michael met Osvaldo and two of his friends in Twyford Gardens that night, they called their brother, Kamal, for support and reinforcement.
Kamal brandished a large hunting knife as he ran along the Uxbridge Road to the scene from his home nearby.
George, who had also been in the house, went with Kamal.
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Following a brief chase, the three in the victim’s group ran from the scene, two friends heading one way and Osvaldo running into West Lodge Avenue.
Witnesses described him being chased by a group of men, some armed with knives. They caught up with him and stabbed him before running off. The brothers left the scene and returned to Kamal’s address.
George left the area in a car which had been parked on the driveway outside Kamal’s flat.
In a bid to cover their tracks, Michael and Sukhminder set fire to clothes they had been wearing at the time of the stabbing.
But, with the help of witnesses and CCTV, police were able to trace and arrest the suspects.
Det Chief Insp Vicky Tunstall said: “The Sohal brothers had no qualms about arming themselves and – in Kamal’s case – running down a busy main road waving the weapon around in full view of all those around.”
Kamal Sohal is from Uxbridge Road, Acton, and his brothers from Lockwood Road, Southall. Antoine George is from Greenhill Gardens, Northolt
All four will be sentenced at Croydon Crown Court at a later date.
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