Gang found guilty of hunting down and stabbing Hackney teenager to death

Marcel Addai attempted to escape, but tripped and fell before being stabbed 14 times

Marcel Addai was stabbed to death near his home in Hoxton in September last year (London Metropolitan Police)

Four members of gang who hunted down and murdered a teenager in east London are facing life behind bars.

Marcel Addai was stabbed 14 times after the tripped and fell while trying to escape the knife-wielding members of notorious Hackney gang, Fellows Court, in September last year.

The 18-year-old, a member of the rival gang Hoxton Boys, was stabbed close to his home at Wenlock House, Hoxton after being chased by the gang who arrived in a convoy of cars to attack him.

Sodiq Adebayo, 23, Momar Faye, 19, Sheku Jalloh, 23 and Rikell Rogers, 23, were found guilty of Marcel’s murder at the Old Bailey on Thursday.

Three others, Akeem Gbadamosi, 22, Eugene Ocran, 19, and David Oladimeji, 21, were acquitted.

During the trial, the defendants blamed each other for the attack and had to be handcuffed and forcibly kept apart by guards while in the dock when the verdict was read out, the London Evening Standard reports.

Abebayo broke down in tears and Faye shouted at the jury “I’m an innocent man, you have thrown my life away for no reason”.

He also threatened the trio who were acquitted saying he was going to “do” them when the got the chance.

(L-R) Sodiq Adebayo, Rikell Rogers, Momar Faye and Sheku Jallo (London Metropolitan Police)

“Make the most of the time you have, you’re a bad boy”, he added.

During the trial, witnesses said they had heard a commotion at around 10pm on 4 September as the gang arrived in a black Mercedes, a silver Vauxhall Astra and a dark blue BMW to find Marcel.

He attempted to zigzag and run away from them but tripped and was stabbed repeatedly after falling to the ground.

The attack happened out of the range of CCTV cameras, but the gang members were tracked down using the vehicle licence plates.

Judge Rebecca Poulet QC remanded the four in custody ahead of their sentencing hearing next week.

All will face a minimum term of life in prison but the judge will set the minimum term they must serve before being considered for parole.