A 32-year-old man has been found guilty at Inner London Crown Court of the murder of Bajram Luli who was discovered with stab wounds at Sudbury Heights Avenue in Greenford on 11 March 2024 and died shortly afterwards in hospital.
Sabin Manda of Popes Lane, Ealing was arrested on 21 March 2024 on suspicion of murder and was charged on 22 March 2024 with murder and possession of an offensive weapon.
The two had been involved in a dispute over drugs and Manda claimed he attacked 27-year-old Barjam in self-defence in fear for his own life.
Metropolitan Police officers investigated CCTV footage and discovered that the attack was unprovoked.
Detective Inspector Adam Guttridge, specialist crime south, said: “The investigation team worked long and hard to locate footage of this incident that helped disprove Sabin Mandas’s claims of self-defence.”
DI Guttridge added: “This was an unprovoked attack and Manda will now face many years in prison to consider the consequences of his actions. I can only hope his conviction brings some comfort to Bajram’s family.”
Manda will be sentenced at the same court on 11 October 2024.
