A man has denied murdering a university graduate who was stabbed to death. Raami Mohamed, 21, pleaded not guilty to murdering 22-year-old Badri Issa in Moss Side.
03.01.2024 - 18:14 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A self-confessed drug dealer denied he attended a 'gun club' in the aftermath of a shooting to account for the potential presence of gunshot residue on his clothes. Jieh Sufyaan said there had not been any residue discovered on his clothing, and denied that he ever had possession of a firearm.
A 16-year-old boy was shot in Salford in broad daylight on Mother's Day last year, jurors at Manchester Crown Court have heard. Prosecutors allege that 31-year-old Kyle Meighan fired two bullets at the boy, while being driven on a motorbike by 29-year-old Aiden Broadhurst.
They claim that the shooting was part of a feud between a group linked to Eccles and a rival faction. The boy was also riding a motorbike at the time he was shot, at about 2.10pm on Sunday, March 19, on Armitage Street in Eccles.
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One bullet missed but the other was a 'direct hit', entering his shoulder and lodging next to his spine. Prosecutors claim it was 'only by good luck' that he survived.
Five men are on trial accused of attempted murder. Mr Meighan, Mr Broadhurst, 29; his brother, Philip Broadhurst, 27; Mr Sufyaan, 25; and Andrew Whiteside, 29, have all pleaded not guilty.
As the trial entered a sixth week, Mr Sufyaan gave evidence in his defence. He said he was born and raised in Salford and had previously worked for a firm which built the sets for exhibitions held in large venues. Mr Sufyaan said that in March last year he was selling vehicles and dogs including XL Bullys, as well as dealing in cannabis.
"I would get weed and put it back out there to make a profit," he told the jury. Speaking of the dogs, which he said he sold five of for about £2,000 each,
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