A jury has returned verdicts in the trial of four men charged in connection with the death of Junaid Khan, who was fatally stabbed in Bradford last year.
Junaid Khan, 19, died after being stabbed during a large-scale violent disturbance on Newton Street in the West Bowling area of the city on June 6. The incident involved two groups of men, some armed with bricks and knives.
Following a trial lasting more than nine weeks at Bradford Crown Court, Mohammed Ibrahim Mehmood, 18, of Woodroyd Road, was found guilty of murder, possession of a bladed article and assault. He was cleared of attempted murder and violent disorder.
Luqmaan Rehman, 28, and Hamza Rehman, 27, both of Birch Lane, were found not guilty of murder but convicted of violent disorder.
A fourth defendant, Mohammed Tayyub, 18, of Newton Street, was found guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm in relation to a separate incident involving Junaid Khan on June 3, days before the fatal stabbing.
The court heard that during the disturbance on June 6, Mehmood chased Junaid Khan before stabbing him in the chest, severing his aorta. CCTV footage shown to the jury captured the moments leading up to the attack, as well as the chaotic scenes of violence in the area.
Junaid was seen to collapse shortly after the stabbing and died despite attempts to save his life.
Detectives from the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team conducted an extensive investigation, using CCTV and witness evidence to piece together the events leading to the fatal attack.
Senior Investigating Officer Detective Chief Inspector Dan Bates described the incident as a “senseless act of violence” which took place on Eid, when many people in the community were attending mosque.
He said the convictions could not undo the loss but hoped they would provide some measure of comfort to Junaid’s family.
All four defendants will be sentenced at a later date.