Two guilty of murder after drive-by shooting of mother at wake

21 Apr 2026 • 11:11 PM MYT
The Independent
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Two guilty of murder after drive-by shooting of mother at wake

  • Two men, Perry Allen-Thomas, 27, and Amir Salem, 20, have been found guilty of murdering Michelle Sadio, 44, in a drive-by shooting outside a wake in north London.
  • The incident, which occurred on 14 December 2024, also resulted in two other people, Kenneth Amoah and Kadeem Francis, being injured.
  • Ms Sadio, a mother-of-two and legal administrator, died at the scene after shots were fired into a crowd of mourners outside the River of Life Pentecostal Church in Willesden.
  • The intended target of the shooting was identified as rapper Adetokunbo Ajibola, known as Trapstar Toxic, who was attending the event.
  • Allen-Thomas was implicated in organising the attack, while Salem was involved in acquiring petrol used to set fire to the stolen Kia getaway vehicle after the shooting.

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