Kamran Khalid killers jailed for 54 years for Ilford murder

The trio were convicted in July of killing 18-year-old Kamran Khalid, who was stabbed 34 times in an apparent "road rage" attack on October 28, 2021.

The court was told that one of the knives used to kill him was his own.

Kamran's mother Samina told the court in a victim impact statement: "I can't stop thinking of the terror my baby must have endured, knowing he was being slaughtered.

"It was intentional and they callously fled the scene, not even calling for the emergency services.

"It was a brutal, cowardly attack... None of the defendants have shown any remorse for killing my son."

The three defendants sat emotionless as Samina's statement was read.

Kamran Khalid's mother Samina described her life as a 'constant hell' since her son's 'barbaric' murder (Image: Charles Thomson)

After Kamran was stabbed, two of the killers - Ashraf and Abubakar Binabdulaziz - left the scene and went to a Travelodge in Hemel Hempstead.

Their teenage accomplice was apprehended in a nearby garden.

The frenzied attack occurred after Kamran asked the Binabdulaziz brothers to move their van, which was blocking South Park Road.

There followed an argument and then a chase around a residential neighbourhood, during which the one of the two brothers called a teenager, who came and met them with a Rambo knife.

"The obvious purpose of that was to have him there with a knife to increase their effectiveness as an attacking force, and that is what happened," said prosecutor Danny Robinson.

The heftiest sentence was given to Abubakar Binabdulaziz, 20, of Eton Road, Ilford, who was convicted of Kamran’s murder on July 10, after a seven-week trial at Basildon Crown Court.

Kamran Khalid was a gifted footballer, winning an Asian Star award from Chelsea FC and joining the club's development team (Image: Khalid family)

At the same court today (Friday, September 8), Judge Ian Graham sentenced him to life, with a minimum of 21 years.

His older brother, Ashraf Binabdulaziz, 26, also of Eton Road, was acquitted of murder but convicted of manslaughter.

He was jailed for 11 years, minus 678 days already spent in custody. He will serve two-thirds of that sentence before he can apply for parole.

The third killer was a 17-year-old associate of the two brothers. He was convicted of murder.

He was sentenced to serve 16 years before he can apply for parole, minus 679 days already spent in custody.

A court-imposed gagging order bans the press from identifying the teenage defendant, who was called to the scene by Abubakar Binabdulaziz after the quarrel with Kamran.

He came and joined them in the van, bringing the Rambo knife with him.

He admitted using it to deliver some of the stab wounds Kamran sustained.

The court heard the teen had autism, learning difficulties and "mild mental retardation", making him "highly suggestible" and "vulnerable".

Samina Khalid has described her 18-year-old son Kamran as 'a very spiritual character' and 'a man of faith', with a reputation as a conflict-averse peace-maker (Image: Khalid family)

His barrister told the court he felt "regret, remorse and sorrow" and "hates himself for having been jointly responsible for Kamran's death".

The lawyer said the teen is so well-behaved and "trusted" in prison that "he has been given scissors to be able to cut hair".

The trio clashed with Kamran in Harrow Road – just metres from the Binabdulaziz brothers’ front door - where it is alleged that Kamran produced a "small knife", which Abubakar Binabdulaziz used to stab him after his teenage accomplice had already stabbed him with the Rambo knife.

The defendants argued they had killed Kamran in self-defence but the jury rejected that claim.

Kamran was subjected to a "sustained" attack, receiving "at least 34" stab and slash wounds, delivered with "severe force".

Ashraf Binabdulaziz was said not to have delivered any of the stab wounds because he was engaged in a fistfight with Kamran's friend, who had been a passenger in his car.

Kamran Khalid with his mother Samina, whose emotional victim impact statement was read aloud at Basildon Crown Court as her son's killers were sentenced (Image: Khalid family)

Mr Robinson said the attack was aggravated by the fact that it took place in a residential neighbourhood and was witnessed by members of the public.

He added that there were "attempts to conceal and dispose of evidence".

But he accepted that there was a "degree of provocation".

In a statement read to the court by a lawyer, Samina Khalid described her son's murder as "barbaric" and as a "massacre".

She said that when she visited the crime scene, police had covered up all but Kamran's head - but they could not cover up the huge pool of blood which had spilled out of his body.

"There was so much of it," she said. "The memory of the smell will never leave me... It felt like I was frozen in time. My life changed forever in the blink of an eye."

"I have nightmares on a daily basis and have flashbacks of Kamran, my baby boy, his lifeless body laying on the cold pavement," she added.

"He loves children and spoke fondly of having a big family," she said, adding that his future was "barbarically taken away from him in a callous and brutal attack."

Kamran Khalid was stabbed to death on his way home from the gym, after becoming involved in an argument with the Binabdulaziz brothers, whose van was blocking the road (Image: Khalid family)

Ashraf Binabdulaziz wrote a letter to Kamran's family, extending his "deepest condolences" and apologising for the "anguish, agony, distress and misery" he had caused.

He said Kamran's killing had arisen out of a "senseless, petty and irrelevant" dispute.

"I want to say sorry to you guys and hope that one day you will forgive me," he wrote.

A letter from a prison guard at Chelmsford describe Ashraf Binabdulaziz as "an asset" to his wing.

The court heard that Abubakar Binabdulaziz continues to deny ever stabbing Kamran but is "remorseful" that Kamran was stabbed.

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Judge Ian Graham said: "This case reflectes one of the most serious issues in Britain today - the carrying of knives by young men and the use of those knives in fights.

"Fights which might otherwise have ended up with a black eye or broken nose now regularly end up with one of the participants dead on a public street - and that's exactly what happened here."

Judge Graham added: "There has been no adequate expression of remorse, other than something approaching self-pity."