Four convicted after teenager murdered outside of West Midlands library

Four people have been convicted of killing a teenager outside of a library in the West Midlands and stabbing another.

Michael Ababio, 18, died after he was stabbed in an attack outside Foleshill Library in Coventry on February 22 this year. Another man, aged 19, was also stabbed during the incident but survived.

Following Michael's death, members of the group who attacked him attempted to lie low, with one fleeing to Pakistan in an attempt to avoid justice.

But police managed to identify and charge the four involved, who are aged between 17 and 19.

They admitted their parts in the attack at Warwick Crown Court today (September 17).

Shakeel Ahmed, 18, and Mahad Mohammad, 19, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Michael Ababio while a 17-year-old who cannot be named due to his age pleaded guilty to murder.

All three also pleaded guilty to wounding the other 19-year-old victim.

Ismail Nabeel, 18, pleaded guilty to manslaughter during the trial and was today found guilty of murder and wounding with intent. All four will be sentenced at a later date and were remanded into custody.

West Midlands Police Detective Inspector Nigel Box, who led the investigation, said: "Michael’s death was a tragic and senseless loss of life. He was attacked by this group, two of whom pursued and cornered him next to the library before stabbing him.

"Ever since Michael's death, our officers have been working relentlessly to identify suspects, charge them and secure prosecutions. We hope this conviction will bring some sense of justice for Michael's family and friends.

"The level of premeditation which went into the killing, along with the lengths the four defendants went to in order to avoid arrest, shows how deliberate and knowingly wrong their actions were."