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Five Sentenced to More Than 80 Years for Canning Town Double Shooting

Police say the case underscores tougher action on gun crime as attempted‑murder charges for shootings have nearly doubled since 2023.

Overview

  • Snaresbrook Crown Court sentenced the group on January 23, 2026, after unanimous guilty verdicts returned in October 2025.
  • Ronnie Hill received 24 years, Kennedy Senga 21 years, Esmaela Seidi 18½ years, and a 16‑year‑old 14½ years for the attack; Abdul Ahmed was jailed for 2½ years for assisting an offender.
  • The brothers were ambushed in Thorne Close, Canning Town, on October 26, 2024, with CCTV capturing seven shots after two men exited a stolen Audi.
  • One victim was shot through the hand and his brother was shot in the back, leaving him paralysed down one side of his lower body.
  • Detectives used CCTV, DNA from a balaclava, and five 9mm Makarov casings to identify the attackers, later arresting Hill in March 2025 after finding him hiding in a divan bed and seizing a loaded handgun, an imitation firearm, and ammunition.