Overview
- Awad Abdel Samad, 24, was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 27 years for murdering 19-year-old Mohamed Abdi on June 4, 2024 in Westminster.
- He also received concurrent terms for possessing knives, including for a large lock knife found at his October 2024 arrest.
- Police released video showing officers tackling him in a corner shop after he tried to evade capture and sought treatment under a false name in Luton.
- Prosecutors said the clash began when two cars stopped in traffic; Samad disarmed Abdi and stabbed him three times before the victim could close his car door.
- Driver Mohamad El‑Hazzaa was convicted of perverting the course of justice, jailed for three years, and disqualified from driving for three years and six months.