Thursday 24 December 2009

Would-Be Shotgun Killer Faces Prison



This is the face of a gunman who pumped 50 shotgun pellets into his victim’s torso and is now facing a lengthy prison sentence when he returns to the Old Bailey.

Jobless Babar Ali Shah, 35, of Upton Heights, Upton Lane, Forest Gate, East London, also blew off the victim’s thumb when an argument broke out in a vehicle they were traveling in.

Shah was convicted of attempting to murder the 29 year-old driver, assaulting a passenger, 31, whose two front teeth he knocked out with the gun and possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life.

All three men were traveling in a Cherokee Jeep in Old Ruislip Road, Northolt, on July 25, last year when an altercation broke out just after 10pm and Shah shot the driver and attacked his passenger.

Detective Sergeant Chris Jones, of Operation Trident, said: "Shah is a dangerous individual who was happy to use a gun at close range.

“I am pleased the court has found him guilty and I am sure it will be of a reassurance to his victims to know that he has been held to account for his actions."

He is due to be sentenced on January 27, next year.

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