A knifeman who fled to Dubai with the help of his uncle after leaving his teenage victim dying in a pool of blood faces a life sentence after being convicted of the brutal murder.
Ahmed Mire, 20, of Thurban Road, Catford, South London, repeatedly stabbed 18-year old student Adam Pervaiz (pic. top) in the leg, severing his femoral artery, in a communal stairwell at Shearwater Court, Abinger Grove, Deptford, on May 7, last year.
He was convicted by an Old Bailey jury and his uncle Mohammed Ali (pic. bottom.) will also be sentenced for assisting an offender.
A post mortem examination at Greenwich Mortuary gave the cause of death as stab wounds to the leg.
It is believed that Adam bled to death in a matter of minutes due to his femoral artery being severed.
Adam was a student at Lewisham College and had expressed a desire to join the Fire Brigade.
Mire (pic. middle) was arrested at Heathrow Airport on June 2 as he returned to the UK and was charged with Adam’s murder the next day
Ali was arrested the day after the killing because he purchased a plane ticket for his nephew to escape to Dubai in a bid to dodge capture.
Detective Chief Inspector Rick Murphy said: “This is another tragic example of an 18 year-old's life being cut short by the use of a knife and dying in tragic circumstances.
“My thoughts are with Adam's family and I hope they can feel some justice has been done.
“The Metropolitan Police Service is committed to bringing criminals to justice and this case is a strong message not only to those that carry knives but those who choose to assist them.
“I hope this sad and futile death will deter others from carrying a knife on the streets of London and remind them of our determination to find them and prosecute them.”
Shazia Pervaiz, Adam's mother said: "Adam Khan Pervaiz is not a number, he is not another statistic, he was my son, a great brother, a friend and he has been cruelly taken away from us.
“I will not see Adam's children, my grandchildren, for he did not have the opportunity to pass on his bloodline. The person that killed Adam has his blood on their hands."
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