A double-handcuffed mvrderer has told a judge to “suck your mother” in a fresh court outburst
The mvrderer who once left the Old Bailey awash with blood after attacking a co-accused said this as he appeared in court.
Lorik Lupqi, 22, was one of five thugs who hacked to de.ath two innocent men and left another seriously injured during a North London music video shoot.
Teenager Leo Reid, 15, and 23-year-old Klevi Shekaj were butchered after being mistaken for rivals when the gang stormed the shoot with large knives on June 29, 2023. A third man, Abdullah Abdullahi was badly injured.
Jurors were told that Lupqi and Jason Furtado, 28, planned the ambush and recruited Abel Chunda, 29, Xavier Poponne, 22, and Eden Clark, 31, to help.
All five were found guilty of double mvrder and attempted mvrder following a long-running Old Bailey trial which began in March.
Lupqi’s violent streak had already surfaced mid-trail, when he launched an attack on his co-accused Chunda, spraying the dock with blood.
On Thursday, September 25, the 22-year-old was double handcuffed in the dock over concerns of further violent outbursts, MyLondon reports.
After hearing the victim impact statements, Lupqi was asked if he would like to make a comment in mitigation for his crimes. The defendant, who was unrepresented by a lawyer, told Judge Anuja Dhir KC: “Suck your mother.” The judge warned Lupqi he would be sent out of court if there was a repeat of his bad behaviour.
Chunda’s barrister Bernard Richmond KC acknowledged the defendants’ behaviour in court had been “reprehensible” but argued it should have no impact on the sentences they receive. But Judge Dhir observed the defendants face life sentences and that she could take account of any remorse, or lack of it, when deciding how long they should serve before being eligible for parole.
Judge Dhir adjourned the sentencing hearing until 10am on September 26.
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