Two Men Convicted of Murder in London Church Shooting

Two men were found guilty Tuesday of murdering a mother of two in a drive-by shooting outside a church wake in north London, where gunfire intended for a rapper struck innocent bystanders including children.

Michelle Sadio, 44, a legal administrator, was killed on December 14, 2024, outside the River of Life Pentecostal Church in Willesden. She had been among about 100 mourners gathered to honor 80-year-old Dianne Boateng when, around 9 p.m., a black Kia pulled up to the pavement and shots rang out into the crowd. Sadio was struck and died at the scene. Two others were injured: Kenneth Amoah, a 39-year-old Transport for London contractor, was shot in the back and left paralyzed below the waist, while Kadeem Francis, a 32-year-old self-employed man, sustained a gunshot wound to the foot.

Prosecutors at the Old Bailey trial described the attack as targeted at rapper Adetokunbo Ajibola, 33, known as Trapstar Toxic, who was present at the event. "This attack was clearly as appalling as it was outrageous, innocent members of the public were gunned down as they were standing outside a church," prosecutor Crispin Aylett KC told jurors. He added that there was no evidence the victims...