Mum slams ‘cowards’ who knifed son Jaden Moodie, 14, to death after family moved to London to avoid gangs
THE mum of a 14-year-old boy knifed to death by a drug dealer branded his killer a "coward" as he was found guilty of her son's murder today.
Jaden Moodie was fatally stabbed in a gangland killing by Ayoub Majdouline, 19.
Majdouline was part of a gang called the Mali boys, who targeted Jaden in Leyton, East London on 8 January.
Jaden had been out drug dealing in Leyton for the Beaumont gang when he was attacked by the rival gang.
Following today's guilty verdict at The Old Bailey, Jaden's mother Jada Bailey condemned his killers as "cowards".
In an interview with ITV News London, she said: "When they were killing him they could see he was a child.
MUM'S GRIEF
"So I've got no sympathy and no words. They were cowards. He (Majdouline) killed a child. He's a child killer."
She added: "You send your child to school and you think they are going to be safe."
Jaden's father Julian Moodie said the killers "showed no remorse" after they sent him "flying up in the air" and stabbed him.
As they left court, the family embraced each other and said: "For Jaden, we've done it."
They had moved to London from Nottingham for a "new start" before Jaden was murdered.
The killing was captured on CCTV cameras on Bickley Road and shows a Mercedes car ploughing head-on into Jaden's scooter.
Jaden was then stabbed to death as he lay in the road before the Mercedes drove off.
Majdouline was one of five young men in the Mercedes who had driven around the area looking for a rival gang member to attack.
The day before, Majdouline was caught on CCTV at a Travelodge hotel in Walthamstow, East London, wearing distinctive Nike Air Max trainers he allegedly wore during the knife attack on Jaden.
The prosecution says Majdouline was also wearing yellow rubber gloves, one of which was later found to have traces of the victim's blood and the defendant's DNA.
DRUG DEALER GUILTY OF MURDER
Jaden suffered nine stab wounds and bled to death in the road as the attackers ran back to the car and sped off, the court heard.
Prosecutor Oliver Glasgow QC said: "14 seconds was all it took - Jaden did not stand a chance."
He told jurors the "cowardly" attack was part of a "shocking wave of gang crime" across London that attracted ever younger people.
He said: "It is hard to believe that anyone, least of all teenagers who have only just become adults, could attack another human being in the way that this defendant and his accomplices set upon Jaden.
"No-one who watched the CCTV of Jaden's attackers driving into him and then butchering him with their knives could fail to be disgusted by the injuries inflicted upon him."
I've got no sympathy and no words. They were cowards. He (Majdouline) killed a child. He's a child killer
Jaden's mum, Jada Bailey
Police found a pile of burnt clothes and Nike Air Max trainers inside a nearby churchyard, some of which contained traces of Majdouline's DNA.
Giving evidence, Majdouline told jurors how he sold drugs "for and with" the Mali Boys gang, including county lines in Basingstoke, Ipswich and Andover.
Jaden's family said "yes" and appeared emotional in court as Majdouline was found guilty of murder and possession of a blade.
Olcay Sapanoglu, from the CPS, said: “This was a ferocious attack on a 14-year-old schoolboy who was singled out as a target.
“Armed with a deadly weapon and intent on violence, Ayoub Majdouline stabbed Jaden as he lay seriously injured and defenceless on the ground. This shocking display of violence on a London street was caught on CCTV.
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"It is truly harrowing.
“Nothing will bring Jaden back but I hope this conviction goes some way in providing comfort to the family of Jaden Moodie. Our thoughts are with them at this difficult time.”
In a series of agreed facts read to the court, jurors learned that Jaden had been in trouble with police since he was 13-years-old.
