Judge in 22in zombie knife murder case makes deadly weapons plea to jurors
A JUDGE has urged jurors in a 22in zombie knife murder case to write to their MPs about the ease of buying deadly weapons.
Christine Laing KC spoke out after the jury unanimously convicted Emadh Miah, 18, over the killing of Ghulam Sadiq.
The judge told them: “All I can do is encourage you to write to your MP and say, ‘Why is it these can be so readily purchased?’.
“Knife crime is becoming the scourge of our society but at the moment people can get weapons like that — it’s really quite shocking.”
The trial at the Old Bailey had heard Miah, of Solihull, West Mids, had ambushed Mr Sadiq near the victim’s home in Leytonstone, East London, in August.
He chased the 18-year-old and stabbed him in the back with the zombie-style machete.
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Miah had admitted manslaughter but denied it was murder by claiming he was suffering from a mental disorder.
Judge Laing adjourned the case for sentencing.
Miah will also be sentenced for a March 2021 hammer attack on a 16-year-old boy for which he was convicted in June.