Man charged with teenager's bike gang gun murder

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David Taitt, 20, appeared at Camberwell Green magistrates' court charged with the murder of Abukar Mahamud, who was killed after being chased into the Stockwell Gardens estate in south London.

Taitt, who lives on the Stockwell Gardens estate, spoke only to confirm his name during the brief hearing.

He was told his case was being sent to the Old Bailey where he will appear for a preliminary hearing on November 1. He was remanded in custody.

A post mortem examination showed Abukar, who lived on the Tulse Hill estate in south London, was killed by a single gunshot wound to the neck. He was pronounced dead at the scene after he was found outside Cassell House on the Stockwell Gardens estate.

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Flowers and a tribute left near the tree where Abukar died

The attack happened in the early hours of Thursday.

It is thought Abukar could have been visiting a cousin who lives on the estate when he was set upon by the gang. A witness saw him hide behind a tree before hearing two shots ring out.

Police said that two guns are believed to have been used.

The murder inquiry is being carried out by the Metropolitan Police's Operation Trident team which investigates gun crime in the capital's black community.

The killing is the latest in a spate of teenage murders in the capital. So far 17 young people have been killed in London since the beginning of this year.

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Teenagers murdered in London this year: James Andre Smartt-Ford (16), Michael Dosunmu (15), Billy Cox (15); Kodjo Yenga (16), Adam Regis (15), Paul Erhahon (14); Annaka Keniesha Pinto (17), Ben Hitchcock (16), Martin Dinnegan (14)