A man has been found guilty of the murder of Omarkafi Sahal on the World’s End Estate last year.

The attacker, who has not been named by police, was found guilty of stabbing 28-year-old Omarkafi on 7th August following a jury trial at Isleworth Crown Court.

Two other men who appeared in the dock were found guilty of “violent disorder” and two others were acquitted. Sentencing of the three convicted men will take place in October.

Omarkafi was stabbed on Middle Dartrey Walk at 8.55pm on 30th September. He survived the attack after paramedics and an air ambulance crew attended the scene, but he died in hospital on 17th October.

Following the police investigation, multiple court orders were put in place banning certain individuals from coming to World’s End and the surrounding areas of Chelsea.

Tyler O’Hare, Police Sergeant for Kensington and Chelsea, said in a statement:

‘I recognise that many of you will remain deeply impacted by these events, and will possess strong feelings on this verdict, and the sentencing to come. I would like to reassure you that our work is not over – a thorough investigation uncovered unknown and significant pieces of evidence. I will be putting forward a case that this evidence is released to ensure we can pursue offenders that continue to commit crime and exploit Chelsea.

‘This evidence will inform further court orders, decisive use of police powers, and the arrest and removal of offenders from our community. Many of the immediate and long-term prevention measures remain in place, and those that were involved in this incident remain under strict court conditions that prevent them from accessing and indeed committing crime in and around the World’s End Estate.

‘I would like to take this opportunity to thank my Officers and Community Support Officers for there rapid identification of offenders, and their support in reassuring the community immediately following the incident; the tenacity and thoroughness of investigation seen from our colleagues in the Homicide Investigation Command in taking this case to trial, to our partners in the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea for pursing cases at court and obtaining unprecedented orders to protect this community, and to the Prosecution Team that, through a strong case, has brought to justice to offenders for the untimely death of a young person.

‘My team and I remain steadfast in our commitments to you that we will continue to make Chelsea thrive for all those that live, work, and visit Chelsea. To those that wish to harm the fabric of this community, we will continue to make this a hostile and unwelcome environment to operate in.’