Brent brothers convicted of double attempted murder

Jahni and Jahmarley Thomas, 28 and 24, were in court over reports of a stabbing and shots fired on Standard Road, North Acton, on November 6 last year.

Emergency services attended shortly before 5.30am and a man, 28, was found with gunshot wounds to the chest and a stab wound to his back.

Another man, 31, also had a gunshot wound to his hand and was taken to hospital. Both injuries were not life-threatening.

Jahni Thomas, one of the two brothers convicted (Image: Met Police)

Metropolitan Police said that in the hours leading up to the attack, the brothers from Brent had driven around north west London in a stolen vehicle with cloned number plates.

CCTV established that two hours before the attack, the brothers attended Standard Road to make sure their target was present.

They returned two hours later to wait for their victim to leave a nightclub.

The brothers reportedly ambushed the victim by stabbing him and shooting him in his left shoulder. The gunman then ran towards and shot a second man who was taking cover in a car.

Police said the second man raised his left hand to protect himself and the bullet went through his hand and jacket, as well as bruising his chest.

After the shooting, the Thomases drove back to their home address and later burned the car at Springfield Gardens between Kingsbury and Colindale.

The brothers were also convicted at Isleworth Crown Court with one count of conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to endanger life and one count of possession of a blade.

Jahmarley Thomas, one of the two brothers (Image: Met Police)

They were remanded in custody and will be sentenced on March 3 next year.

Detective Constable Tom Harris of the Met’s Specialist Crime Command said: “The Thomases set out to murder their victims and it was pure luck that this wasn’t a murder investigation.

“The level of planning and premeditation leading to this extremely violent attack shows a complete disregard for the safety of any bystanders who may have been in the area at the time of the shootings.

“I am pleased that the appropriate verdict has been found and that they will face sentence for their actions.”

Alexander Quartey, 28, was found not guilty by the jury of two counts of attempted murder, two counts of causing GBH and one count of conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to endanger life.