Three men have been convicted of murdering a man in a planned and premeditated attack.

Adnan Saleh, 28, was attacked at about 6.30pm on Saturday June 11, 2022.

A week prior on June 3, he had received messages on Snapchat which alleged he was present during the stabbing of another man.

An investigation by Met Police specialist crime detectives identified that Steven Woods, Majid Kebire and Fadel Dabbous, were responsible for the attack on Adnan.

Each had a role to play and all knew exactly where to go for the planned attack.

The court heard that Adnan had been in contact with the man who had been stabbed, where it appears arrangements were made to meet in the Paddington area.

Woods, Kebire, Dabbous and the man were already at the location when Adnan arrived to meet them as they walked along Sale Place towards Junction Mews, close to Sussex Gardens.

As the group approached the cul-de-sac, Woods and Dabbous walked ahead and entered Junction Mews, where CCTV captured the moment Dabbous passed Woods a knife.

As Adnan entered the Mews, Woods produced the knife and swung it at him.

Adnan attempted to run back to Sale Place but Woods caught up with him and launched his attack with Dabbous joining in.

Kebire was sat on a wall at the end of the Mews and after watching the fight develop, he approached the melee, produced a knife and provided the fatal stab wound to Adnan’s collar-bone area.

Adnan was eventually able to get away from his attackers and collapsed further along Sale Place.

He was taken to hospital and doctors made numerous attempts to save him.

However, he had suffered catastrophic damage to his brain due to severe blood loss. He was in a coma until he died on November 29, 2022.

During an earlier appearance on September 8, 2022 Woods and Dabbous pleaded guilty to violent disorder. On the same date, Woods, Kebire and Dabbous each pleaded guilty to separate counts of having a bladed article, namely a knife.

Following a 22-day trial which concluded on Friday, May 12, at the Central Criminal Court, they were found guilty of murder.

Woods, 27, and Kebire, 22, both of Lilestone Street, Lisson Grove, and Dabbous, 19 of Grendon Street, Lisson Grove, are due to be sentenced at the same court on Tuesday, 27 June.

Detective Inspector Marcus Jones, who led the investigation for the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, said: “My thoughts are with Adnan’s family. It cannot be easy to listen to how these three men planned the last moment of their loved one’s life. I hope that their conviction can provide some comfort.”