Idi Amin's son jailed over death
Wangita's parentage was not revealed until the end of the trial
A man jailed over the killing of a Somalian youth is the son of former Ugandan
military leader Idi Amin.
Faisal Wangita, 25, was among a mob who beat Mahir Osman, 18, to death near
Camden Tube station, London, in 2006.
He was jailed for five years at the Old Bailey in May for conspiracy to wound
with intent and violent disorder.
He was one of 13 people convicted of offences including murder and assault. A
court order banning reporting the case was lifted on Friday.
Mr Osman was stabbed 20 times, attacked with baseball bats, bottles and
hammers, punched and kicked, the trial heard.
Ismail Mohamed, 20, of Haringey, Liban Elmi, 20, of Wood Green, and Hussein Ali
Hussein, 17, Enfield, were found guilty of murder and jailed for 15, 14 and 10
years.
Liban Elmi (left) and Ismail Mohamed were guilty of murder
Wangita, who was charged with murder, was cleared of the offence.
The court heard Mr Osman's killing was the result of an escalating feud between
rival Somalian groups.
After the hearing, Det Ch Insp Michael Broster said the gang travelled to
Camden "with the sole intention of attacking anyone belonging to the opposing
group".
"It was a premeditated attack using a level of violence I have rarely seen," he
said.
"This has been a complicated case to piece together due to various factors such
as the time of night and the speed of the attack."
Threatening behaviour
Wangita's papers said he was born in Uganda but he told police he was born in
Saudi Arabia.
Mahir Osman was battered with baseball bats and hammers
He stayed at a number of addresses in London. He arrived in England some time
ago and was living here legally with his mother.
He had previous criminal convictions for possessing an offensive weapon, theft,
fraud and threatening behaviour.
President Amin had 40 officially-recorded children from seven wives.
Up to 400,000 people are believed to have been killed under Mr Amin's rule in
the east African state between 1971 and 1979.
He fled to Libya, then Iraq, before finally settling in Saudi Arabia, where he
died of multiple organ failure in 2003.
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Peter-Rhaina Gwokto
Remember: "LRA leader Joseph Kony is named in 12 counts for crimes against
humanity and 21 counts for war crimes. His deputy, Otti, is named in 11 counts
for crimes against humanity and 21 counts for war crimes. Alleged crimes
include rape, murder, enslavement, sexual enslavement and forced enlisting of
children". ICC must not withdraw its indictments.
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