Michael Adebowale, one of the suspects in the Woolwich murder of Drummer Lee Rigby, saw a friend “literally sliced to pieces” when they were both teenagers.
Lee James, a bare-knuckle fighter who was suffering from a
drug-induced psychotic episode, murdered 18-year-old Faridon Alizada in
2008 and also stabbed Adebowale, then 16.
The Old Bailey heard that the youths were members of the "Woolwich Boys" gang.
The judge said that the dead man had been literally cut to pieces in an early morning attack at a flat in Erith, southeast London.
Reports today also say Adebowale's mother sought help from a local mosque because she feared her son was going off the rails after he dropped out of university nine months ago.
The Old Bailey heard that the youths were members of the "Woolwich Boys" gang.
The judge said that the dead man had been literally cut to pieces in an early morning attack at a flat in Erith, southeast London.
Reports today also say Adebowale's mother sought help from a local mosque because she feared her son was going off the rails after he dropped out of university nine months ago.