Killers Left Scene of ‘Bloody Carnage’ During Revenge Attack in London, Jury Told

Five men have gone on trial for the murder of Saydi Abu Sheikh and his cousin, Zakariya Jeilani Mohamed, who were killed in east London.

The "Lady of Justice," a 12-foot-high gold leaf statue, is pictured on top of the dome of the Central Criminal Court, commonly referred to as the Old Bailey, in central London on Aug. 21, 2016. Niklas Halle'n/AFP via Getty Images

LONDON—Four killers left a scene of “bloody carnage” after shooting and stabbing two men and leaving a third critically injured after forcing their way into a house in east London, a trial at the Old Bailey has heard.

Five men went on trial on Wednesday accused of the murder of Saydi Abu Sheikh, 23, and his cousin Zakariya Jeilani Mohamed, 31, who were killed in Ilford in the early hours of Oct. 25, 2022.