An Afghan migrant has admitted to stabbing a 14-year-old boy during a violent attack in west London, a court has heard. The case is tied to an attack in Uxbridge, United Kingdom that also left a man dead and two others injured, and it’s now moving toward trial.
Safi Dawood, 23, appeared via video link at Southwark Crown Court on Monday and pleaded guilty to several charges connected to the October 27 incident in Midhurst Gardens. He admitted grievous bodily harm with intent relating to his landlord, Shahzad Farrukh, and actual bodily harm against the 14-year-old boy, reports The Telegraph.
He also pleaded guilty to possessing an offensive weapon. Dawood is accused of more serious offences that he has not yet entered pleas to. He denies the attempted murder of both Farrukh and the teenager, and no plea was taken regarding the death of 49-year-old dog walker Wayne Broadhurst, who was killed during the same incident.
Broadhurst suffered multiple stab wounds, including injuries to the neck, chest, and side, and died at the scene.
Court proceedings previously heard that Dawood allegedly approached a witness while armed with a knife and stood in a residential garden in west London as neighbours tried to assist the injured. One neighbour reportedly intervened using a walking stick.
Dawood had been living as a renter at the property of Farrukh. Records presented in court show he entered the UK in 2020 in a semi truck and later applied for asylum, which was granted in 2022.
The 14-year-old victim suffered minor hand injuries during the attack. A further case management hearing is scheduled for June 2, with a trial set to begin on July 13.
Safi Dawood, 23, appeared via video link at Southwark Crown Court on Monday and pleaded guilty to several charges connected to the October 27 incident in Midhurst Gardens. He admitted grievous bodily harm with intent relating to his landlord, Shahzad Farrukh, and actual bodily harm against the 14-year-old boy, reports The Telegraph.
He also pleaded guilty to possessing an offensive weapon. Dawood is accused of more serious offences that he has not yet entered pleas to. He denies the attempted murder of both Farrukh and the teenager, and no plea was taken regarding the death of 49-year-old dog walker Wayne Broadhurst, who was killed during the same incident.
Broadhurst suffered multiple stab wounds, including injuries to the neck, chest, and side, and died at the scene.
Court proceedings previously heard that Dawood allegedly approached a witness while armed with a knife and stood in a residential garden in west London as neighbours tried to assist the injured. One neighbour reportedly intervened using a walking stick.
Dawood had been living as a renter at the property of Farrukh. Records presented in court show he entered the UK in 2020 in a semi truck and later applied for asylum, which was granted in 2022.
The 14-year-old victim suffered minor hand injuries during the attack. A further case management hearing is scheduled for June 2, with a trial set to begin on July 13.
