Men accused of plotting murder with Chris Kaba

Four men person appeared astatine the Old Bailey accused of plotting a execution with Chris Kaba, who was changeable dormant by a Met Police serviceman past year.

Mr Kaba, 24, died the time aft helium was deed by a azygous gunshot successful Streatham Hill, southbound London, connected 5 September.

The alleged offences subordinate to a shooting days earlier successful Tower Hamlets successful eastbound London. The victim, Brendon Malutshi, survived.

A full of six men are accused implicit the 30 August shooting.

Shemiah Bell, Hamza Abdi, Connel Bamgboye and Simeon Glasgow appeared astatine the Old Bailey by video-link from Thameside and High Down prisons.

The different 2 defendants, Marcus Pottinger, 20, from Brixton, and Carl Tagoe, 28, of nary fixed address, were not required to be the hearing.

All six are accused of conspiring, with Mr Kaba, to execution Mr Malutshi and conspiring, with Mr Kaba, to origin him grievous bodily harm.

The six men are besides charged with possession of a firearm with intent to endanger beingness and with intent to origin fearfulness of violence.

Mr Abdi is besides charged with assisting an offender by driving an unnamed antheral distant from the country of the shooting, which happened connected Hackney Road successful Tower Hamlets. Mr Pottinger is accused of 4 abstracted firearms offences.

Plea proceeding and provisional proceedings dates were acceptable during the hearing, for 2 May and 13 November 2023 respectively.