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Kamali Gabbidon-Lynck died after being stabbed five times
Violence broke out at the Old Bailey as five gang members were jailed for murdering a man in a knife attack.
Kamali Gabbidon-Lynck, 19, was stabbed to death at a Wood Green hair salon last year.
He was killed as a result of “a longstanding and mutual hatred” between two rival gangs, the court heard.
Police officers and prison staff were attacked after the judge gave the killers – two men and three teenagers – life sentences.
Tyrell Graham, 18, Sheareem Cookhorn, 21, and 17-year-olds Jayden O’Neil-Crichlow, Shane Lyons, and Ojay Hamilton began fighting in the dock as they were led out of court.
One officer suffered a head injury when he and nine colleagues attempted to restrain the defendants.
Police also had to stop people in the public gallery from jumping into the courtroom.
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Members of the public saw the stabbing in Wood Green, the jury heard
The court heard Mr Gabbidon-Lynck’s friend Jason Fraser, 20, was chased, stabbed, and shot by a rival gang on 22 February 2019. He survived the attack.
While his friend was being attacked, Mr Gabbidon-Lynck drove towards the attackers to try to scare them off, prosecutor Oliver Glasgow QC told jurors.
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Sheareem Cookhorn (left) and Tyrell Graham (right) were jailed for murder and attempted murder
The court heard he became trapped after reversing into parked cars, forcing him to run to a hair salon.
He was stabbed five times and died after an artery was severed.
Judge Foster told the gang the attack had “terrified members of the public”.
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The judge lifted reporting restrictions to allow the naming of three juvenile defendants: Jayden O’Neil-Crichlow (left), Shane Lyons (middle) and Ojay Hamilton (right)
Mr Glasgow said it was “more reminiscent of a Hollywood film than a winter’s night in north London”.
Mr Gabbidon-Lynck was linked to a north London gang called the WGM, the court heard.
His killers were said to be linked to Tottenham gang the NPK.
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Kamali Gabbidon-Lynck became trapped after reversing into parked cars, forcing him to escape his attackers on foot
Cookhorn was jailed for a minimum of 28 years for murder, attempted murder and possession of a firearm.
Graham will serve at least 25 years for murder and attempted murder.
Lyons, O’Neil-Crichlow and Hamilton were each jailed for 21 years for murder and wounding with intent.
The defendants had denied all the charges against them.