A man has been convicted of the manslaughter of Mohammed Hersi in Finsbury Park last November.
An 18-year-old man from the N8 area of north London was convicted of manslaughter at Wood Green Crown Court on Thursday, 24 May.
The court had heard how on 28 November 2017, family man Mohammed Hersi had left his wife and children at home and travelled to a Finsbury Park café on Seven Sisters Road to catch up with friends.
After a minor disagreement with another male, Mr Hersi was leaving the premises to go home. As Mr Hersi paused at the door, the defendant picked up a chair and pushed it with force towards Mr Hersi’s face causing catastrophic injuries to Mr Hersi’s left eye and brain.
Whilst Mr Hersi was lying defenseless and unconscious on the ground, the defendant stamped on Mr Hersi’s throat and body before running away.
Police were called to the café at 2200hrs that evening to reports of an assault.
Officers and London Ambulance Service attended and Mr Hersi was taken to hospital where he sadly died of his injuries on 29 November 2017.
A post-mortem examination was conducted at St Pancras mortuary on 1 December which gave the cause of death as a penetrating head injury.
The defendant presented himself to police at Wood Green police station on 1 December 2017, saying that he had fought with the man who had died in the café. He was arrested and charged with murder that same day and subsequently pleaded not guilty. He was remanded in custody to appear for trial at Wood Green Crown Court on Monday, 14 May 2018.
The jury retired for deliberation on Wednesday, 23 May and on Thursday, 24 May they found the defendant guilty of manslaughter. He was remanded in custody to appear at Wood Green Crown Court on 29 June for sentencing.
Detective Inspector Rita Tierney of the Met’s Homicide and Major Crime Command said: “This was an excessive, frenzied and completely unjustified attack that has left a wife without a husband and children without a father.
“I know that nothing can replace Mohammed Hersi for his loved ones, but I sincerely hope that they gain a measure of comfort and a sense of justice following today’s verdict.”