An Islington man is among four men jailed for their part in killing a “caring father” in a brutal Hounslow stabbing.
Naython Muir, 43, was stabbed to death outside a house on Parkside Road in Hounslow on October 13 last year.
Yesterday (November 28) they were sentenced at the Old Bailey:
Mahdi Mumin, 24, of Lever Street in Islington was handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 24 years.
On October 22, a jury unanimously found Mumin and Sinclair guilty of murder, while Jones was convicted of murder by a majority verdict.
Sinclair had previously pleaded guilty to possession of a bladed article, the zombie knife used to kill Naython.
Braimah was found not guilty of murder but was convicted of manslaughter.
Naython's family have spoken out in a joint statement and said: "Naython was brutally murdered.
“There are no words to describe the pain and heartache we have felt since the day we were told our ‘Nayff’ had been stolen from our family.
"Our life was torn apart and it will never be the same again.
"Nayff was a caring, selfless person who would help anyone if they needed it; he wouldn’t hurt a fly."
His mother added: "Each week, I relive the moments of seeing Nayff on his knees crying, asking for help, saying he'd been stabbed.
“He didn’t want to die; he loved his family and wouldn’t want to leave his son.
"A young boy has been robbed of his dad being with him for each of life's milestones.
“To watch the defendants have no remorse, no respect, no empathy or emotion to what they have done was beyond belief.
"Never will they be forgiven for taking Naython away from us."
Detective Chief Inspector Brian Howie, the senior investigating officer who led the investigation, said: "The sentencing of these four men is the result of a complex and challenging police investigation.
"Naython, who was known as ‘Nayff’ to his friends and family, was a caring father, son and brother who had his own struggles in life.
"He was being used as a pawn by a drugs line to exert their control of drugs supply within the Hounslow area.
"When Naython crossed paths with the defendants, he was ambushed and subjected to a sudden, unprovoked, violent and ultimately fatal assault using a zombie type knife.
"I would like to thank the residents of Parkside Road in Hounslow who cared for Naython until the emergency services arrived.
"Their empathy towards Naython and then later his family demonstrated a small community coming together during a very traumatic time for everyone."
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