A drug dealer who stabbed a rival to death has been convicted of murder after being snared by his Louis Vuitton-style manbag. Dualla Abdi, 20, was wearing the flash accessory when he knifed Tyreece Scott, 24, in Hounslow, west London, shortly before 1am on January 16 last year.
Image Credit: Metro [PICTURED: Tyreece Scott Two men have been convicted of murder following a Metropolitan Police investigation. Ben Laing, 23 (22.05.00), of De Brome Road, Feltham and Duarra Abdi, 19 (27.02.04) of Western Avenue, Acton were both convicted of murder, following the fatal stabbing of Tyreece Scott in Hounslow, west London, last year. Reda Mohamed, 24 (09.01.01) of Linslade Close, Hounslow and Morgan Allen, 29 (09.01.96) of Reeve St, Feltham were also found guilty of perverting the course of justice. Abdi was also found guilty of possessing a bladed article.]
While he ditched his clothes after the attack, he refused to dump the bag and it was eventually used to help identify him as the killer, the Old Bailey heard. His accomplice and getaway driver Ben Laing, 24, from Feltham, was also found guilty of murder.
Image Credit: Metro [PICTURED: DUARRA ABDI Two men have been convicted of murder following a Metropolitan Police investigation. Ben Laing, 23 (22.05.00), of De Brome Road, Feltham and Duarra Abdi, 19 (27.02.04) of Western Avenue, Acton were both convicted of murder, following the fatal stabbing of Tyreece Scott in Hounslow, west London, last year. Reda Mohamed, 24 (09.01.01) of Linslade Close, Hounslow and Morgan Allen, 29 (09.01.96) of Reeve St, Feltham were also found guilty of perverting the course of justice. Abdi was also found guilty of possessing a bladed article.]
Reda Mohamed, 24, from Hounslow, west London, and Morgan Allen, 29, from Chertsey, Surrey, were convicted of perverting the course of justice. Jurors heard how Abdi and Laing had driven up beside Scott and got out. Abdi delivered the fatal blow, but Laing was standing beside him.
Image Credit: Metro [PICTURED: BEN LAING Two men have been convicted of murder following a Metropolitan Police investigation. Ben Laing, 23 (22.05.00), of De Brome Road, Feltham and Duarra Abdi, 19 (27.02.04) of Western Avenue, Acton were both convicted of murder, following the fatal stabbing of Tyreece Scott in Hounslow, west London, last year. Reda Mohamed, 24 (09.01.01) of Linslade Close, Hounslow and Morgan Allen, 29 (09.01.96) of Reeve St, Feltham were also found guilty of perverting the course of justice. Abdi was also found guilty of possessing a bladed article.]
Both men then got back in their car and Laing sped off, leaving Scott bleeding to death on the residential street. Mohamed and Allen helped the pair flee to Morocco, only for the killers to be arrested at Stansted Airport days later on January 19 upon their return to the UK.
Image Credit: Metro [PICTURED: REDA MOHAMED Two men have been convicted of murder following a Metropolitan Police investigation. Ben Laing, 23 (22.05.00), of De Brome Road, Feltham and Duarra Abdi, 19 (27.02.04) of Western Avenue, Acton were both convicted of murder, following the fatal stabbing of Tyreece Scott in Hounslow, west London, last year. Reda Mohamed, 24 (09.01.01) of Linslade Close, Hounslow and Morgan Allen, 29 (09.01.96) of Reeve St, Feltham were also found guilty of perverting the course of justice. Abdi was also found guilty of possessing a bladed article.]
Prosecutor Zoe Johnson KC told jurors the background to the murder was linked to drug dealing and Scott had been operating on rival territory. Before leaving the UK, Laing had handed over a drug-dealing phone referred to as the ‘Rocky Line’ to Mohamed, jurors were told.
Image Credit: Metro [PICTURED: MORGAN ALLEN Two men have been convicted of murder following a Metropolitan Police investigation. Ben Laing, 23 (22.05.00), of De Brome Road, Feltham and Duarra Abdi, 19 (27.02.04) of Western Avenue, Acton were both convicted of murder, following the fatal stabbing of Tyreece Scott in Hounslow, west London, last year. Reda Mohamed, 24 (09.01.01) of Linslade Close, Hounslow and Morgan Allen, 29 (09.01.96) of Reeve St, Feltham were also found guilty of perverting the course of justice. Abdi was also found guilty of possessing a bladed article.]
![[PICTURED: Tyreece Scott Two men have been convicted of murder following a Metropolitan Police investigation. Ben Laing, 23 (22.05.00), of De Brome Road, Feltham and Duarra Abdi, 19 (27.02.04) of Western Avenue, Acton were both convicted of murder, following the fatal stabbing of Tyreece Scott in Hounslow, west London, last year. Reda Mohamed, 24 (09.01.01) of Linslade Close, Hounslow and Morgan Allen, 29 (09.01.96) of Reeve St, Feltham were also found guilty of perverting the course of justice. Abdi was also found guilty of possessing a bladed article.]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_235564781-5b39.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=602)
![[PICTURED: DUARRA ABDI Two men have been convicted of murder following a Metropolitan Police investigation. Ben Laing, 23 (22.05.00), of De Brome Road, Feltham and Duarra Abdi, 19 (27.02.04) of Western Avenue, Acton were both convicted of murder, following the fatal stabbing of Tyreece Scott in Hounslow, west London, last year. Reda Mohamed, 24 (09.01.01) of Linslade Close, Hounslow and Morgan Allen, 29 (09.01.96) of Reeve St, Feltham were also found guilty of perverting the course of justice. Abdi was also found guilty of possessing a bladed article.]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_235564750-1136.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=267)
![[PICTURED: BEN LAING Two men have been convicted of murder following a Metropolitan Police investigation. Ben Laing, 23 (22.05.00), of De Brome Road, Feltham and Duarra Abdi, 19 (27.02.04) of Western Avenue, Acton were both convicted of murder, following the fatal stabbing of Tyreece Scott in Hounslow, west London, last year. Reda Mohamed, 24 (09.01.01) of Linslade Close, Hounslow and Morgan Allen, 29 (09.01.96) of Reeve St, Feltham were also found guilty of perverting the course of justice. Abdi was also found guilty of possessing a bladed article.]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_235564779-8fd2.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=269)
![[PICTURED: REDA MOHAMED Two men have been convicted of murder following a Metropolitan Police investigation. Ben Laing, 23 (22.05.00), of De Brome Road, Feltham and Duarra Abdi, 19 (27.02.04) of Western Avenue, Acton were both convicted of murder, following the fatal stabbing of Tyreece Scott in Hounslow, west London, last year. Reda Mohamed, 24 (09.01.01) of Linslade Close, Hounslow and Morgan Allen, 29 (09.01.96) of Reeve St, Feltham were also found guilty of perverting the course of justice. Abdi was also found guilty of possessing a bladed article.]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_235564752-378a.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=272)
![[PICTURED: MORGAN ALLEN Two men have been convicted of murder following a Metropolitan Police investigation. Ben Laing, 23 (22.05.00), of De Brome Road, Feltham and Duarra Abdi, 19 (27.02.04) of Western Avenue, Acton were both convicted of murder, following the fatal stabbing of Tyreece Scott in Hounslow, west London, last year. Reda Mohamed, 24 (09.01.01) of Linslade Close, Hounslow and Morgan Allen, 29 (09.01.96) of Reeve St, Feltham were also found guilty of perverting the course of justice. Abdi was also found guilty of possessing a bladed article.]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_235564747-e33e.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=270)
