Dog walker killer also guilty of attempted murder

Dog walker killer also guilty of attempted murderTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Man who killed dog walker found guilty of attempted murder of his landlordByGuy LambertSociety reporterPublished16 July 2026, 17:12 BSTUpdated 27 minutes agoA man who admitted stabbing a dog walker to death has also been found guilty of the attempted murder of his landlord.Dawood Safi, 28, killed 49-year-old Wayne Broadhurst on 27 October 2025 after attacking Shahzad Farrukh, 45, in Uxbridge.He pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court to the manslaughter of Broadhurst on the grounds of diminished responsibility. The prosecution accepted he had been in a psychotic state when it happened.Safi also admitted actual bodily harm, wounding with intent to commit grievous bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon. He was found guilty of Farrukh's murder, and the jury is deliberating on a second murder charge over the death of a 14-year-old boy.Safi's trial, which continued for the attempted murder charges, heard he engaged in a violent struggle with Farrukh and the court was also shown CCTV material from neighbouring properties.Image source, Greener EalingImage caption, Wayne Broadhurst died at the sceneSafi, an Afghan refugee who arrived in the UK in a lorry in 2020, became Farrukh's lodger in an annex flat in Midhurst Gardens at the start of August 2025.At around 16:45 GMT on 27 October, Farrukh opened the door to the annex and found Safi armed with a large kitchen knife, which he was then stabbed with.A neighbouring family confronted Safi in the street after he had attacked the teenager and Farrukh, who was described by one witness as "staggering around covered in blood" with "puncture wounds to his back and chest area". The court also heard he "couldn't breathe properly", due to his injuries.It was at this point that Broadhurst, who worked as a street sweeper,...