Pair guilty of murdering innocent mum, 44, in Willesden wake drive-by shooting

Pair guilty of murdering innocent mum, 44, in Willesden wake drive-by shootingTwo men have been found guilty of murdering mum-of-two Michelle Sadio in a drive-by shooting in north London in December 2024CommentsNewsEliana Nunes News Reporter12:15, 21 Apr 2026Updated 12:31, 21 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesMichelle Sadio was a mother of two(Image: Mirror)Two men have been found guilty of murdering an "innocent" woman in a drive-by shooting outside a wake.‌Mum-of-two Michelle Sadio, 44, was shot dead outside the River of Life Pentecostal Church in Willesden, north London, on December 14, 2024. A black Kia pulled up outside the church and a man inside the car opened fire on a crowd of mourners gathered for a wake, the Old Bailey heard during the trial.‌Ms Sadio, a legal administrator, was hit and sadly died at the scene. She had been among around 100 mourners, including children as young as five, to attend the wake for 80-year-old Dianne Boatong. Kenneth Amoah, 39, who worked as a contractor for Transport for London, suffered a gunshot wound to the back that left him paralysed below the waist, while Kadeem Francis, 32, was shot in the foot.‌View 3 ImagesMs Sadio sadly died at the scene(Image: UKNIP)"This attack was clearly as appalling as it was outrageous, innocent members of the public were gunned down as they were standing outside a church," prosecutor Crispin Aylett KC previously told jurors. "There is nothing to suggest that any of the actual victims could have been the intended target."The intended target was said to have been a rapper called Trapstar Toxic, real name Adetokunbo Ajibola, 33, who was at the event.‌Following the trial, Perry Allen-Thomas, 27, and Amir Salem, 20, were found guilty of murder and two counts of attempted murder. Rapper Shaquille Sutherland, known as Lil Shak, 26, from Wembley, and Tahjin Sommersall, 19, from Feltham, west London, were cleared of wrongdoing.The prosecution had alleged Mr Sommersall had been in the K...