Gang Member Faces Life Sentence Over Feud Murder Triggered by YouTube Video

Published on January 20, 2024

A man has been convicted of a gang murder in north-west London but the case has once again highlighted the prevalence of videos on YouTube which play a part in stoking tensions between rival groups. On Friday, Courtney Ellis was found guilty after a retrial at the Old Bailey of the murder of Craig Small, who was shot dead outside a chicken shop not far from London’s Wembley Stadium on July 5, 2019. A second man, Aaron Youngsam, was acquitted of murder at the first trial in 2022. Ellis and Christopher Kyei, a rapper known as Skrapz, were both convicted of perverting the course of justice....

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