Teen guilty of murder after stabbing rival in Handsworth and Aston postcode gang war (opens original article in a new tab)

A teenager was convicted of murder after stabbing another in a gang conflict in Birmingham, with the court finding him guilty despite claiming self-defense.

• 18-year-old Oumar Traore found guilty of murdering 19-year-old Yassin Alama in a gang-related stabbing
• Traore claimed self-defense but was convicted of murder and public knife possession
• Gang conflict between Handsworth's B20 and Aston's B6 territories involved multiple incidents including a 2022 killing