Murderer told judge to 'suck your mother' in horror court outburst

A double-handcuffed killer who once left the Old Bailey awash with blood after attacking a co-accused has now told a judge to "suck your mother" in a fresh court outburst.

Lorik Lupqi, 22, was one of five thugs who hacked to death two innocent men and left another seriously injured during a North Londonmusic video shoot. Teenager Leo Reid, 15, and 23-year-old Klevi Shekaj were butchered after being mistaken for rivals when the gang stormed the shoot with largeknives on June 29, 2023. A third man, Abdullah Abdullahi was badly injured. Jurors were told that Lupqi and Jason Furtado, 28, planned the ambush and recruited Abel Chunda, 29, Xavier Poponne, 22, and Eden Clark, 31, to help.

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All five were found guilty of double murder and attempted murder following a long-running Old Bailey trial which began in March. Lupqi's violent streak had already surfaced mid-trail, when he launched an attack on his co-accused Chunda, spraying the dock with blood. On Thursday, September 25, the 22-year-old was double handcuffed in the dock over concerns of further violent outbursts, MyLondon reports.

The "smirking" murderers faced furious victims' mothers, who criticised their lack of remorse. Leo's mum, Valentina Locci, said no punishment could ever match the "callous, vicious, cold-blooded" killing of her "beautiful, charming intelligent" son.

Facing his killers in court, she said: "Just for the fact that another human being can treat another human so poorly, careless, without any regard only means that you must not be bothered by your conscience. My past, present and future has been crashed and taken, not only from me but my family, his siblings and all of our loved ones and friends, and for what?

"An adrenaline rush, an ego boost, a full sense of worth, a selfish gratification with no rewards, at cost others. What I lost, what we have lost, cannot be found nor replaced. I and all who loved Leo will live knowing of the brutality he suffered to his last breath."

The family of Klevi Shekaj echoed her grief. His mother, Valbona Shekaj, described his as "extraordinary" - a "kind, bright soul full of possibilities". In a statement read on her behalf by prosecutor Ben Lloyd, Ms Shekaj she had felt "broken" by the defendants' behaviour during the trial.

She said: "Instead of showing remorse or asking for forgiveness, they smirked at us from the defendant's box. I kept looking at them, hoping to see something, regret, sorrow, anything that showed they understood what they did.

"Instead, they smirked, they argued with their lawyers, complained about proceedings, acted like this was all some inconvenience for them. They played with our pain, and treated this entire trial as a game, as if the life they took and the devastation they caused meant nothing.

"I sat there as a grieving mother praying for some sign of humility from them, praying for some sign of humanity from them, but instead they deepened our suffering".

Aspiring cryptocurrency businessman Mr Shekaj's final words to his mother were a promise to be home in five minutes after going out with friends. But at 2am, she answered the door to police officers with news that "no mother should ever have to hear", she said.

Ms Sekaj said: "As a single mother, Klevi was not just my son, he was my companion, my confidante and unwavering support. He was thoughtful beyond his years, kind in ways both small and significant. He looked after me as much as I looked after him. The promise of who he was becoming, all his potential, was snuffed out in an act of senseless violence."

After hearing the victim impact statements, Lupqi was asked if he would like to make a comment in mitigation for his crimes. The defendant, who was unrepresented by a lawyer, told Judge Anuja Dhir KC: "Suck your mother." The judge warned Lupqi he would be sent out of court if there was a repeat of his bad behaviour.

Chunda's barrister Bernard Richmond KC acknowledged the defendants' behaviour in court had been "reprehensible" but argued it should have no impact on the sentences they receive. But Judge Dhir observed the defendants face life sentences and that she could take account of any remorse, or lack of it, when deciding how long they should serve before being eligible for parole.

Judge Dhir adjourned the sentencing hearing until 10am on September 26.