A horrifying collection of knives belonging to a 17-year-old killer who stabbed a rival to death with a red Ninja sword he bought from a notorious online knife website has been revealed for the first time.
Victim Rahaan Amin, 16, was high on laughing gas in West Ham Park, east London, when the masked killer, who cannot be named, plunged the weapon into his chest before hiding the sword in a nearby tree and fleeing on his bike.
He collapsed groaning: ‘Allah help’ as an air ambulance flew to the scene on 9 July last year.
Doctors attempted to staple Rahaan’s heart together in the park but he died the following day in hospital.
Now, police have released a Snapchat photo the killer sent to a friend before the stabbing showing nine knives lined up on his bed – including the Ninja sword.
Here is a look at the 17-year-old’s horrifying collection of nine knives, including the blade he used to stab a 16-year-old
Victim Rahaan Amin (pictured), 16, was high on laughing gas in West Ham Park, east London, when the masked killer, who cannot be named, plunged the weapon into his chest
He bought the deadly weapons via online knife website DNA Leisure using the name and passport of a friend’s father.
The killer denied murder but was convicted by a jury at the Old Bailey after over 18 hours of hours of deliberation.
Members of Rahaan’s family wiped away tears behind their veils as the verdict was announced. The killer pointedly turned towards them and smirked as he was being led to the cells.
Judge Alexia Durran told the jury: ‘Some of you may have read in the newspapers that knife crime has gone up 20 per cent.
‘You perhaps now have insight as to why you have read those statistics.’
Prosecutor Kate Lumsdon, KC, earlier told the court the defendant and the victim had an ongoing feud in the months leading up to the killing.
Rahaan had previously been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the stabbing of one of the defendant’s friends.
The prosecutor said: ‘On Sunday afternoon 9 July 2023 Rahaan Ahmed Amin was in West Ham Park with some friends.
West Ham Park in east London where the fatal stabbing took place on July 9, 2023
‘At about 5.30pm a youth with his face covered, cycled into the park. He cycled up to the group of friends.
‘He produced a long red knife from his trousers and stabbed Rahaan Ahmed Amin in the chest.
‘Rahaan collapsed. Paramedics were called. He was taken to hospital. There was nothing that can be done. He died the following day.’
The killer got back on to his bicycle and cycled away and a friend was heard shouting ‘What did you do that for?’ at him as they fled, the court heard.
He dumped the Canada Goose gilet he had been wearing at a friend’s house but police recovered it and found traces of Rahaan’s blood on it.
Jurors were told few of the friends in the park wanted to tell police what happened.
The 17-year-old of Forest Gate admitted stabbing Rahaan – but claimed he acted in self defence.
He was convicted of murder and will be sentenced on September 7 when he faces an inevitable life sentence.
The judge will then decide whether he should be identified.