A former Cardiff City footballer has been found guilty of stabbing a man in the back.
Wednesday 16th February 2021
Ibrahim Meite, 25, who also played for League Two side Crawley Town, was accused of stabbing Rio Amos, 24, in Putney, south London, on the morning of September 12 2019.
During a trial at Kingston Crown Court, prosecutor Max Hardy said it was “unlikely this was a chance passing” when Meite encountered Amos after driving his white Mercedes to the “quiet residential street” with Leon Hughes, 33, in the front passenger seat.
He told the court that CCTV footage showed the pair getting out of the car and Meite engaging Amos in conversation, “moving from side to side” before he “sidles around his back”.
Mr Hardy said Meite stabbed Amos in the back, “catching him unawares” while his “attention was split between the two men”.
Amos was said to have then produced a larger blade and stabbed Meite after he fell over while running from the scene, the court heard.
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