Teenagers guilty of killing man in ambush

Teenagers guilty of killing man in ambush1 hour agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleBrian FarmerBedfordshire PolicePolice said 26-year-old Adam Khan, who lived in Luton, died on 31 AugustTwo teenagers have been found guilty of killing a 26-year-old man after luring him to a street and attacking him with a machete.Adam Khan was attacked in Humberstone Road, Luton, at about 18:00 BST on 31 August 2025, barrister Kate Bex KC said.At Harrow Crown Court, a boy aged 17, who was 16 at the time of the killing, was found guilty of murder.A girl aged 17, also 16 at the time, was found guilty of manslaughter for her part in his death.Due to legal restrictions relating to children under the age of 18, the pair, both from Luton, cannot be named.Both teenagers will be sentenced at a later date.Eric Johnson/BBCPolice said they were called to Humberstone Road after reports of an altercationJurors had been shown CCTV footage of Khan, who also lived in Luton, arming himself with a tyre wrench and fighting with the boy.Bex said the girl knew both the boy and Khan, and told jurors: "The prosecution case is that she lured Mr Khan to the scene where [the boy] attacked him with a machete, which he was carrying in his trousers."She told the trial, being overseen by judge Mr Justice Bennathan, that Khan was the victim of an "ambush".Jurors heard Khan and the girl had exchanged phone messages, then met near Humberstone Road.Under oath, the boy admitted that he and the girl had planned to "trick" Khan by claiming he had offered her cannabis in exchange for sex.The trial was heard at Harrow Crown CourtBex told the trial that Khan had been stabbed five times: twice in the face, twice in the stomach and once in the arm.He had died in hospital that evening.One witness had told police that Khan was not trying to "attack" the boy with the wrench, but had "clearly" been trying to "protect himself".Bex said no "messages of a sexual na...