Mujib Hakim was found buried in the back garden of Josh Lewis’s Merton Road home on August 19
A Watford man has been found guilty of the brutal murder of Mujib Hakim.
The 40-year-old was found buried in a back garden in Watford town centre on August 19. He had been stabbed 17 times.
This afternoon a jury at St Albans Crown Court concluded it was Josh Lewis, of Merton Road, who killed and buried Mr Hakim.
Kevin Keegan, 22, of Stroudgate, Harrow, who was accused of perverting the course of justice and preventing a lawful burial, was found not guilty of all charges.
Lewis, 21, is due to be sentenced before the end of the day.
More to follow.
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