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Ex-Cardiff City footballer, 25, found guilty of stabbing man in row over girl in Putney

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Ex-Cardiff City footballer, 25, is found guilty of stabbing man, 24, in the back ‘in row over girl at a nightclub’

  • Former footballer Ibrahim Meite, 25, played for Cardiff City and Crawley Town
  • Ibrahim stabbed Rio Amos, 24, in Putney, south London on September 12, 2019
  • The prosecutor said Meite stabbed Amos in the back, ‘catching him unawares’
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A former professional footballer has been found guilty of stabbing a man in the back in Putney. 

Ibrahim Meite, now 25, who played for Cardiff City and Crawley Town, stabbed Rio Amos, 24, south London, on the morning of September 12, 2019.

Ibrahim was also stabbed himself during the incident – which he says happened after a ‘dispute involving a girl in a nightclub which ended in pushing and shoving’.

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During a trial at Kingston Crown Court, prosecutor Max Hardy said it was ‘unlikely it was a chance passing’ when Meite encountered Rio after driving his white Mercedes to the ‘quiet residential street’ with Leon Hughes, 33, in the front passenger seat.

Former professional footballer Ibrahim Meite, 25, has been found guilty of stabbing a man in the back in Putney (pictured playing for Cardiff in 2017)

Former professional footballer Ibrahim Meite, 25, has been found guilty of stabbing a man in the back in Putney (pictured playing for Cardiff in 2017)

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’.

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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.

The footballer told the court he never had a knife and only intended to punch Amos ‘to wind him’.

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Meite added he had come across Amos by chance when driving with Hughes and wanted to ‘clear the air’ after ‘a dispute’ involving a girl in a nightclub which ended in ‘pushing and shoving’.

Ibrahim, (pictured) who played for Cardiff City and Crawley Town, stabbed Rio Amos, 24, in south London, on September 12, 2019 and was also stabbed himself during the incident

Ibrahim, (pictured) who played for Cardiff City and Crawley Town, stabbed Rio Amos, 24, in south London, on September 12, 2019 and was also stabbed himself during the incident

During the incident, Meite (pictured) sustained four wounds, including one to his chest, his wrist, his thumb, and thigh, the court heard

During the incident, Meite (pictured) sustained four wounds, including one to his chest, his wrist, his thumb, and thigh, the court heard

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During the incident, Meite sustained four wounds, including one to his chest, his wrist, his thumb, and thigh, the court heard. 

Both of the injured men were treated at St George’s Hospital.

After several days of deliberations, on Wednesday the jury found Meite, of Roehampton, South West London, guilty of wounding with intent, an alternative charge of unlawful wounding and possession of a knife.

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Amos, of Wandsworth, South West London, was found not guilty of wounding with intent and a verdict was not reached on unlawful wounding, leading to the jury being discharged.

Prosecutor Max Hardy said it was 'unlikely it was a chance passing' when Meite (pictured left playing for Crawley Town) encountered Rio after driving his white Mercedes to the 'quiet residential street' with Leon Hughes, 33, in the front passenger seat

Prosecutor Max Hardy said it was ‘unlikely it was a chance passing’ when Meite (pictured left playing for Crawley Town) encountered Rio after driving his white Mercedes to the ‘quiet residential street’ with Leon Hughes, 33, in the front passenger seat

Hughes, of Merton, South West London, who was accused of helping the footballer carry out an attack, was found guilty of unlawful wounding and not guilty of wounding with intent, possession of a knife and intending to pervert the course of justice.

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A mention hearing is due to take place on February 25. 

Meite and Hughes will be sentenced at a later date.

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