Mohamed El-Abboud

The offence

What the court heard

He was found guilty of murder in Barnet, north London, on 26 July 2021. SENTENCING HEARING RECORDED FOR BROADCAST SENTENCING REMARKS 1. On Thursday 19th January 2023, you were convicted by the jury of the murder of Louise Kam and I must now sentence the two of you. 2. From the time you were first put in touch with Louise Kam earlier in 2021, Al-Jundi you told her lie after lie. You claimed to be a person of means with the backing of a multimillionaire girlfriend who was going to fund the acquisition of her properties at a level in excess of the market value, so that Louise could provide homes for her two sons and you take your share. In fact you had no assets of your own and no rich girlfriend. You told lies to many others connected to Louise and wheedled your way into acquiring possession of two cars from another person you befriended and deceived, Anna Reich. Anna Reich described you as something of a 'Walter Mitty'. 3. Al-Jundi you sought to persuade Louise Kam to enter into an arrangement whereby the properties would be gifted to you, ostensibly as this would avoid stamp duty and other duties, but in fact because this would result in you having legal ownership of them without having to pay anything. 4. Over the weeks that followed Al-Jundi you instructed, or sought to instruct, a number of different solicitors. They either refused to act, or advised that Louise Kam would need separate legal representation, as the proposed transaction clearly carried a high level of risk for her. Through your cynical deception it was Louise Kam who ended up paying for those legal services through which you hoped to defraud her. 5. Louise Kam's bank ultimately refused to make further transfers to you Al-Jundi because they suspected fraud: such was your dishonesty that you caused Louise Kam to lie to her bank and mortgage provider in order that you could further profit from her. 6. By the middle of July 2021 Al-Jundi you had secured a power of attorney document signed by Louise Kam, and signed TR1 Transfer Forms for both properties. 7. On the material presented at trial I am satisfied that by 26th July 2021, Al-Jundi you had resolved to kill Louise Kam. Your plans had crystallised at least a few days before. O n 24th July 2021, you bought an expensive fireplace for 16 Gallants Farm Road - a clear indication that you were treating the property as your own; and on the following day you instructed your solicitor to prepare a document which would purport to prove that…

Aggravating and mitigating factors

Carried out for gain / Greed

Around this case

• Central Criminal Court Crown Court
• Prosecuted by Crown Prosecution Service
• Investigated by Metropolitan Police Service