Man Guilty of Murder After Bus Stop Stabbing

A 19-year-old man has been found guilty of murder after fatally stabbing another man at a bus stop.

Mustafa Ali, from Fishponds, was convicted of murdering 47-year-old Leon Phillips following a majority verdict by a jury at Bristol Crown Court earlier.

Mustafa Ali

Avon and Somerset Police said Ali was with four other males when he stabbed Phillips outside Maliks Supermarket on Stapleton Road on 2 February. Phillips died in hospital on 3 February.

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Police said Phillips approached the group of five men, including Ali, while cycling with another man.

Prosecutor Andrew Langdon KC told the court Phillips was then immediately pushed and stabbed by Ali, causing him to fall from his bicycle.

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Phillips suffered stab wounds to his abdomen, upper right thigh and buttock and later died in hospital.

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