Three men involved in a terrifying running battle through Selfridges which left two in hospital suffering from stab wounds are facing jail.
Gang rivals armed with knives were involved in a mass brawl at the department store on Oxford Street, as a mannequin was launched across the aisles and clothing rails knocked to the ground in the melee.
Ryheem Lindsay, 20, and Bryan Carvalho, 22, who were on rival sides of the violence, were both stabbed and needed hospital treatment after the shocking incident on May 8, 2021.
Carvalho, Andre Deer, 20, and Jevani Best, 23, have now been convicted by a jury of violent disorder and face jail sentences.
Lindsay was declared unfit to stand trial, and a jury found he had also been involved in the violent disorder, as well as responsibility for wounding with intent and carrying an article with a blade or point.
Sentences are due to be passed in May.
Marlon Duggan, the 38-year-old brother of Mark Duggan who was shot dead by police in 2011, was cleared of a violent disorder charge after telling jurors he had been acting as a peacemaker.
The jury could not reach a verdict for his nephew, Kemani Duggan, a well-known rapper with the stage name Bandokay, and he may now face a retrial on the violent disorder charge.
CCTV obtained by the Evening Standard shows how violence erupted in Selfridges when Carvalho, shopping with his brother, had an altercation with a rival group including Deer and Lindsay.
“This was a completely unnecessary outbreak of violence between two groups, in an otherwise crowded public place - Selfridges store,” said prosecutor Robert Brown.
“There were plenty of escape routes for anyone who wished to avoid the violence, and plenty of staff if anyone needed assistance.
“The violence that followed was completely unlawful and unacceptable, and certainly didn’t need to involve the use of knives.”
In the five-minute compilation of CCTV and social media footage, shoppers are seen fleeing as Carvalho is “rushed” by a group of men.
Best emerges with a rope in his hand, wielding it at Carvalho who has now armed himself with a knife.
As Carvalho retreated he tried to kick Best, and Deer was caught on camera “fly kicking” Carvalho’s brother in the back.
As the incident moved to a corridor leading to the toilets, Carvalho “lashed out” at Lindsay and Best, while Lindsay was caught on camera holding a knife as well, said the prosecutor.
The court heard Lindsay stabbed Mr Carvalho, leaving him lying motionless on the ground where he was then helped by store staff.
Lindsay took himself by taxi to the Whittington Hospital where he received treatment to a knife wound to his leg.
Carvalho was found not guilty of wounding with intent.
Jurors failed to decide on another defendant charged with violent disorder, Maliq Knox-Hooke-Hooke-Campbell, 22, from Tottenham.
After the guilty verdicts, Detective Inspector Tim Fines said: “These individuals are very dangerous and caused chaos and fear in a place that people should feel safe in.
“We do not tolerate violence and the use of weapons that comes with it.
“If you are involved in gang violence, anti-social behaviour or carry weapons we will find you and justice will be served.”
Best, from Tottenham, Carvalho, from Bounds Green, and Deer, from Borehamwood, are due to be sentenced on May 18.
