A SENIOR prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service has welcomed three convictions after an Oxford murder case.

Three men who ran over a man and stabbed him in what the CPS call a 'vicious attack' have been found guilty of their part in his death.

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The attack began just before 11.20pm on February 27 after a fight between the victim Luciano Dos Santos Almeida and Michael Yemane and Welid Solomon.

They left to get reinforcements and were joined by Safeen Karimi.

After waiting for Mr Almeida on an Oxford street corner and as he passed Karimi and Yemane, Solomon drove his car into him.

Mr Almeida was then chased down the road by two of the defendants who stabbed the 22-year-old multiple times.

Local residents heard Mr Almeida call out, and tried to help him while they waited for paramedics to arrive.

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Mr Almeida had been stabbed in the back of the head with such force that the tip of the knife had broken off and was embedded in his skull.

He also had several serious stab wounds in his back, arms and legs, and sadly died a few days later from his injuries.

Speaking after the verdicts had been handed down Senior Crown Prosecutor Liz Scriven for the CPS said: “The three defendants clearly planned their vicious attack on Mr Almeida, arming themselves with weapons as they set off to hunt him down.

“CCTV footage captured their movements in the lead up to the attack, and the wealth of witness accounts and forensic evidence we presented in court proved their involvement beyond doubt."

She added: “These men intended to seriously harm Mr Almeida, and they will now have to face the consequences of their actions.

"We hope today’s convictions provide Mr Almeida’s family with some measure of comfort.”

A fourth man Sasan Mohammed Khalid was cleared of murder.