The man who shot dead a 15-year-old boy in Teletubbies Park before Notting Hill Carnival has been jailed for 35 years.
Aderahman Boumzough, 25, was sentenced to 35 years and 169 days in prison at Woolwich Crown Court on Friday after he was found guilty of murdering teenager Rene Graham and the attempted murder of another man on July 21, 2024.
CCTV footage of the incident showed Boumzough, of no fixed address, at Emslie Horniman’s Pleasance open space in Ladbroke Grove pulling out a handgun, walking through the children’s area and shooting Rene in the chest.
Boumzough was then captured chasing and attempting to shoot a man in the middle of a busy street, but the gun jammed and he fled the scene.
More than a year passed before he was arrested and charged for killing Rene on September 2, 2025.
Judge Simon James, in his sentencing remarks, said Rene was only 15-years-old and ‘should have had his whole life to realise his dreams and aspirations.’
He said Rene’s mother, father and aunt all eloquently captured ‘the agony of every parent’s worst nightmare’, stating: ‘I can do no more than echo Rene’s mother’s words that no mother should ever have to stand in a court and speak about the violent death of her son.’
Judge James added that it was ‘impossible not to be moved’ after hearing Rene’s family describe their profound grief.
Aderahman Boumzough has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for the murder of Rene Graham and the attempted murder of another man before Notting Hill Carnival two years ago
Rene Graham, pictured, was shot in the chest in front of families and children in Teletubbies Park
CCTV footage captured Boumzough calmly walking down the street and pulling a handgun out of his pocket
Further footage showed the shooter chasing down a second victim in the middle of a busy street
He said: ‘Her and the rest of Rene’s family’s heartbreak, shock, anger, and the emotional pain of being robbed of the opportunity of seeing Rene grow into a man, were caused by your callous and cold-blooded conduct in gunning down and killing an unarmed and defenceless teenager in what amounted to a premeditated public execution.’
Judge James said Boumzough did not provide any explanation or motive for his ‘extreme and gratuitous public violence’, and failed to demonstrate ‘even a flicker of remorse’.
In fact, he said video footage found on Boumzough’s phone revealed he was ‘proud and boastful’ about his crimes.
The footage appeared to show him rapping about the firearm jamming, including him saying: ‘Don’t you hate it when your ting jams? I was prepared to take a soul, but Allah had a different plan.’
Judge James imprisoned Boumzough for life with a minimum term of 35 years and 169 days.
The shooting, which occurred at an annual pre-Notting Hill Carnival event, allegedly came amid a violent postcode war between rival gangs.
Locals claimed two gangs operating near the area have been involved in a long running ‘war’ against one another – the Ladbroke Grove Boys (LGB), who are based on the Kensal New Town Estate, and the Harrow Road Boys (HRB) from the Mozart Estate.
Beverley Campbell, who was at the Park Lime event, told the Mail: ‘Everybody around here knows about the war between the LGB and HRB.
Police tape cordoning off the area near Emslie Horniman’s Pleasance park – also known as Teletubbies Park – in London
The ‘West London gang war’ shooting took place in Hazlewood Crescent, close to the boundary between the W10 and W9 postcodes
‘This is quite a rough area and gang members attacking each other is not a new thing.’
The Mozart estate was completed in 1974 and is made up of 737 houses and flats in 25 medium-rise blocks.
Since then, it has acquired a reputation as one of the capital’s ‘sink estates’ and is blighted by poor housing conditions, crime and drug dealing.
The Kensal New Town estate was completed in the 1970s and is made up of around 700 flats and homes that are also affected by a variety of social issues.
One month following the murder, Rene’s mother, Janay John-Francois, made a public plea asking for information about her son’s murder, while Crimestoppers offered a £20,000 reward for any information that would lead to the suspect’s arrest.
In a statement at the time released by the Met Police, Ms John-Francois said: ‘I cannot begin to describe the depth of my pain after losing my precious angel.
‘The emptiness and heartbreak, there are no words that can capture the agony of my loss.
‘This is a grief so profound I would not wish it upon my worst enemy – I’ve lost everything, my world will never be the same.’
She added: ‘Today is my son, but tomorrow could be one of yours. Please stand with me through the darkest of times.’
