Pair jailed after Salah Eldin Adam was fatally stabbed in Trafford

Today (Friday 2 August) Demari Rose (19/12/2003) and Xaviour Wynter (08/06/2003) both of no fixed abode appeared at Manchester Crown Square Crown Court to be sentenced.

(L) Rose was found guilty of murder. He pleaded guilty to possession of a bladed article at an earlier hearing. He was sentenced to life imprisonment to serve a minimum term of 24 years.

(R) Wynter was found guilty of manslaughter and possession of a bladed article. He was sentenced to 13 years and eight months in jail.

Police were called to reports of a disturbance at 7.45pm on Wednesday 31 May 2023 on Kings Road in Old Trafford. Attending officers found that a 21-year-old man, later named as Salah Eldin Adam, was found in a garden on Kings Road with serious and fatal stab wounds to his neck.

An investigation was quickly launched to establish who was responsible for Salah’s death. Through house-to-house enquiries and CCTV trawls, detectives found that on the evening of Wednesday 31 May, Salah was with his friends outside a property on Kings Road, when two other men, later found to be Wynter and Rose, were seen being aggressive towards the men, brandishing knives.

The two men left Salah and his friends but then returned later that evening at around 7.30pm. They chased Salah’s friend into a back garden on Kings Road when Salah and another one of his friends came to help straight away.

Salah only went to assist a friend who was being attacked, and as a result, he sadly suffered fatal injuries.

During the trial, Rose admitted to stabbing Salah but claimed it was self-defence.

Detective Chief Inspector Liz Hopkinson said: “Salah was a young adult whose life was taken far too soon. My thoughts, and the thoughts of the wider team have been with Salah’s loved ones throughout the investigation and continue to do so as they try to move forward with their lives.

“I would like to pay tribute to the victim who did his best to save a friend in danger.

“As a team we worked hard trawling through numerous hours of CCTV and collected evidence to take a strong case to court.

“Salah’s death is a reminder of what happens when people carry knives, too often we see families who lose loved ones due to the perilous dangers of knives. Often those involved are just young men who have their whole lives ahead of them. 

“The consequences of knife crime in our communities is devastating, if you know your friends or family are carrying knives, please ask them to hand them to police.

In a tribute to Salah, his family said: “Salah was beyond what we could ever wish for as parents.

“He was a loving person and would always put others first.

“He was very loyal to his family and friends and would give so much as long as it made someone happy.

“He was also a very charitable person and took part in a charity MMA event where around £50,000 was raised for Cancer Research. He also used to volunteer for Human Appeal, which helps people in poverty.

“Although, two have been sentenced for the part they played in Salah’s murder, it will never fix what has happened. We feel like we have got justice, but the hole Salah has left will never be filled.

“I could speak until my last day of my life about Salah. We feel it is a privilege to call him a family member of ours and I have been so lucky and gifted to have him as a son, and I wish that I could’ve seen him grow in front of my eyes.

“As a family, we will forever be grieving his loss.”