Chilling moment terrified teen desperately tries to outrun gang of thugs before he was stabbed to death in street

THIS is the moment a terrified teenager sprinted through the streets trying to outrun a gang of thugs before he was stabbed to death outside a library. Heartbreaking footage shows Michael Ababio, 18, running through the streets of Coventry as he tried to escape attackers pursuing him on foot and on e-bikes. Michael Ababio (1) is chased through the streets of Coventry before he’s attacked Credit: West Midlands Police Michael Ababio, 18, was stabbed and left for dead on February 22 Credit: West Midlands Police The teenager managed to flee along several streets before he was cornered beside the library, where he was knifed and left for dead on February 22 this year. Ismail Nabeel, 18, from Coventry, admitted manslaughter but was found guilty of murder following a trial at Warwick Crown Court. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! A 17-year-old, who cannot be named, admitted murder, while Mahad Mohammed, 19, and Shakeel Ahmed, 18, previously admitted to manslaughter. Hours before he was killed, Michael and his friend had been targeted by four teenagers outside a mosque. At around 9pm the same day he was chased again by the gang. He sprinted down several streets in the city before being caught outside Foleshill Library on Broad Street where he was knifed. Another man, aged 19, was also attacked and stabbed but survived. Michael desperately tried to outrun the thugs before he was attacked Credit: Unknown Michael, pictured on CCTV, was attacked outside a library Credit: SWNS Ismael Nabeel, 18, admitted manslaughter and was found guilty of murder and wounding with intent Credit: SWNS After the brutal killing, members of the group that attacked Michael tried to lie low, police said. One fled to Pakistan to avoid being arrested but was quickly identified by detectives and the gang were arrested. Most read in The Sun Nabeel, Mohammed, Ahmed and the 17-year-old will be sentenced in October. Michael’s twin brother paid a moving tribute to his sibling, saying most people “won’t know what it is like to have a twin, but I do”. Mahad Mohammed, 19, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 18-year-old Michael Credit: SWNS Shakeel Ahmed, 18, was also convicted over the killing and will be sentenced at a later date Credit: SWNS He said: “Michael was more than just a brother, he was my second half. “He aligned with everything that I liked. Words cannot express the pain we are all feeling right now. Detective Inspector Nigel Box, who led the investigation, said: “Michael’s death was a tragic and senseless loss of life. He was attacked by this group, two of whom pursued and cornered him next to the library before stabbing him. “Ever since Michael’s death, our officers have been working relentlessly to identify suspects, charge them and secure prosecutions. “We hope this conviction will bring some sense of justice for Michael’s family and friends. “The level of premeditation which went into the killing, along with the lengths the four defendants went to in order to avoid arrest, shows how deliberate and knowingly wrong their actions were.”