Three men accused of beating to death a hashish thief and dumping his body on the road have fled to Albania, a court has announced. Tomasz Waga was discovered dead in Cardiff after suffering injuries to his head and mouth, ribs, arms and bruises to his brain.
In a trial at Newport Crown Court, Mr Waga and Carl Davies broke into a hashish factory with plants valued at £120,000 on Newport Road on 28 January last year. The court reported that gardener Hysland Aliaj, who lived and worked at the factory, informed members of an organized criminal gang that he “descended” on the assets and attacked the thieves.
Mr. Waga reportedly hit him with a baseball bat, a bamboo cane and broke a space brick. He is alleged to have dragged him out of space and threw him into a Mercedes belonging to Gledis Mehalla and kidnapped him.
After his death, his body was reportedly dumped on Westville Road before being discovered later that night. The cause of death was later given as obstruction of the overhead lines through blood.
Gledis Mehalla, homeless 20; Mihal Dhana, 29, de Colum Road, Cardiff; Mario Qato, 27, of Landsdowne Road, London; Josif Nushi, 27, of Ninian Road, Cardiff; and Hysland Aliaj, 31, who is homeless, deny the killing.
On Thursday, prosecutor Greg Bull KC continued to open the case and explained to the court how Mehalla fled Cardiff on January 29 and travelled to Leeds via Bristol before travelling to Albania. Nushi, Dhana and Aliaj also fled to Albania but returned to South Wales on 31 January and went to Cardiff Bay police station. Mario Qato had traveled to London and was arrested there.
Bull said: “International arrest warrants were issued for his arrest and they were all extradited. Unfortunately, in such circumstances, the police are not allowed to ask questions of the defendants related to the alleged crimes. I can’t tell them what they can do. “
Mr. Bull said a Mazda car driven through Nushi and Dhana on January 28 was discovered on Penywain Road and contained a baseball bat on which Mr. Bull had his blood. In the taking of the bat’s car, Nushi’s DNA was discovered.
Police and medical examiners went to 319 Newport Road and discovered blood stains on the floor, in a refrigerator and blood stains on surfaces. This blood belonged to M. Davies. De DNA belonging to Aliaj and Nushi discovered in elements of the property.
A piece of wood contained Mr. Davies’ DNA, while a glove and hoodie worn by Mr. Davies. Waga contained the DNA of the deceased and Dhana. . Davies and Aliaj, while an olive green jacket contained blood belonging to M. Davies and Nushi. Il the runners were also found to contain the blood of M. Davies as well as the DNA of Dhana and Nushi.
Mr. Bull asked the jury what the main problems with the case were. He said, “Who was at 319 Newport Road?What would happen if something happened inside the Mercedes car when he was taken away?How did Mr. Waga get discovered on Westville Road?”
The prosecutor said that at the end of the trial, the jury would be happy that each of the accusers was at fault for the fees they were opposed. He added: “The case of the Crown is that there was no obligatory intention to kill here, however, what there was was the objective of inflicting serious physical harm, teaching each one a lesson and obtaining as much information as possible so that they and their bosses could communicate about it with Mr. S’s bosses. Waga and others.
“That’s why Mr. Mehalla and others kidnapped Mr. Waga from the 319th and took him away in the car. The goal, in addition to taking his wallet, taking the phone, to him and knowing what it is. How did you find out?
“We don’t have to prove intent to kill, but we intend to prove intent to physically harm seriously. If we discover this intent, any and all those who locate who participated, aided or abetted would be guilty of murder. “.
The trial continues.
Summary of updates in the case below
The jury has been sent home over the weekend and the trial will resume at 11:30 a. m. M. del Monday.
Mr. Bull says that Dhana, Nushi and Aliaj are at fault for injuring Carl Davies and causing him GBH. He says that if the jury found intent to cause harm, he would be at fault for the lowest rate of unlawful injuries.
The prosecutor alleges that Dhana is “an integral part” of the conspiracy to produce cannabis.
It also alleges that Qato actively participated in the activities of an organized criminal group, namely the source of a controlled drug.
The opening is now complete and sent to the jury while the judge and lawyer talk about legal issues.
Mr. Bull stated that the prosecution initiated all trials for offenders and that it was up to them to determine the guilt of the accused.
He said: “The Crown says that at the end of this trial, it will gloat that the defendant is at fault for the fees that oppose him. “
The prosecutor presents the defendant’s fees to the jury.
All are charged with the murder of Tomasz Waga, “the unlawful murder of man. “
Bull said: “The case of the Crown is that there was no mandatory intent to kill here, but what there was was a goal of inflicting serious physical harm, teaching it a lesson, and obtaining as much data as possible for them and their bosses. “He could communicate on this with Mr Waga’s bosses and others.
“That’s why Mr. Mehalla and others kidnapped Mr. Waga from the 319th and took him away in the car. The goal, in addition to taking his wallet, taking the phone, to him and knowing what it is. How did you find out?
“We don’t have to prove intent to kill, but we intend to prove intent to physically harm seriously. If we discover this intent, any and all those who locate who participated, aided or abetted would be guilty of murder. “.
Dhana questioned but denied any involvement in Mr. Waga.
Bull said those are the main problems in the case.
He said, “Who at 319 Newport Road?What if something happened inside the Mercedes when he was taken away?How did Mr. Waga discover on Westville Road?»
The trial resumes.
Mr. Bull reminded the jury that a phone number taken from Mr. BullWaga’s phone written in a log book discovered at 67 Kimberley Road.
The prosecutor refers to a search of the phones of the defendant and others.
He said: “If the ball went up, the gun call took position and the cars were sent to 319 Newport Road. “
Next week, the jury will visit the scene and a police officer will provide the jury with CCTV footage.
Bull said, “Each of those defendants very temporarily disconnected their cell phone from their carrier after M’s death. Bull. Waga. They sought to defeat justice, in the same as they had left South Wales, 4 in Albania and M. Qato mendacity in London.
At 54 Colum Road, several pieces involving Qato’s DNA were discovered. A face mask involving Nushi’s DNA was also discovered.
Dhana’s DNA discovered on a bread bag and a pizza box.
The items discovered in the premises involved were placed in the jury’s lot.
These included a phone and passport that had been destroyed and thrown away.
The hearing was adjourned for a recess.
In the Mazda, a baseball bat was discovered in the trunk of the car and contained blood belonging to Carl Davies. Nushi’s DNA was discovered on the handle.
Aliaj’s DNA was also discovered on the Mazda.
Inside the car, there were combined DNA profiles on the steering wheel belonging to Nushi, Waga and 3 others.
The DNA belonging to Mr. Waga was found in the handbrake and in the internal control of the door, the DNA of Nushi and Aliaj was found.
At 67 Kimberley Road, a military blue coat was discovered and stained with a blood stain of Carl Davies, and which also contained Dhana’s DNA.
Dhana’s DNA was also recovered from a Red Bull can and a Highland Spring water bottle.
At 64 Ninian Road, an olive green jacket was discovered on a bedroom door containing blood stains belonging to Nushi and Carl Davies.
DNA from Dhana and Nushi discovered in beverage cartons.
The shorts that were removed from the laundry basket had blood stains from M. Waga and M. Davies, and had been worn by Nushi and Aliaj.
A bluish-green specimen contained blood stains from Aliaj and Carl Davies.
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When police went to 319 Newport Road with examiners, they discovered blood stains on the floor, in a refrigerator and stains on surfaces. Photos were shown to the jury.
The blood discovered belonged to Carl Davies, but no blood belonging to the defendant was discovered.
Mr Bull said: “It’s transparent that someone lived on the premises. The Crown says that Mr. Aliaj, however, it was not only him who went there. Among the pieces discovered were a SIM card and a box that once contained a cell phone. , fingerprints relating to M. Nushi and Mr. Aliaj were discovered on it.
“The SIM card was crowned by Mr. Nushi on January 24. You’ll see CCTV footage of him walking into a store and recharging the SIM card in Monday’s presentation.
“Blood stains and stains will be explained to you through an examiner. “
The court heard:
Prosecutor Greg Bull KC continues to open the case.
He asked the jury to look at an aerial view of Penywain Road, where the Mazda was located, which in the past contained Nushi and Dhana.
Also shown to the jury is a photo of the Mazda, as well as a photo of the trunk containing a baseball bat.
He said: “Having left the scene of the alleged crime, the defendant travelled to parts of Cardiff and had to leave Cardiff completely.
The court had heard in the past that Mehalla had travelled to Leeds via Bristol before fleeing to Albania and that Qato had travelled to London.
Nushi, Dhana and Aliaj also fled to Albania, returned to Cardiff on 31 January and went to a police station.
A foreign arrest warrant was issued for the defendants, and they were arrested and extradited to the UK.
Bull said: “Unfortunately, in such circumstances, police are not allowed to ask defendants questions related to the alleged crimes. I tell them what they can or say. “
Bull said Qato questioned through police but lied and said he did not enter 319 Newport Road.
The court heard that the Mazda car found out on February 9, 2021 on Penywain Road.
A baseball bat discovered in the trunk of the car and contained blood belonging to Carl Davies. Nushi’s DNA discovered on the handle.
Aliaj’s DNA was also discovered on the Mazda.
The trial is adjourned for the day and will resume at 10:30 a. m. m. de the morning when Mr. Bull will continue with its opening.
At 22:35, Gledis Mehalla took a taxi to Bristol. Two taxis went to Colum Road and Qato took one to London.
On the night of 29 January 2021, Nushi and Dhana paid £350 to be taken to the Strensham petrol station on the M5.
At 17:10 on 31 January 2021, Nushi, Dhana and Aliaj returned to Cardiff and surrendered to Cardiff Bay Police Station.
Bull said: “They were not there for the police, they were there to verify and collect data on the status and nature of the police investigation. “
Bull said: “Carl Davies had spent the night sleeping on the streets and trying to avoid his attackers. He was so scared that he spent the night in a grass shed waiting for the day. “
“Having an idea of the clear coastline, he asked for the direction of the resort. When he arrived at the scene, the police already had information about him and he was seriously injured.
“He was taken to hospital where he was treated for the beatings. He then questioned the police. He will hear the full extent of his wounds in due course. “
On January 29, 2021, Mehalla travelled to Bristol and then Leeds and at one point fled to Albania from where he was extradited.
Others went to Kimberley Road, where Mr. Waga discovered in the nearby lane.
Qato returned to Colum Road and Dhana and then they were seen walking from Colum Road to Ninian Road wearing a face mask.
Nushi and Aliaj were on Ninian Road and Aliaj booked a taxi with a fake call at 9:50 a. m. to Broadway in Cardiff and disappeared in Albania before being extradited from Germany.
Dhana left Ninian Road and went to Whitchurch.
At 10:43 p. m. , Carl Davies was seen hiding the wall of a church on Minster Road.
The Mazda, which contains Nushi and Dhana, has gone to Kimberley Road but doesn’t do it directly, but “turns the houses”.
Mehalla heads towards Kimberley Road, after abandoning his car.
Mr Bull said: “We recommend that there be a meeting there. We know that Mr. Waga’s phone was questioned to some extent. The last number entered on the phone was written in the log book of a car discovered on Kimberley Road. . . “They were looking to get as much data as possible about who was behind this attack on their property. “
A forensic examination of the radio frequency led us to think that Mehalla and Nushi were on Westville Road, where Mr. Waga was allegedly assaulted or held against his will in the car.
Mr Bull refers to timetables
He said: “These images show the Mercedes driven through MrMehalla arrived in Cardiff on the same day, ejected from the Midlands with M. Qato as the front passenger. He arrived at 54 Colum Road at 3:37 p. m. , at which time Pelluci and Elizi lived at 54 Colum Road.
“At 10:28 p. m. , Pelluci, while on Colum Road, texts Nushi, who, at the time, is on the Ninian Road property.
“At 10:33 p. m. , Mr. Waga and his affiliates entered 319 Newport Road, and at the same time Mr. Aliaj calls Mr. Nushi, who in turn calls (another), who in turn calls a stranger.
“At 22:36, an interested party telephoned Gledis Mehalla.
“At 10:37 p. m. , Nushi would have been on his way to 319 Newport Road, Dhana is with him.
At 10:38 p. m. , the Mazda in which Nushi and Aliaj were traveling arrived at Newport Road and Aliaj got into the car.
“At 10:39 p. m. , another 4 people were noticed leaving 54 Colum Road and getting into the Mercedes and running towards Newport Road. “
Bull said Kimberley Road is where some of the gang members lived and are the assets the defendants returned to after the alleged killing.
The prosecutor said: “Mr. Waga’s framing found out through a member of the public and the police were alerted. “
The mobile phone and security cameras show strong evidence of the movements of the accused after the murder.
Mr. Bull said: “Mr. Waga withdrew the assets and was taken to the Mercedes for the reasons I explained.
“His thing in the Mercedes was noticed through a guy named Lee O’Shea, he was hunting out of his bedroom window. . . He will tell you that he saw what gave the impression of being a bit of a commotion and they noticed that the men were heading towards the Mercedes car. . .
“The prosecution says it is that Mr. Waga voluntarily drove this car.
“When he left, his hoodie went off at 319 Newport Road. “
The Mercedes and Mazda traveled from Newport Road to where M. Waga later learned from a member of the public.
The Mercedes noticed at 10:46 p. m. that it was traveling along Waterloo Gardens toward Westville Road.
The prosecutor refers the jury to maps of the region.
The timeline continues
Mr. Bull said: “The Crown says that Mr Mehalla, M. Qato, M. Palluci and M. Elezi left 319 Newport Road and were delivered to the Mercedes and left at 10. 30pm. m. As soon as they leave, there is a missed voice call. of a part affected to Gledis Mehalla.
The police had to identify the movements of the accused through cell phones
Between 10:39 p. m. and 11:05 p. m. , a phone connects to 67 Kimberley Road. At 10:40 pm, Aliaj’s phone is used.
Nushi’s phone at 22:39, his phone at 319 Newport Road. He left his car in the Whitchurch domain.
Between 22:39 and 22:42 there were phone calls between Gledis Mehall and Array and with Josif Nushi, and Mehalla and Nushi.
At 10:43 p. m. , the Mercedes is seen driving from Colum Road to Newport Road, while this is happening, Gledis Mehalla is on the phone with another.
Bull said: “It doesn’t take much to think about what they were talking about. . . They rushed to the scene, something it doesn’t deserve to have done because it was closed. “
At 10:43 p. m. , Carl Davies entered a parking lot and stood against a wall. He leaves the place before the arrival of the Mercedes.
It is then observed that Mishella’s Mercedes and Nushi’s Mazda travel from Newport Road.
Mr. Bull continued: “The Mercedes drove all the way to Westville Road with the other 4 people inside, Mr. Palluci, Elizi, Qato and Mehalla, joined them via Aliach and (another)
“The Crown presents there an explanation of why to remove Mr. Waga from 319, to obtain as much data as it would ask for. . .
“By the time his frame was thrown onto Westville Road, the contents of his wallet had emptied and his cell phone was gone. “near where Mr. Waga stated, something incredibly mysterious happened. “The Mercedes car magically disappeared in a puff of smoke. It cannot be noticed in any CCTV video or at the scene. Intensive police investigations failed to uncover his whereabouts. He disappeared, and with him the valuable forensic evidence he would have contained.
Mr. Bull describes how Mr. Waga died and how his frame was discharged.
He said: “Mr. Waga did not die without delay from the beatings he received. Another car shipped from Colum Road, a Mercedes owned and driven by defendant Gedlis Mehalla.
“He arrived with Mario Qato, Palluic and Elizi. M. Elizi also fled to Albania and otherwise would have given the impression on the bench.
“Having parked the Mercedes, Mr. Waga took it to the parked Mercedes car, spoiled it in the back seat and left. We don’t know what happened in the car. We know that soon after, he died.
“The mechanism of death was an obstruction of the airway, the bleeding caused him to suffocate. You’ll hear that his frame came out of the Mercedes on Westville Road, another residential street in Cardiff, and just left.
The trial resumes.
Mr Bull continues to open.
He said: “The attention of the other inmates of the Newport Road facility has been directed to Mr Waga.
“He assaulted and hit. He had to maintain 25 injury sites in his head and mouth, chest bruises with seventh, eighth and tenth rib injuries, seven arm injury sites, and some swelling and bruising in his brain. . “
The injuries are depicted on a frame card symbol found in the jury file.
Bull said the jury will hear from a pathologist at the trial.
Bull describes Waga’s attack.
He said: “Mr. Aliaj escaped from the premises through a ground window. “Davies and Mr. Waga, not knowing what was going to happen to them, began cutting hashish and gluing it into a duvet canopy before climbing the stairs.
“Mr. Keller and Mr. Martin appear to have disbanded, upon hearing gang members enter the plant. . .
‘We know that Mr Davies attacked, he will tell you that he hit with a baseball bat, and there a bamboo cane and part a space brick.
“After attacking him, leaving him seriously injured, the wounds inflicted a lesson on him, turned his attention to M. Waga. “
Mr. Bull, the jury a photo of Mr. Bull’s injuries. Davies.
The hearing was adjourned for a recess.
Mr. Bull said, “Obviously there was a combat as a result of which Mr. BullDavies was wounded and Mr. Waga came close to death, but not death. “
“Here we have a scene, two cars, 3 male members of this gang enter Newport Road and The Crown will show that there is another vehicle, Gledis Mehalla’s vehicle, a car owned and driven by him, a Mercedes car also made its way to the place. . . M. Mehalla did not pass alone, it was with M. Palluci and M. Dhana.
“A coordinated plan was being drawn up for other people from parts of Cardiff to descend on the 319th. “
The court hears at 10:33 p. m. , when Mr. Waga and others enter 319 Newport Road, Aliaj called Nushi for 11 seconds. At 10:35 p. m. , Nushi called an involved for nine seconds.
He said Aliaj had alerted other gang members that his product was at risk and that he “asked for help. “
At 22:36 he called Gledis Mehalla for thirteen seconds.
Mr. Bulls refers the jury to a “Sequence of Events” entitled.
The prosecutor claims that this guy named Palluci is “also a murderer” but “fled. “
At 10:28 p. m. , Palluci on Colum Road texted Nushi, who on Ninian Park Road.
Bull said: “Minutes after the 4 men arrived, there were voice calls. . . We say it’s not a coincidence, we say he’s summoning a gang to come in and the spoils. “
At 10:36 p. m. , Nushi and Dhana were on their way to Newport Road in Nushi’s Mazda.
Mr Bull said: “What are they going to do? That’s obvious. To the loot.
At 22:37, Nushi calls Aliaj and at 22:38. the Mazda arrives at Newport Road, driving at forty-five mph in a 20 mph zone. Aliach meets Nushi and Dhana, all returning to 319 Newport Road.
The court heard that Mr Waga and Carl Davies had damaged the hashish plant.
Bull said: “The BMW arrived at Minster Road in Cardiff at 9. 55pm. m. . . .
“Four men headed towards the 319th, they don’t seem to have any difficulties, they knew their target. . . They walked to the back of the goods armed with a screwdriver and entered the goods through the back window of the kitchen.
“Mr. Waga came out of the window and opened the kitchen door for others. On the ground floor, they discovered two rooms full of hashish plants. One of the rooms on the ground floor locked, went upstairs and discovered other complete rooms. of hashish. They also discovered the toilet of the premises.
Mr. Bull said they started cutting hashish and put it in a duvet holster. Then they returned to the ground and made the decision to force the door closed. In doing so, they may feel someone pushing them. Inside this room was the defendant Aliaj, there was a struggle but he left a Nokia phone.
“The thieves checked it to see if any calls had been made. “
Bull said he did not know when the defendants arrived in Cardiff or how they knew each other.
He said: “The good fortune of the hashish expansion in Cardiff has been such that the news has leaked to others in other parts of the country. . .
“On 28 January 2021, 4 other reckless people made the resolution to rob the hashish farm from London, valued at over £120,000. We’re not talking about bird food here.
“They arrived here in two cars. Tomasz Waga and Carl Davies arrived in a car, and men named Louis Martin and David Keller traveled in a car for a moment. Everyone knew each other but they weren’t special friends. They arrived here ready with a screwdriver to enter the premises. They had been informed that there was valuable loot at the scene.
“Waga and Davies were travelling in a BMW car driven by Davies. The other two were traveling in a blue Volkswagen car. They gave the impression of having left London shortly after 6:30 p. m. Because at 6:45 a. m. it p. m. se known that Mr. Waga was receiving cash from an ATM at a gas station in Barking.
Mr. Bull is referring to the CCTV clips that will be broadcast during the trial. In the jury parking lot, he displays still photographs of the photographs.
Inside the gas station, Mr. Waga entered the stop.
The prosecutor said: “Then he was unharmed. When his frame was discovered on the night of January 28, his wallet was empty and his cell phone had been seized. “
Mr. Bull notes that the drug operation led through the gang of criminals.
He said: “The hashish plant was not situated in a discreet alley or advertising area. It was in a semi-detached space at 319 Newport Road, Cardiff, which in the past had been rented as a doctor’s office.
“A gang member was granted the lease on the property, claiming it was rented to doctors at the Royal Gwent Hospital here in Newport. A lie was told planned to allow other gang members to grow giant amounts of hashish and turn this space into an advertisement for the hashish cultivation plant.
“The windows of the assets were covered and the maximum of the internal rooms were used to grow hashish on an advertising scale. Expensive appliances were received to feed the plants.
“We cannot say when hashish cultivation began, or whether the plants had produced crops before January 28, 2021. The plants were serviced by a gardener who lived on the premises, namely Hysland Aliaj. “
Mr Bull jury photos of Tomasz Waga, Carl Davies and the hashish factory.
Mr Bull begins its opening.
He said: “In 2020, an organized criminal gang of Albanian citizens set up a hashish cultivation plant in a residential domain in Cardiff. . . It is a well-managed, organized and successful business. He was so successful that the gang members were willing to protect him, if necessary, at any cost.
“Their determination for their valuable harvest came to a head after 10:30 p. m. m. of January 28, 2021, when those five defendants, along with others, murdered Tomasz Waga, a young man who intended to borrow the plant’s hashish crop. in Newport Rad.
“While he and Carl Davies were doing it, a gang confronted him, some of whom were armed with a baseball bat, bricks and tools. . .
“He was continuously injured and transported from the factory to 319 Newport Road, Cardiff in a Mercedes car owned and driven through Gledis Mehalla. Along the way, he died and flew.
“The prosecution claims that each and every man before you participated in the attack on M. Waga and/or aided and/or encouraged others to do so. In short, they were all involved and played their part in his murder. So they are also responsible, no matter who did what.