Three men have been convicted of murdering teenager Dawid Such.
The 19-year-old was stabbed in Swaythling last July.
He died of his injuries shortly after reaching hospital.
Ken Mulangala, 20, of Warren Avenue, Southampton; Cleohurtz Uchenna Onyeasi, 21, of Ellingham View, Dartford; and Donovan Neil Thomas, 36, of Norwood High Street, London were all found guilty of joint enterprise murder at Winchester Crown Court.
Jordan Gregory Matthews, 21, of Estridge Close, Bursledon, was cleared of murder and failing to comply with a Section 49 RIPA order to provide a password, PIN or code to allow access to an electronic or digital device.
However, he was found guilty of assisting an offender.
Mulangala, Onyeasi, Thomas and Matthews have been remanded in custody to be sentenced tomorrow.
The trial heard that a number of the defendants were involved in drugs supply for a county line drug network between London and Southampton.
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On the afternoon of Sunday July 24 last year, Dawid was on the driveway of his address in Langhorn Road when at around 12.20pm Mulangala, Onyeasi and Thomas attacked him.
Dawid was stabbed in the back, leg, abdomen and arm before collapsing in the street.
Despite the best efforts of the emergency services and members of the public, Dawid was pronounced dead a short while later in hospital.
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The jury heard that Mulangala, Onyeasi and Thomas acted in a joint manner in attacking Dawid.
Mulangala and Thomas then met with Matthews and proceeded to move around Southampton before leaving the city in a vehicle.
They travelled to the London area and were stopped by armed response vehicles at around 9pm that evening in the borough of Kensington.
Onyeasi was arrested a month later at his home address in Dartford, Kent.
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Detective Chief Inspector Rod Kenny who led the investigation said: “Today’s verdicts comes at the conclusion of a complex investigation and a seven-week trial which included nearly 32 hours of jury deliberation.
“At the time of the attack Dawid Such was just 19 years old and his death is a senseless tragedy. Our thoughts remain with his family and friends.
“Those found responsible for killing Dawid acted in a co-ordinated and pre-planned manner where they gave no regard for him or those who now live their lives without him.
“The court heard evidence of the bravery and compassion of the initial responders and witnesses in this case and I personally wish to thank them for their actions.
“I also wish to praise the professionalism and commitment of our Major Crime Investigation Team and colleagues at the Crown Prosecution Service in securing justice for Dawid and his family.”
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