Thusha 'scared' after shooting

The uncle of Thusha Kamaleswaran, the girl who was paralysed from the waist down after being caught in the crossfire during a gang-related attack has told the Daily Mirror she often recalls the incident:

Thusha Kamaleswaran's mother said every time she closes her eyes she sees her daughter "lying on the ground covered in blood".

Sharmila Kamaleswaran told the Daily Mail: "We have to do everything for her. If she wants to go to the next room we have to carry her. I miss her when she is in the hospital. But I cannot sleep when she is here with me.

"I wake up in the night and the terrible events come back to me again. I stroke Thusha’s legs and cry. I cannot sleep. When I close my eyes I see Thusha lying on the ground covered in blood. Now I have to take sleeping tablets."

A five-year-old girl who was shot in a gang-related attack has told of her fears of being hurt again.

Thusha Kamaleswaran, now six, is expected to be permanently wheelchair-bound after a bullet hit her in the chest, shattering her dreams of becoming a dancer.

She told the Daily Mail: "I am scared to get into the car because of the strangers all around us. I worry that someone will try to hurt me again."

"I wanted to be a dancer. I wanted to dance properly, to take lessons," she added.

Thusha Kamaleswaran was playing in her aunt's shop when she was shot, police have released CCTV from inside the store:

Statement from Thusha's parents, released by the Metropolitan Police:

Ronke Phillips from London Tonight is outside the court, where police are speaking:

The impact statement from Thusha's parents was read in court. Her mother said Thusha will wear a brace and leg splints for life.

The latest from Ronke Phillips, who was in court this afternoon on the ITV News London website.

Prosecutor Edward Brown QC told jurors in the case of three men accused of a drive-by shooting at a shop in Stockwell, south London, in March 2011: