\r\rThe series of linked trials involving 20 defendants has been the biggest-ever joint prosecution of a gang over a killing.\r\rThe Appeal Court's decision that Junior Bayode, who was found guilty of manslaughter, will not face a retrial for murder marks the end of a prosecution that revealed how tensions between youths could spiral out of control in the heart of the capital. Four youths were earlier sentenced to two years' detention after pleading guilty to violent disorder. A man has been convicted of the manslaughter of a schoolboy who was fatally stabbed in a gang attack during rush hour at London's Victoria station. Victoria Osoteku, 20, the only woman to be charged, was seen on CCTV kicking Sofyen in the head as he lay dying on the ground. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites. They were ordered to serve concurrent eight-year detention sentences for conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. Last May, Obi Nwokeh, 19, and Christopher Omoregrie, 18, were found guilty of murder, with Samson Odegbune, 18, convicted of murder in August. The murder was the result of what the court heard were "simmering tensions" between pupils at St Charles sixth form college in Ladbroke Grove, west London, and teenagers from Henry Compton school in Fulham, where Sofyen was studying. Bayode denied murder and claimed he had tried to stop the group getting out of control. Sofyen was confronted by a group with a sword at Victoria station before being chased into the Tube station where he was stabbed nine times, including to the lung and chest. "Such was their arrogance that they carried out that kind of attack in the heart of the capital city and a public place, the terminus of the station at the height of rush hour and in the sight of scores, if not hundreds of people passing by, going to their own homes. She is the fourth person convicted of manslaughter. Read about our approach to external linking. Please report any comments that break our rules. VideoAt the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Why Covid lab-leak theory is now being taken seriously, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, Exploring the rigging claims in Nigeria's elections, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip, Ukraine war casts shadow over India's G20 ambitions, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. They planned the attack on social media the night before, the court was told, sending messages to each other on Facebook and via BlackBerry Messenger. The barrister said the confidence and arrogance stemmed from the group nature of the attack. CCTV footage showed Osoteku, who was in. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. At its peak, the Universal City location of Victoria Station was among the highest grossing restaurants in the United States. Sofyen Belamouadden, 15, was stabbed nine times after being chased by a crowd of youths into Victoria Tube station in March 2010. DeSantis won't say he's running. So brazen and confident were his killers, we suggest, they openly carried the various weapons they used with them as they ran towards him and hunted him down. "You gathered together for the purpose of serious mass violence in a busy public place at the height of the rush hour," he said. 'I had a happy life with my four children at home then, on March 25, 2010, my life was shattered into a million pieces as I was robbed of my son. Friday 22 April 2022 16:46 CCTV footage of the group running through Victoria station O n the day they killed him, Sofyen Belamouadden got up at seven and went into his mother's bedroom to. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. Read about our approach to external linking. Landing on the floor, we suggest helpless, he remained there during the entirety of the brief and ferocious attack that followed.. Mark Heywood QC, prosecuting, said: "She was one of those who set up and organised the confrontation that led to the death. 'So brazen and confident were his killers, they openly carried the various weapons they used with them as they ran towards him and hunted him down.'. I often think of the suffering he must have gone through, that he was set upon with such savagery and why I was not there to protect him," he said. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused. [13], Alfred Hitchcock flipped the railroad switch for the official opening of Victoria Station Universal City, on May 2, 1977. The judge said the youths had shown no remorse and had not acknowledged responsibility for the death. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Judge Christopher Moss QC ordered the three to be detained at Her Majesty's Pleasure the juvenile equivalent of a life sentence owing to their ages at the time of the killing. After messages by text and on Facebook, pupils from the defendants' school armed themselves with knives and a samurai sword, expecting the other group to attack their school. Junior Bayode, 19, was convicted in October of manslaughter and conspiracy to. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. This included the title song of the same name written and performed by Cash specifically for the album. The firm filed for bankruptcy in 1986. When Dave was 11, his brother Christopher, who is currently still in prison, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 18 years, under the law of joint enterprise, for his involvement in the March 2010 gang murder of 15-year-old Sofyen Belamouadden at London Victoria station. The victim, who was studying for GCSEs, was hunted down and set upon with knives and metal bars in front of hundreds of commuters at Victoria station in a murder captured on CCTV. He added: 'None of you has shown any kind of remorse. Sofyen Belamouadden, from Acton, west London, was chased and stabbed in the ticket. The jury were told Sofyen Belamouadden, aged 15, was "hunted down" punched, kicked and stabbed by up to 20 youths in the ticket hall of the Underground station. Fulham schoolboy Sofyen Belamouadden was stabbed nine times in the ticket hall of the station after being surrounded by youths. Adonis Akra, 18, Samuel Roberts, 19, and Femi Oderinwale, 18, were found guilty of manslaughter and given 12 years' detention each. He was stabbed nine times and suffered wounds to his heart, a lung and major blood vessels. 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Tyrone Richards, 17, and Enoch Amoah, 19, were convicted of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm and sentenced to seven years detention. Osoteku, 19, from Deptford, south-east London, was found guilty on Monday of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. Antique English railway artifacts were used as decor inside, and the exteriors were composed of . Enoch Amoah, 18, of Camberwell, was cleared of both charges but convicted of violent disorder. Roberts, of Camberwell, south-east London, Adonis Akra, of Stockwell, of south London, both 18, and another 17-year-old were cleared of murder but convicted of manslaughter. Mr Heywood said the protection of the group allowed the defendants to act in a brutal and merciless fashion. and Sofyen Belamouadden, from Acton, west London, suffered multiple stab wounds when he was attacked at Victoria Underground station on Thursday. Jurors were told that Osoteku was also seen on camera kicking Sofyen as he lay helpless and fatally wounded. Rebecca Evans for the Daily Mail The first in a series of trials involving 20 defendants can now be reported after the Court of Appeal lifted an order which had previously prevented publication of the case, which started earlier this month. Rebecca Camber for the Daily Mail Sofyen suffered fatal wounds to his heart and right lung during the attack last year, carried out in front of ''scores if not hundreds of people going home''. Sofyen Belamouadden was stabbed nine times after pupils from two rival schools clashed at Victoria station in central London in March 2010.. Obi Nwokeh, 19, Christopher Omoregrie, 18, and Samson Odegbune, 18, were given life sentences at the Old Bailey and told they must serve a . Judge Moss added: "You were seen to deliver the final kick to Sofyen as you were the last of the group to run away.". Juries rejected the crown case that all the teenagers were equally culpable because they planned the killing on social media the night before, arrived at Victoria station together, and chased their victim as a group some of whom were armed before a smaller handful of them surrounded him and killed Sofyen in the ticket hall. By The court heard Sofyen's blood was found on at least three knives recovered by police and one of the sharpening steels. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Sofyen's mother Naina Ghailan reacted angrily to the sentence. Four others are still to face trial on various charges. Four 17-year-olds are in the dock alongside Osoteku, Samuel Roberts, Obi Nwokeh, and Enoch Amoah, who are all 18. Odegbune, then 16, led the running charge with the Samurai sword, shouting: 'I'm going to **** you up' as he ran into the station. All defendants will be sentenced following the conclusion of these cases. He asked online contacts for a 'flick-up ting' and told an older friend to 'buy some nanks from Argos', referring to a box of kitchen knives. CCTV footage from inside the station showed helpless Sofyen being knocked to the ground and surrounded. 'I lost the will to live that day and it is only through my faith that I continue to go on. The Victoria Station chain flourished in the 1970s, according to a memoir by former Victoria Station corporate marketing manager Tom Blake. Three teenagers have been detained for life for the murder. 2023 BBC. Three were cleared of all charges. contact the editor here. But the confrontation came at Victoria when pupils from Sofyen's school were charged by teenagers led by Odegbune holding the sword. Mr Heywood said: "He was given no chance of life. "I have no wish to inflict revenge on the culprits but Sofyen, whose life was tragically cut short, would expect justice to take its course. Twelve teenagers appeared in court today charged with the murder of Sofyen Belamouadden, who was chased into one of London's busiest train stations and stabbed repeatedly in front of hundreds. The argument is thought to be over a girl and had arisen before at a 'rave' the previous Christmas and again on March 23 and 24. Earlier, Sofyen's father, Abdeslan, 51, said his son had been a promising footballer who dreamed of playing for England. Obi Nwokeh, 19, Christopher Omoregie, 18, and. On the "entry platform" to each restaurant was a London-style phone booth. One member of the gang, Samuel Roberts, told the court that he joined in the violence on 25 March - captured on CCTV - simply because "everyone else was doing it". Victoria Station was a chain of railroad-themed steakhouse restaurants. Other defendants, who also communicated by texts, talked about the 'madness' that was going to take place. She also said her trousers were really wet but still in her bedroom. Judge Christopher Moss said Osoteku must share part of the responsibility for the death because she assisted in buying a set of knives during her lunch hour. They were repainted and converted into dining cars. All but two of the teenagers responsible for the killing attended St Charles Catholic sixth form in west London, where they were studying for their A-levels. [7][8] In May 1986, the company filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. bankruptcy court. Old School 104.7 is the radio station playing all of your favorite Old School Jams from back In day! Christopher Omoregie, now 28, was one of three teenagers found guilty of murdering 15-year-old Sofyen Belamouadden at a busy London tube station in 2010. He told his friends there was a 'beef' with other youths in west London and someone could get 'slumped' (stabbed). They had already lost the arms race and it was obvious they had seriously underestimated what they were likely to meet at Victoria that afternoon. Mark Heywood prosecuting said: Sofyen Belamouadden was a 15-year-old London schoolboy who was pushed down and killed in broad daylight. He was given no chance of life. Sofyen Belamouadden was stabbed nine times after pupils from two rival schools clashed at Victoria station in central London in March 2010. She said: "I'm disgusted. Bayode was the last of 20 people to be tried in connection with Sofyen's death, Sofyen Belamouadden was killed in a 12-second attack, Obi Nwokeh, Christopher Omoregie and Samsom Odegbune were convicted of murder. The teenager was one of the group who was armed with a knife, which the jury heard he used after Sofyen fell on to the floor during the attack. Bayode who denied the charges was the 20th defendant to be tried and the 17th to be convicted for his part in the killing. Osoteku was one of the teenagers responsible for setting up the fight. What's he waiting for? Victoria Osoteku arriving at the Old Bailey on Monday. Nor do you in any way acknowledge responsibility for the killing.' They were hopelessly outnumbered. Following the attack, 12 of the 20 youths boarded a bus and one was overheard saying: 'Didn't you see me run in to the station and shank him?' Sofyen Belamouadden, from Acton, west London, suffered multiple stab wounds in an attack on Thursday evening. Read about our approach to external linking. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Bayode was a 16-year-old student when he joined a 20-strong charge against Sofyen on 25 March 2010. At the Old Bailey, Junior Bayode, 19, was also convicted of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please Moss was sentencing eight people found guilty of various offences during a series of trials. Police stopped the attackers, who had fled on a bus, and found one of the knives used to stab the teenager in Omoregie's bag. He said in an impact statement that Sofyen's death had left his family devastated. The four-year-old boy who has become the centre of a controversy between India and Pakistan - and between his father and mother. . The theme of the restaurant was loosely based on London's Victoria Station. Other defendants, who also communicated by texts, talked about the madness that was going to take place the next day. Promising footballer Sofyen Belamouadden was stabbed nine times after pupils from two rival schools clashed at Londons Victoria station. What's he waiting for? [1], The restaurant chain continues in Malaysia. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. He was an outstanding all-round player. A 17-year-old and 19-year-old have been convicted of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. Police officers stopped the bus and found a selection of knives as well as blade-sharpening steels which were covered in the victim's blood. appalling rush-hour attack at Victoria Station, Central London, last . [6] The restaurant was grossing $90,000 monthly during its first year of operations. Risk Assessment "Toolkits" for London Magistrates' Courts, 5SAH LCCSA Encrochat Webinar Lecture Notes from 29 July 2020, Free Webinar on the new Sentencing Code due to come into force on 1st October 2020, 5SAH & LCCSA Webinar The New Sentencing Code Demystifying Risk Assessments, Payment, Delivery, Refunds and Cancellations Policy. [6], There was a similar chain called "Twickenham Station" in Alabama and Florida during the same time span. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to The defendants, all from west London, were among 20 pupils charged in connection with the attack. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. The jury were told Sofyen Belamouadden, aged 15, was hunted down punched, kicked and stabbed by up to 20 youths in the ticket hall of the Underground station. Sofyen died after being chased by about 20 pupils across the Terminus Way concourse and into the London Underground station. On Wednesday, the jury could not decide on a murder verdict against Bayode after 17 hours of deliberation and he may now face a retrial on that charge. Sofyen Belamouadden, 15, of Acton was killed by the youths from a rival school at Victoria station in 2010. All six defendants were found guilty of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. The messages which were retrieved by the police revealed they were trying to source weapons including a samurai sword, flick knives, batons, metal bars and a set of kitchen knives, which were bought for 3.99 from the catalogue shop Argos by one of the accused in the school lunchbreak on the day of the murder, the court has told. His attackers used a 3.99 five-piece knife set bought from Argos, as well as batons, iron bars and a samurai sword in an act described as one of "indescribable aggression". The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Request Line (877) 440-1047. She said: "I just went to see if he was ok and I nudged him with my foot to see if he was ok.". Roberts, 17, booted the victim's head three times as if he 'were kicking a rugby football'. One wound to his right shoulder was 12cm deep and cut in to his right lung. A post-mortem examination found 20 separate marks of injury on his body, including 11 incised or cutting wounds of which nine were individual stabs. Other youths were armed with a flick knife and a Swiss army knife, machetes and screwdrivers. The U.S. operations of the Victoria Station chain began running into financial difficulties in the mid-1980s, causing gradual shutdowns of the franchise restaurants. Prime Rib And Boxcars: Whatever Happened to Victoria Station? In a statement read to the court, Naima Ghailan, the murdered boy's mother, said: 'No amount of words can describe the amount of pain and grief I live with day in, day out. Legal restrictions in identifying them have been lifted. . TWELVE teenagers have this morning been charged with the murder of 15-year-old Sofyen Belamouadden from Acton. Four youths, were sentenced on 14 October last year to two years' detention after admitting violent disorder. 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Junior Bayode, now 19, was found guilty at the central criminal court of the manslaughter of Sofyen Belamouadden and of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm. Jurors heard the night before the death one of the 17-year-olds, who was just 16 at the time, took to Facebook to recruit troops and weapons. "So brazen and confident were his killers they openly carried the various weapons they used," he said. It explains why for a trivial slight they came to exact a dreadful revenge.. Victoria Osoteku was convicted of the manslaughter of Sofyen Belamouadden by a majority verdict at the Old Bailey. The court heard that she was behind a youth who led the charge with a Samurai sword. [9] Eight months later, it was reported in January 1987 that the company had a restructuring plan in place that would require it to sell a number of restaurants. The company was among the first restaurant companies to offer its employees stock options and an ESOP program. The group pursued Sofyen into the station, down the escalator and into the ticket hall, where a smaller group hacked, kicked and battered him to death in front of scores of commuters. One of the suspects was overheard telling a friend: Didn't you see me run in to the station and shank him?. A witness said she had been "gloating" about what happened the following day at her sixth-form college. That night the Ladbroke Grove pupils plotted their revenge on Facebook, with Oderinwale, then 16, acting as an 'armourer'. Sofyen Belamouadden, from Acton, west London, was chased and stabbed in the ticket hall of the Tube station. The girl is alleged to have beaten Sofyen Belamouadden as he was hacked to death by a gang in front of horrified commuters. [3] The first location was opened in San Francisco in December 1969[4] and was a 158-seat restaurant located on the Embarcadero at Broadway that was constructed out of five boxcars and two cabooses around a central lobby-service area. Most of the restaurants used authentic railway cars for dining areas, often boxcars or cabooses.[7]. The largest joint-enterprise murder prosecution in the country has ended with the conviction of the last of a group of 20 teenagers in connection with the killing of a 15-year-old boy at a busy central London railway station. The A-level student sent messages by phone and on Facebook arranging the clash between pupils from the rival schools. The last teenager to stand trial for the murder of a 15-year-old boy who was hunted down at a central London railway station has been convicted of his killing. Why, almost 60 years after he first appeared in the Daily Mirror, is a layabout lout from north-east England still so loved around the world? and Tyrone Richards, 17, and Enoch Amoah, 19, were found guilty of conspiracy to commit GBH and were sentenced to seven years' detention. They are Lewis Sinclair, 18 of Claribel Road, Stockwell; Olewale Olaribigbe, 18 of Portland Grove, Vauxhall; Selassie Ahiaku of Marcella Road, Stockwell and Melvin Mensah of Vauxhall Street, Kennington. Osoteku was behind a youth who led the charge with a Samurai sword. Sofyen was killed on the concourse of Victoria tube station in South London after a feud between pupils from two rival schools erupted into violence. Only one of them, a 17-year-old, did not go down in to the ticket hall as he chased one of Sofyen's friends. After four trials lasting 21 months, three have been convicted. At the peak of its popularity in the 1970s, the chain had 100 locations in the United States. Sian Harrison. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. Four youths have been sentenced for violent disorder. Following the attack 12 of the 20 suspects boarded a C10 bus and appeared hyper and pumped up to other passengers. Victoria Osoteku, 20, of Deptford, south London, was found guilty of manslaughter at the Old Bailey. Police officers stopped the bus and found a selection of knives as well as blade-sharpening steels and a schoolbag. Antique English railway artifacts were used as decor inside, and the exteriors were composed of American Railway cars, primarily boxcars, with a signature Caboose placed in front. The court heard that she bought a set of knives from Argos with a 17-year-old youth at lunchtime and gave them to the gang ahead of the clash between two west London schools. On 20 April they were ordered to life imprisonment with a minimum of 18 years, and eight years to run concurrently for conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. Sofyen Belamouadden, 15, of Acton, west London, was killed after being chased by a crowd of youths from the concourse and into the Tube ticket hall. 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