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 . At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. Sofyen's mother, Naima Belamouadden, said: "I hope the memory of what they did to my son lives with them every day as it lives with me.". The court heard Sofyen's blood was found on at least three knives recovered by police and one of the sharpening steels. Sofyen Belamouadden killing: final conviction over Victoria station death Joint-enterprise murder prosecution ends with case of Junior Bayode who joined 20-strong charge against 15-year-old. Eight young people have been convicted of killing 15-year-old Sofyen Belamouadden in front of horrified commuters at one of the UK's busiest stations. Jurors were told that Osoteku was also seen on camera kicking Sofyen as he lay helpless and fatally wounded. Sofyen Belamouadden, 15, was stabbed nine times after being chased by a crowd of youths into Victoria Tube station in March 2010. Following the attack 12 of the 20 suspects boarded a C10 bus and appeared hyper and pumped up to other passengers. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. Sofyen Belamouadden was stabbed repeatedly during what detectives believe was a pre-planned fight between rival school gangs who had descended on Victoria at rush-hour armed with several knives. Sofyen's mother Naina Ghailan reacted angrily to the sentence. 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. 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. Adonis Akra, 18, Samuel Roberts, 19, and Femi Oderinwale, 18, were found guilty of manslaughter and given 12 years detention each. It explains why together they did something so truly terrible that none of them will now acknowledge any part of it. Obi Nwokeh, 19, Christopher Omoregrie, 18, and Samson Odegbune, 18, were given life sentences at the Old Bailey and told they must serve a minimum of 18 years. The theme of the restaurant was loosely based on London's Victoria Station. 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. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. The A-level student sent messages by phone and on Facebook arranging the clash between pupils from the rival schools. Victoria Station was a chain of railroad-themed steakhouse restaurants. 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 BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. "Her responsibility for the death is very great indeed, even though it was others that delivered the final fatal blows that led to Sofyen Belamouadden's death. Four youths were earlier sentenced to two years detention after admitting violent disorder. 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. 2023 BBC. After four trials lasting 21 months, three have been convicted. 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''. Tube drivers will stage first of three 24-hour strikes over a "breakdown in industrial relations". At the peak of its popularity in the 1970s, the chain had 100 locations in the United States. Request Line (877) 440-1047. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. The jury could not agree a verdict on murder and Bayode, from Streatham in south London, was remanded in custody until Friday for the Crown Prosecution Service to decide if it will seek a retrial. She was the only female charged in connection with the incident and spent 19 days in the witness box. One of the suspects was overheard telling a friend: Didn't you see me run in to the station and shank him?. She's got 12 years and she'll only serve half. 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A pack of up to 20 students aged between 15 and 18 went to Victoria underground station in London armed with a set of kitchen knives bought for 3.99 from Argos, a Samurai sword, flick knives, metal bars and extendable batons which were used to batter the GCSE pupil with 'indescribable aggression'. ", He added: "They were so heavily armed that no smaller group, or even police officer or member of station staff, could withstand them or stop them.". Victoria Osoteku, 20, of Deptford, south London, was found guilty of manslaughter at the Old Bailey. 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Photograph: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire, Victoria station killing: commuters shocked by knives, bars and batons, TheVictoria station killing verdict and the perils of applying joint enterprise, Victoria station killing: man convicted over Sofyen Belamouadden death. Landing on the floor, we suggest helpless, he remained there during the entirety of the brief and ferocious attack that followed.. One of the accused killers is. The boys, all 16 or 17 years old, appeared at West London Youth Court. ', By "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. The GCSE student, from Acton, west London, died on 25 March 2010. The company was among the first restaurant companies to offer its employees stock options and an ESOP program. Junior Bayode, now 19, is 17th person to be convicted over killing after being found guilty of manslaughter, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, Sofyen Belamouadden, 15, died from multiple stab wounds after being chased by a 20-strong mob through Victoria station in London in March 2010. What's he waiting for? "He was a star in the making. Sofyen Belamouadden was stabbed nine times after pupils from two rival schools clashed at Victoria station in central London in March 2010. 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? Three were cleared of all charges. Victoria Osoteku, 20, of Deptford, south London, was. Editors' Code of Practice. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. The defendants, all from west London, were among 20 pupils charged in connection with the attack. 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. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites. Tuesday's devastating attacks in Brussels show IS's European network is still at large, despite a year of intensive efforts by security forces to close it down. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please She said she did not kick the victim and sobbed: "I nudged him with my foot to see if he was OK.". Nor do you in any way acknowledge responsibility for the killing.' 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. 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. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. Old School 104.7 is the radio station playing all of your favorite Old School Jams from back In day! When the two groups met the next day at Victoria, the pupils from Henry Compton were hopelessly outnumbered. She is the fourth person convicted of manslaughter. Osoteku was jailed for 12 years for manslaughter in April, along with three other youths. 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. There were also drops on Roberts' trainers and a black jacket worn by one of the 17-year-olds . Four youths, were sentenced on 14 October last year to two years' detention after admitting violent disorder. Rebecca Camber for the Daily Mail 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. She's an adult and she should have got 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. Osoteku was arrested at college on March 30, having already lied to her foster mother by claiming she had not been at the murder scene. 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. 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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. The Victoria Station chain flourished in the 1970s, according to a memoir by former Victoria Station corporate marketing manager Tom Blake. Sofyen Belamouadden was stabbed nine times after pupils from two rival schools clashed at Victoria station in central London in March 2010. Please report any comments that break our rules. She also sent messages by phone and on Facebook to set up the confrontation. She denied the charges during a five-month trial and was found guilty in February. Photograph: Metropolitan police/PA Sandra. Sofyen Belamouadden was punched, kicked and stabbed in a murder planned on Facebook following a feud between his school and a sixth-form college. Three men have been jailed for at least 18 years each for murdering a 15-year-old schoolboy at a tube station. 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This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. '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.'. She said: "I just went to see if he was ok and I nudged him with my foot to see if he was ok.". Rebecca Camber for the Daily Mail Five teenagers have been convicted of killing a 15-year-old boy at Victoria station in central London. It acted as the direct catalyst for the pre-arranged meeting the next day which led to Sofyen's death. and 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. Odegbune, then 16, led the running charge with the Samurai sword, shouting: 'I'm going to **** you up' as he ran into the station. 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. Listen to us LIVE all day long! Three men have been jailed for at least 18 years each for murdering a 15-year-old schoolboy at a tube station. . Bayode who denied the charges was the 20th defendant to be tried and the 17th to be convicted for his part in the killing. One youth, to be tried for Sofyen's murder later in the year, was left with a bloody nose. Kicked dying boy He was stabbed nine times and suffered wounds to his heart, a lung and. A further three teenagers, Adonis Akra, 18, Samuel Roberts, 19, and Femi Oderinwale, 18, were convicted of manslaughter and given 12 years detention each.It acted as the direct catalyst for the pre-arranged meeting which led to Sofyens death. "That confidence and arrogance came too from knowing that between them they were so heavily armed that no other individual or smaller group or even a police officer or member of station staff could stop them.". 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. A teenage gang who hacked a boy of 15 to death in front of horrified commuters received sentences totalling more than 100 years yesterday. 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". Open on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve with limited menus, by reservation/preorder only. 16:32 GMT 20 Apr 2012 She has been remanded in custody to be sentenced at a later date with others convicted of the killing. Osoteku was behind a youth who led the charge with a Samurai sword. Sofyen Belamouadden, 15, died from multiple stab wounds after being chased by a 20-strong mob through Victoria station in London in March 2010. We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The peak of success of the Victoria Station restaurant chain took place at the time of the culmination of a joint venture with Universal Studios, which resulted in the opening of Victoria Station Universal City, a location on the "hill" near where Citywalk now stands. Tyrone Richards, 17, and Enoch Amoah, 19, were found guilty of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm and were each sentenced to seven years in a young offenders institution. 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 U.S. operations of the Victoria Station chain began running into financial difficulties in the mid-1980s, causing gradual shutdowns of the franchise restaurants. What's he waiting for? He added: Not one of them felt alone, or vulnerable or could be challenged or overwhelmed. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. TWELVE teenagers have this morning been charged with the murder of 15-year-old Sofyen Belamouadden from Acton. 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. 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. Her home was searched, but she told officers she had suffered an accident and wet herself and had been forced to throw out her trainers because they were sodden. All 20 teenagers arrested in the aftermath of the killing were charged with murder on the basis of joint enterprise including those not present at the moment the victim was killed. DeSantis won't say he's running. The GCSE student was stabbed nine times in a clash between two sets of pupils from west London schools in front of hundreds of commuters on 25 March 2010. Junior Bayode, 19, was convicted in October of manslaughter and conspiracy to. Bayode was a 16-year-old student when he joined a 20-strong charge against Sofyen on 25 March 2010. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. They were hopelessly outnumbered. 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