The Old Bailey jury convicted him of manslaughter and conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm, but failed to reach a decision on the murder charge after 17 hours of deliberation. 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 judge said the youths had shown no remorse and had not acknowledged responsibility for the death. She said: "I just went to see if he was ok and I nudged him with my foot to see if he was ok.". Sofyen, 15, died after being chased by a crowd of youths into Victoria Tube station in March 2010. The A-level student sent messages by phone and on Facebook arranging the clash between pupils from the rival schools. All six defendants were found guilty of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. Police officers stopped the bus and found a selection of knives as well as blade-sharpening steels and a schoolbag. Defunct US based chain of railroad-themed steakhouse restaurants. If it goes ahead, it will be the sixth trial since the aspiring footballer was killed in the 12-second attack. Bayode was a 16-year-old student when he joined a 20-strong charge against Sofyen on 25 March 2010. He was stabbed nine times and suffered wounds to his heart, a lung and major blood vessels. [17][18][19] The brand continues to be operated in Japan under the Zensho firm. [7][8] In May 1986, the company filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. bankruptcy court. The court saw CCTV footage of Osoteku kicking Sofyen in the head as he lay dying on the ground. 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. Other youths were armed with a flick knife and a Swiss army knife, machetes and screwdrivers. After four trials lasting 21 months, three have been convicted. 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. 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". "You gathered together for the purpose of serious mass violence in a busy public place at the height of the rush hour," he said. Joint-enterprise murder prosecution ends with case of Junior Bayode who joined 20-strong charge against 15-year-old, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, Sofyen Belamouadden, 15, died after suffering multiple stab wounds at Victoria station. On the "entry platform" to each restaurant was a London-style phone booth. 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. Antique English railway artifacts were used as decor inside, and the exteriors were composed of . He added: 'None of you has shown any kind of remorse. Sofyen's mother Naina Ghailan reacted angrily to the sentence. Victoria Osoteku, 19, the only woman charged in connection with the death, was also found guilty of manslaughter and will be sentenced next week. 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. Sian Harrison. They had arrived at the station armed with a mass of weapons, including the Argos knife set, flick knives, metal bars, extendable batons and swords. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. The defendants, all from west London, were among 20 pupils charged in connection with the attack. 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. 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. Four youths have been sentenced for violent disorder. That night the Ladbroke Grove pupils plotted their revenge on Facebook, with Oderinwale, then 16, acting as an 'armourer'. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can He may face a retrial on that charge. Read about our approach to external linking. A 17-year-old and 19-year-old have been convicted of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. Moss was sentencing eight people found guilty of various offences during a series of trials. Old School 104.7 is the radio station playing all of your favorite Old School Jams from back In day! Prime Rib And Boxcars: Whatever Happened to Victoria Station? He was given no chance of life. Three men have been jailed for at least 18 years each for murdering a 15-year-old schoolboy at a tube station. Please report any comments that break our rules. 2023 BBC. The Victoria Station chain flourished in the 1970s, according to a memoir by former Victoria Station corporate marketing manager Tom Blake. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. One of the accused killers is. A 15-year-old schoolboy was killed in a "merciless" knife attack, planned on Facebook, during rush hour at London's Victoria station, the Old Bailey heard. VideoAt the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Dozens of girls treated after new Iran poisonings, 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. 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. 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. The trial heard some of the pupils saw the station as "home territory". 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? "So brazen and confident were his killers that they openly carried the various weapons that they used with them as they ran towards him and together hunted him down.". He told his friends there was a 'beef' with other youths in west London and someone could get 'slumped' (stabbed). 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. Osoteku, the only woman charged over the killing, was said to be at the centre of the attack. Osoteku was one of 20 defendants from south London. The theme of the restaurant was loosely based on London's Victoria Station. 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. Rebecca Camber for the Daily Mail A breakaway group chased Sofyen into the tube ticket office area and kicked, stabbed and struck him with other weapons as travellers watched in disbelief. The sword-brandishing youth led a running charge at their rivals. A witness said she had been "gloating" about what happened the following day at her sixth-form college. Sofyen Belamouadden was stabbed nine times after pupils from two rival schools clashed at Victoria station in central London in March 2010. Such was their arrogance that they carried out that kind of attack in heart of the capital city and 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 court heard Sofyen's blood was found on at least three knives recovered by police and one of the sharpening steels. The firm filed for bankruptcy in 1986. On the previous day, March 24, the two groups of rival teens were seen arguing at the station. Sofyen Belamouadden was chased by an armed group of 20 teenagers before being stabbed, punched and kicked. Osoteku, 19, from Deptford, south-east London, was found guilty on Monday 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. The prosecution, which stretched over nearly two years and involved five criminal trials, has resulted in juries convicting fewer than half of the 20 originally charged with murder over the killing of Sofyen. Obi Nwokeh, 18, of Bermondsey, south-east London, and a 17-year-old were convicted of murder by unanimous jury verdicts. Read about our approach to external linking. 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. Sofyen Belamouadden, 15, was stabbed nine times after being chased by a crowd of youths into Victoria Tube station in March 2010. One of the accused killers is 18-year-old Victoria Osoteku, of Mereton Mansions, Brookmill Road, New Cross, who is suspected of helping arm the gang with a complete set of kitchen knives. 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. and 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. 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. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to Mark Heywood QC, prosecuting, said: "She was one of those who set up and organised the confrontation that led to the death. But the confrontation came at Victoria when pupils from Sofyen's school were charged by teenagers led by Odegbune holding the sword. Tube drivers will stage first of three 24-hour strikes over a "breakdown in industrial relations". By He was an outstanding all-round player. This included the title song of the same name written and performed by Cash specifically for the album. They were not connected. The attack had been planned the night before on Facebook and via Blackberry messaging systems. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Cornell University School of Hotel Administration, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Victoria Station Names A New Chief Executive", "Financial Failure In the Hospitality Industry", "Victoria Station is still working on its restructuring", "Victoria Station Files for Chapter 11 Reorganization", "Victoria Station unveiled a reorganization plan". 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Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. "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. 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?' He added: Not one of them felt alone, or vulnerable or could be challenged or overwhelmed. The trial at the Old Bailey heard the rush-hour attack was planned on Facebook, and followed tensions between pupils from two west London schools. . That restaurant included a funicular which carried patrons 600 feet up from the lower parking lot.[11]. Promising footballer Sofyen Belamouadden was stabbed nine times after pupils from two rival schools clashed at London's Victoria station A teenage gang who hacked a boy of 15 to death in. Other defendants, who also communicated by texts, talked about the 'madness' that was going to take place. Bayode denied murder and claimed he had tried to stop the group getting out of control. Judge Moss ordered Osoteku, who was 18 at the time of the incident, be detained for eight years for conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm to run concurrently. 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. 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. 5SAH Webinar EncroChat- Practical Steps for a Defence Lawyer what do we know so far? Osoteku was jailed for 12 years for manslaughter in April, along with three other youths. What's he waiting for? As the ringleaders of the attack, Odegbune, 18, Omoregie, 18, and Nwokeh, 19, were sentenced to a minimum of 18 years behind bars after being convicted at the Old Bailey of murder and conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. 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. [2], The concept evolved from a Cornell University School of Hotel Administration graduate project, according to original owners Bob Freeman, Peter Lee, and Dick Bradley, all 1963 graduates of the school. It acted as the direct catalyst for the pre-arranged meeting the next day which led to Sofyen's death. [13], Alfred Hitchcock flipped the railroad switch for the official opening of Victoria Station Universal City, on May 2, 1977. 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. 2023 BBC. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. At the peak of its popularity in the 1970s, the chain had 100 locations in the United States. 01:19 GMT 21 Apr 2012. Photograph: Metropolitan police/PA Sandra. Obi Nwokeh, 19, Christopher Omoregie, 18, and Samsom Odegbune, 18, were convicted of murder. At the Old Bailey, Junior Bayode, 19, was also convicted of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm. Odegbune, then 16, led the running charge with the Samurai sword, shouting: 'I'm going to **** you up' as he ran into the station. 'I lost the will to live that day and it is only through my faith that I continue to go on. 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. Sofyen was chased into the ticket hall at Victoria underground after a clash between two rival school groups, and stabbed to death in a "sustained and vicious attack" in front of horrified commuters in March 2010. 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. She denied the charges during a five-month trial and was found guilty in February. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. \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. Photograph: Metropolitan police/PA, Sofyen Belamouadden killing: final conviction over Victoria station death, Victoria station killing: commuters shocked by knives, bars and batons, TheVictoria station killing verdict and the perils of applying joint enterprise. Miss Osoteku, who also joined in the. 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. The Appeal Court has ruled that Junior Bayode, 19, will not stand trial again over the death of Sofyen Belamouadden15, at London's Victoria station. 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. Bayode was the last of 20 people to be tried in connection to Sofyen's death. The murder in March 2010 was sparked by 'simmering tensions' between pupils at the sixth-form college in Ladbroke Grove and Henry Compton school in Fulham, who each regarded Victoria station as 'home territory'. A woman has been found guilty of killing a teenager who was stabbed to death at a London Tube station. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. It explains why for a trivial slight they came to exact a dreadful revenge.. The girl is alleged to have beaten Sofyen Belamouadden as he was hacked to death by a gang in front of horrified commuters. 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. 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. 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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. Read about our approach to external linking. 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. Five teenagers have been convicted of killing a 15-year-old boy at Victoria station in central London. The barrister said the confidence and arrogance stemmed from the group nature of the attack. Hard Cover $25.65 Kindle Edition $9.99 Twelve youths accused of murdering a 15-year-old boy at Victoria Underground station in central London have been remanded in custody. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. 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He was born and bred in London and often talked of his ambition to represent England in the World Cup final.". She was the only female charged in connection with the incident and spent 19 days in the witness box. Three teenagers have been detained for life for the murder. Mark Heywood QC, prosecuting, said the "merciless" knife attack on the schoolboy took place in front of hundreds of commuters. 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. Victim Sofyen Belamouadden was killed at Victoria Tube Station in 2010. Credit: Met Police Accepting the prize at a ceremony in 2019, Dave said the story of the album was inspired by his. 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. Skiing Magazine, November 1977, p. 83; Ski Magazine, March 1978, p. 86; Skiing Magazine, November 1979, p. 88. Enoch Amoah, 18, of Camberwell, was cleared of both charges but convicted of violent disorder. , updated 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. A number of other youths are due to face separate trials over the killing. Four youths, were sentenced on 14 October last year to two years' detention after admitting violent disorder. A jury at the central criminal court on Wednesday convicted Bayode of manslaughter and conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. Three were cleared of all charges. DeSantis won't say he's running. Start with Jimmy Reyes in the morning and guess the daily "Jumble Jam", listen until Art Laboe comes on at night playing all of your favorite Oldies and dedications. Four others are still to face trial on various charges. 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. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Bayode, who was convicted on Wednesday after a jury deliberated for 17 hours, had denied his role in the killing, claiming that he had tried to prevent his friends getting out of control. 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