The court saw CCTV footage of Osoteku kicking Sofyen in the head as he lay dying on the ground. 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. 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. There were also two wounds that went through his leg and a slash or chop wound to the top of his head. Odegbune, then 16, led the running charge with the Samurai sword, shouting: 'I'm going to **** you up' as he ran into the station. When the two groups met the next day at Victoria, the pupils from Henry Compton were hopelessly outnumbered. The judge, Christopher Moss, said the "ferocious and merciless attack" took place in front of horrified commuters. Four others are still to face trial on various charges. Three men have been jailed for at least 18 years each for murdering a 15-year-old schoolboy at a tube station. The rival west London group, including Sofyen, has pulled in to Victoria two minutes earlier on a 148 bus. Four 17-year-olds are in the dock alongside Osoteku, Samuel Roberts, Obi Nwokeh, and Enoch Amoah, who are all 18. At the peak of its popularity in the 1970s, the chain had 100 locations in the United States. 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?' [6] The restaurant was grossing $90,000 monthly during its first year of operations. Osoteku was one of the teenagers responsible for setting up the fight. [7] The coaches in the restaurant used four of the coaches from Flying Scotsman's tour of America. Three boys and one girl who were arrested on Monday in connection with the murder remain in custody. Victoria Osoteku, 20, of Deptford, south London, was. Sofyen Belamouadden was punched, kicked and stabbed in a murder planned on Facebook following a feud between his school and a sixth-form college. Tube drivers will stage first of three 24-hour strikes over a "breakdown in industrial relations". By Landing on the floor, we suggest helpless, he remained there during the entirety of the brief and ferocious attack that followed.. It acted as the direct catalyst for the pre-arranged meeting the next day which led to Sofyen's death. [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. She said she did not kick the victim and sobbed: "I nudged him with my foot to see if he was OK.". One of the accused killers is. 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. Mark Heywood QC, prosecuting, said: 'Sofyen Belamouadden was pushed down and killed in broad daylight. 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?. Adonis Akra, 18, Samuel Roberts, 19, and Femi Oderinwale, 18, were found guilty of manslaughter and given 12 years detention each. Victoria Osoteku, 19, the only girl in the gang, will be sentenced next week after being found guilty of manslaughter. Legal restrictions in identifying them have been lifted. 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. 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. 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. 2023 BBC. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. Please report any comments that break our rules. Adonis Akra, 18, Samuel Roberts, 19, and Femi Oderinwale, 18, were found guilty of manslaughter during earlier hearings. 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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. 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. They were hopelessly outnumbered. Other youths were armed with a flick knife and a Swiss army knife, machetes and screwdrivers. 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. "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.". Sofyen Belamouadden, 15, died from multiple stab wounds after being chased by a 20-strong mob through Victoria station in London in March 2010. Osoteku, 19, from Deptford, south-east London, was found guilty on Monday of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. The company was among the first restaurant companies to offer its employees stock options and an ESOP program. He was born and bred in London and often talked of his ambition to represent England in the World Cup final.". 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. At the Old Bailey, Junior Bayode, 19, was also convicted of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm. Tyrone Richards, 17, and Enoch Amoah, 19, were found guilty of conspiracy to commit GBH and were sentenced to seven years' detention. 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". The theme of the restaurant was loosely based on London's Victoria Station. They were ordered to serve concurrent eight-year detention sentences for conspiracy to cause 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. He may face a retrial on that charge. 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'. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. 01:19 GMT 21 Apr 2012. 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. 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. Sian Harrison. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. 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. Victoria Station was a chain of railroad-themed steakhouse restaurants. 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. The verdict brings to an end with mixed results the biggest joint-enterprise murder prosecution ever brought to court in England and Wales. A Gannett Company. Bayode was the last of 20 people to be tried in connection to Sofyen's death. Police officers stopped the bus and found a selection of knives as well as blade-sharpening steels and a schoolbag. Roberts from Camberwell, Nwokeh from Borough, Osoteku, Amoah from Denmark Hill and the four other defendants deny murder, conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm and violent disorder. Adonis Akra, 18, Samuel Roberts, 19, and Femi Oderinwale, 18, were found guilty of manslaughter and given 12 years' detention each. DeSantis won't say he's running. 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. If it goes ahead, it will be the sixth trial since the aspiring footballer was killed in the 12-second attack. Sofyen Belamouadden, from Acton, west London, was chased and stabbed in the ticket hall of the Tube station. 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. 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. He told his friends there was a 'beef' with other youths in west London and someone could get 'slumped' (stabbed). The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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. [16] In 2002, Daiei sold Wenco Japan, which included the Victoria Station franchised restaurants, to Zensho for 4.60 billion yen. 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. 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. 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 . Nor do you in any way acknowledge responsibility for the killing.' Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Sofyen, 15, died after being chased by a crowd of youths into Victoria Tube station in March 2010. Three have been cleared of all charges and four others are still to be tried. He said: Sofyen was chased across Terminus Place, the area in front of the station, by these eight defendants and a dozen others. 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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. All six defendants were found guilty of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. ", 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.". Twelve other youths received sentences for lesser offences and three were acquitted. 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. She is the fourth person convicted of manslaughter. It was put to the court that Osoteku helped buy the 3.99 knife-set from Argos in Shepherds Bush during a lunchbreak as she was old enough to pay for the age restricted items. 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. [1], The restaurant chain continues in Malaysia. CCTV footage showed Osoteku, who was in. Judge Moss added: "You were seen to deliver the final kick to Sofyen as you were the last of the group to run away.". Listen to us LIVE all day long! 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. Four youths were earlier sentenced to two years' detention after pleading guilty to violent disorder. 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. Earlier, Sofyen's father, Abdeslan, 51, said his son had been a promising footballer who dreamed of playing for England. 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". "You gathered together for the purpose of serious mass violence in a busy public place at the height of the rush hour," he said. Seven other youths have been bailed by police. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Promising footballer Sofyen Belamouadden was stabbed nine times after pupils from two rival schools clashed at Londons Victoria station. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Sofyen Belamouadden, 15, was stabbed nine times after being chased by a crowd of youths into Victoria Tube station in March 2010. Five teenagers have been convicted of killing a 15-year-old boy at Victoria station in central London. Skiing Magazine, November 1977, p. 83; Ski Magazine, March 1978, p. 86; Skiing Magazine, November 1979, p. 88. 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. "So brazen and confident were his killers they openly carried the various weapons they used," he said. Sofyen died after being chased by about 20 pupils across the Terminus Way concourse and into the London Underground station. The firm filed for bankruptcy in 1986. Sofyen Belamouadden from Acton, west London was stabbed at London's Victoria station (Picture: PA) A school rivalry which escalated into a 15-year-old's killing was labelled the 'first. The court heard that she was behind a youth who led the charge with a Samurai sword. This included the title song of the same name written and performed by Cash specifically for the album. [7][8] In May 1986, the company filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. bankruptcy court. He repeatedly asked online friends for a flick-up ting and later asked an older friend to buy some nanks from Argos, referring to a box set of kitchen knives. 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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. Victoria Osoteku, 20, of Deptford, south London, was found guilty of manslaughter at the Old Bailey. Three teenagers have been detained for life for the murder. She also sent messages by phone and on Facebook to set up the confrontation. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Three men have been jailed for at least 18 years each for murdering a 15-year-old schoolboy at a tube station. DeSantis won't say he's running. They were not connected. 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. This, we suggest, gave them purpose and gave them strength. [11], The chain was a sponsor of the United States Ski Team at least from 1977 to 1979[12] For several years, the Park City Ski Area (Mountain Resort) -- at which the US Olympic Ski team practices -- named one of its ski lifts Victoria Station. ', By At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. A woman has been found guilty of killing a teenager who was stabbed to death at a London Tube station. 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. Sofyen was a pupil at the Henry Compton School in Fulham. 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On the previous day, March 24, the two groups of rival teens were seen arguing at the station. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. [5], By the end of 1978, Victoria Station had 97 restaurants, all company owned. She also said her trousers were really wet but still in her bedroom. The theme of the restaurant was loosely based on London's Victoria Station. The catalyst for the attack was a fight over a girl a day earlier in the station, which left one youth with a bloody nose. [13], Alfred Hitchcock flipped the railroad switch for the official opening of Victoria Station Universal City, on May 2, 1977. 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. 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. At its peak, the Universal City location of Victoria Station was among the highest grossing restaurants in the United States. She also helped with buying the knives that were used in the attack. 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. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. She denied the charges during a five-month trial and was found guilty in February. What's he waiting for? Tyrone Richards, 17, and Enoch Amoah, 19, were convicted of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm and sentenced to seven years detention. A jury at the central criminal court on Wednesday convicted Bayode of manslaughter and conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. Prime Rib and Boxcars: Whatever Happened to Victoria Station? 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. Photograph: Metropolitan police/PA Sandra. There were also drops on Roberts' trainers and a black jacket worn by one of the 17-year-olds . The defendants, all from west London, were among 20 pupils charged in connection with the attack. 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. At the peak of its popularity in the 1970s, the chain had 100 locations in the United States. 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. "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. 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. Read about our approach to external linking. 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. 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. Three teenagers were acquitted of all charges. 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