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. Sofyen Belamouadden, from Acton, west London, suffered multiple stab wounds when he was attacked at Victoria Underground station on Thursday. One of the suspects was overheard telling a friend: Didn't you see me run in to the station and shank him?. What's he waiting for? Rebecca Camber for the Daily Mail Sofyen Belamouadden, from Acton, west London, was chased and stabbed in the ticket. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. All six defendants were found guilty of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. 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 verdict brings to an end with mixed results the biggest joint-enterprise murder prosecution ever brought to court in England and Wales. She said: "I just went to see if he was ok and I nudged him with my foot to see if he was ok.". Mark Heywood QC, prosecuting, said: 'Sofyen Belamouadden was pushed down and killed in broad daylight. There were also drops on Roberts' trainers and a black jacket worn by one of the 17-year-olds . CCTV footage from inside the station showed helpless Sofyen being knocked to the ground and surrounded. Mr Heywood said the protection of the group allowed the defendants to act in a brutal and merciless fashion. 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 . The barrister said the confidence and arrogance stemmed from the group nature of the attack. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. He was an outstanding all-round player. 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. Judge Moss added: "You were seen to deliver the final kick to Sofyen as you were the last of the group to run away.". CCTV footage showed Osoteku, who was in. Twelve youths accused of murdering a 15-year-old boy at Victoria Underground station in central London have been remanded in custody. Jurors were told that Osoteku was also seen on camera kicking Sofyen as he lay helpless and fatally wounded. Osoteku was jailed for 12 years for manslaughter in April, along with three other youths. She denied the allegations during the five-month trial saying she had not kicked the teenager. 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. Sofyen Belamouadden, from Acton, west London, suffered multiple stab wounds in an attack on Thursday evening. [10], A new company, called Victoria Station Acquisition Corporation and was controlled by Lowell Farkas, purchased the Victoria Station trademark and 11 of the restaurants for $6.5 million and the assumption of a $1 million tax liability. He added: Not one of them felt alone, or vulnerable or could be challenged or overwhelmed. She's got 12 years and she'll only serve half. "He was a star in the making. 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', By 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. The rival west London group, including Sofyen, has pulled in to Victoria two minutes earlier on a 148 bus. When the two groups met the next day at Victoria, the pupils from Henry Compton were hopelessly outnumbered. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. 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. 01:19 GMT 21 Apr 2012. Following the attack 12 of the 20 suspects boarded a C10 bus and appeared hyper and pumped up to other passengers. Police officers stopped the bus and found a selection of knives as well as blade-sharpening steels and a schoolbag. Victoria Osoteku, 19, the only girl in the gang, will be sentenced next week after being found guilty of manslaughter. 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. 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 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. What's he waiting for? The court heard Sofyen's blood was found on at least three knives recovered by police and one of the sharpening steels. Adonis Akra, 18, Samuel Roberts, 19, and Femi Oderinwale, 18, were found guilty of manslaughter and given 12 years detention each. Read about our approach to external linking. Twelve other youths received sentences for lesser offences and three were acquitted. 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. Prime rib was the featured item on a limited menu that included steaks, barbecued beef ribs, and shrimp done in a variation of scampi style known as "Shrimp Victoria". One of the accused killers is. [16] In 2002, Daiei sold Wenco Japan, which included the Victoria Station franchised restaurants, to Zensho for 4.60 billion yen. Sofyen, 15, died after being chased by a crowd of youths into Victoria Tube station in March 2010. 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Three men have been jailed for at least 18 years each for murdering a 15-year-old schoolboy at a tube station. 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. Hackney Central closed after police incident -recap, Hackney Central closed as man taken to hospital and armed police present -recap, Alleged loan shark, 69, arrested in Romford, Section 60 'stop and search' order after Hackney Central stabbing, Remains found in woodland following search for Constance Martens baby, Stranger Things set to hit the West End with stage spinoff of Netflix hit called The First Shadow, Human error to blame for train crash - Greek PM, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. She also helped with buying the knives that were used in the attack. The last remaining restaurant in the former chain was located in Salem, Massachusetts until it abruptly closed in December 2017. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. He was given no chance of life. Sofyen, a promising footballer, was stabbed nine times in the lungs and chest in a 12-second attack. 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. Odegbune, then 16, led the running charge with the Samurai sword, shouting: 'I'm going to **** you up' as he ran into the station. [7][8] In May 1986, the company filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. bankruptcy court. Other youths were armed with a flick knife and a Swiss army knife, machetes and screwdrivers. She also said her trousers were really wet but still in her bedroom. Landing on the floor, we suggest helpless, he remained there during the entirety of the brief and ferocious attack that followed.. 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 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. A number of other youths are due to face separate trials over the killing. DeSantis won't say he's running. Three teenagers have been detained for life for the murder. 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. and 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. Fulham schoolboy Sofyen Belamouadden was stabbed nine times in the ticket hall of the station after being surrounded by youths. Osoteku, 19, from Deptford, south-east London, was found guilty on Monday of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. Defunct US based chain of railroad-themed steakhouse restaurants. Victoria Station was a chain of railroad-themed steakhouse restaurants. 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. Three have been cleared of all charges and four others are still to be tried. She denied the charges during a five-month trial and was found guilty in February. They had turned up on two 52 buses around 5.14pm. He may face a retrial on that charge. The judge, Christopher Moss, said the "ferocious and merciless attack" took place in front of horrified commuters. Photograph: Metropolitan police/PA Sandra. 2023 BBC. Sofyen was a pupil at the Henry Compton School in Fulham. 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. 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. Three men have been jailed for at least 18 years each for murdering a 15-year-old schoolboy at a tube station. Osoteku was behind a youth who led the charge with a Samurai sword. [5] Another source incorrectly claimed an April 1969 opening date. Junior Bayode, 19, was convicted in October of manslaughter and conspiracy to. 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. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites. Sofyen Belamouadden, 15, died from multiple stab wounds after being chased by a 20-strong mob through Victoria station in London in March 2010. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please They were repainted and converted into dining cars. 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. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. In the end three teenagers were convicted of murder, five, including Bayode, of manslaughter, two of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm, and seven of violent disorder. 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. [13], Alfred Hitchcock flipped the railroad switch for the official opening of Victoria Station Universal City, on May 2, 1977. Adonis Akra, 18, Samuel Roberts, 19, and Femi Oderinwale, 18, were found guilty of manslaughter during earlier hearings. Two teenagers have been found guilty of his murder in March 2010. HP10 9TY. 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. On the "entry platform" to each restaurant was a London-style phone booth. 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. [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. He had bragged on Facebook the previous night: "I will bring my samurai". After four trials lasting 21 months, three have been convicted. 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. Read about our approach to external linking. 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. [7] The coaches in the restaurant used four of the coaches from Flying Scotsman's tour of America. 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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. Sian Harrison. 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. 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. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. Mark Heywood QC, prosecuting, said: "She was one of those who set up and organised the confrontation that led to the death. Roberts, 17, booted the victim's head three times as if he 'were kicking a rugby football'. The firm filed for bankruptcy in 1986. 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. 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. The defendants, all from west London, were among 20 pupils charged in connection with the attack. Three others have been convicted of manslaughter. This included the title song of the same name written and performed by Cash specifically for the album. Witnesses said the attacking group had a pack mentality, a collective sense of common purpose, as though they were a team and used an indescribable level of aggression. On the previous day, March 24, the two groups of rival teens were seen arguing at the station. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can She said: "I'm disgusted. Victoria Osoteku, 20, of Deptford, south London, was found guilty of manslaughter at the Old Bailey. Request Line (877) 440-1047. He said in an impact statement that Sofyen's death had left his family devastated. She is the fourth person convicted of manslaughter. Nor do you in any way acknowledge responsibility for the killing.' A Gannett Company. The trial judge also intervened at one case to clear five defendants of murder because they were not in the group around Sofyen when he was killed. DeSantis won't say he's running. The sword-brandishing youth led a running charge at their rivals. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. It acted as the direct catalyst for the pre-arranged meeting the next day which led to Sofyen's death. 5SAH Webinar EncroChat- Practical Steps for a Defence Lawyer what do we know so far? It explains why for a trivial slight they came to exact a dreadful revenge.. Adonis Akra, 18, Samuel Roberts, 19, and Femi Oderinwale, 18, were found guilty of manslaughter and given 12 years' detention each. Sofyen, 15, died after being chased by a crowd of youths into Victoria Tube station in March 2010. Read about our approach to external linking. 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. Obi Nwokeh, 19, Christopher Omoregie, 18, and Samsom Odegbune, 18, were convicted of murder. A FIGHT between pupils from rival schools which ended in the brutal and merciless killing of a schoolboy in Victoria Station was organised on Facebook, The Old Bailey has heard. One boy was seen wielding a Japanese-style sword with a blade up to 30cm long. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. 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. Five teenagers have been convicted of killing a 15-year-old boy at Victoria station in central London. They were ordered to serve concurrent eight-year detention sentences for conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. Other youths were armed with a flick knife and a Swiss army knife, machetes and screwdrivers. He was caught at the top of the stairs and attacked before he fell down the flight of stairs into the ticket hall. 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. 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. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Tyrone Richards, 17, and Enoch Amoah, 19, were convicted of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm and sentenced to seven years detention. 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. 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 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. "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.". 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[6], There was a similar chain called "Twickenham Station" in Alabama and Florida during the same time span. He was stabbed nine times and suffered wounds to his heart, a lung and major blood vessels. Junior Bayode, now 19, was 16 when he joined a 20-strong mob that chased and killed Sofyen Belamouadden in front of hundreds of commuters at Victoria station. Victoria Osoteku was convicted of the manslaughter of Sofyen Belamouadden by a majority verdict at the Old Bailey. Video, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story, Harry and Meghan told to 'vacate' Frogmore Cottage, Rare Jurassic-era bug found at Arkansas Walmart, Ed Sheeran says wife developed tumour in pregnancy, Baby's body found as police continue to question couple, Man survives 31 days in jungle by eating worms, China and Belarus call for peace in Ukraine, Prince Andrew offered Frogmore Cottage - reports. That restaurant included a funicular which carried patrons 600 feet up from the lower parking lot.[11]. Sofyen Belamouadden was stabbed nine times after pupils from two rival schools clashed at Victoria station in central London in March 2010. Mark Heywood QC, prosecuting, said the "merciless" knife attack on the schoolboy took place in front of hundreds of commuters. Victoria Station was a chain of railroad-themed steakhouse restaurants. 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 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. 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. "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. The murder was the result of simmering tensions between pupils at a sixth form college in Ladbroke Grove, west London and teenagers from his school and surrounding areas, the court has heard. Last May, Obi Nwokeh, 19, and Christopher Omoregrie, 18, were found guilty of murder, with Samson Odegbune, 18, convicted of murder in August. 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''. 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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. "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.". Mark Heywood prosecuting said: Sofyen Belamouadden was a 15-year-old London schoolboy who was pushed down and killed in broad daylight. The attack had been planned the night before on Facebook and via Blackberry messaging systems. Sofyen Belamouadden, 15, of Acton, west. 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?' Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. 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