Osoteku, the only woman charged over the killing, was said to be at the centre of the attack. 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. Obi Nwokeh, 19, Christopher Omoregie, 18, and Samsom Odegbune, 18, were convicted of murder. 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. 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. But the confrontation came at Victoria when pupils from Sofyen's school were charged by teenagers led by Odegbune holding the sword. 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. He was stabbed nine times and suffered wounds to his heart, a lung and major blood vessels. Sofyen Belamouadden, 15, of Acton was killed by the youths from a rival school at Victoria station in 2010. Mark Heywood QC, prosecuting, said: "She was one of those who set up and organised the confrontation that led to the death. Friday 22 April 2022 18:43 . A number of other youths are due to face separate trials over the killing. 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. The Victoria Station chain flourished in the 1970s, according to a memoir by former Victoria Station corporate marketing manager Tom Blake. Sofyen, a promising footballer, was stabbed nine times in the lungs and chest in a 12-second attack. One of the suspects was overheard telling a friend: Didn't you see me run in to the station and shank him?. Four others are still to face trial on various charges. Twelve other youths received sentences for lesser offences and three were acquitted. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. They had turned up on two 52 buses around 5.14pm. The barrister said the confidence and arrogance stemmed from the group nature of 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. Victoria Osoteku, 20, of Deptford, south London, was. 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. That restaurant included a funicular which carried patrons 600 feet up from the lower parking lot.[11]. 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. ', By Prosecutor Mark Heywood QC described in court the extraordinary onslaught that took place in full public gaze. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. The theme of the restaurant was loosely based on London's Victoria Station. Three others have been convicted of manslaughter. 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. Old School 104.7 is the radio station playing all of your favorite Old School Jams from back In day! The following locations in the U.S. are known to have at one time housed a Victoria Station restaurant: In 1979, Daiei and Wendy's International formed a joint company called Wenco Japan Inc. that operated Victoria Station franchise steak houses and Wendy's fast-food restaurants in Japan. One youth, to be tried for Sofyen's murder later in the year, was left with a bloody nose. Legal restrictions in identifying them have been lifted. Sofyen Belamouadden, from Acton, west London, was chased and stabbed in the ticket. ", 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.". Two teenagers have been found guilty of his murder in March 2010. It explains why for a trivial slight they came to exact a dreadful revenge.. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Mr Heywood said the protection of the group allowed the defendants to act in a brutal and merciless fashion. 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. Call (712) 755-5682 for more information. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to Sian Harrison. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please Three have been cleared of all charges and four others are still to be tried. 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. The four-year-old boy who has become the centre of a controversy between India and Pakistan - and between his father and mother. '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. Eight teenagers, all from south London, have been found guilty in connection with the death during a series of trials. Request Line (877) 440-1047. "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.". appalling rush-hour attack at Victoria Station, Central London, last . [1], The restaurant chain continues in Malaysia. "He was a star in the making. 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? Mark Heywood QC, prosecuting, said the "merciless" knife attack on the schoolboy took place in front of hundreds of commuters. She was the only female charged in connection with the incident and spent 19 days in the witness box. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. 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. Osoteku, 19, from Deptford, south-east London, was found guilty on Monday of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. "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 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. 2023 BBC. 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. They didn't expect these kind of weapons and almost certainly didn't expect the level of ferocity, said Mr Heywood. Following the attack 12 of the 20 suspects boarded a C10 bus and appeared hyper and pumped up to other passengers. [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. 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. 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. 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. Three men have been jailed for at least 18 years each for murdering a 15-year-old schoolboy at a tube station. They were repainted and converted into dining cars. 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. 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 youths have been sentenced for violent disorder. 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. The boys, all 16 or 17 years old, appeared at West London Youth Court. Four 17-year-olds are in the dock alongside Osoteku, Samuel Roberts, Obi Nwokeh, and Enoch Amoah, who are all 18. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. It explains why together they did something so truly terrible that none of them will now acknowledge any part of it. [17][18][19] The brand continues to be operated in Japan under the Zensho firm. She also said her trousers were really wet but still in her bedroom. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. The court heard the defendants' group thought of the station as their territory as they travelled from their homes in south London to school everyday and would hang around socialising after school. He was caught at the top of the stairs and attacked before he fell down the flight of stairs into the ticket hall. 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. 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?' The theme of the restaurant was loosely based on London's Victoria Station. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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. Landing on the floor, we suggest helpless, he remained there during the entirety of the brief and ferocious attack that followed.. She said she did not kick the victim and sobbed: "I nudged him with my foot to see if he was OK.". 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. All six defendants were found guilty of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. 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