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? Two teenagers have been found guilty of his murder in March 2010. All six defendants were found guilty of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. Osoteku was one of 20 defendants from south London. 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Sofyen Belamouadden, 15, of Acton was killed by the youths from a rival school at Victoria station in 2010. Sofyen Belamouadden, from Acton, west London, was chased and stabbed in the ticket. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Four youths, were sentenced on 14 October last year to two years' detention after admitting violent disorder. . "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.". 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. Samson Odegbune held the 12in sword above his head as he, Christopher Omoregie and Obi Nwokeh led the chase of the victim in the ticket hall during the early-evening rush hour. 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. 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. Victoria Osoteku was convicted of the manslaughter of Sofyen Belamouadden by a majority verdict at the Old Bailey. 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. They were hopelessly outnumbered. The barrister said the confidence and arrogance stemmed from the group nature of the attack. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. Other youths were armed with a flick knife and a Swiss army knife, machetes and screwdrivers. On the previous day, March 24, the two groups of rival teens were seen arguing at the station. One boy was seen wielding a Japanese-style sword with a blade up to 30cm long. Six of the teenagers now on trial were arrested at the scene. Osoteku, 19, from Deptford, south-east London, was found guilty on Monday of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. Three were cleared of all charges. Obi Nwokeh, 19, Christopher Omoregie, 18, and Samsom Odegbune, 18, were convicted of murder. A jury at the central criminal court on Wednesday convicted Bayode of manslaughter and conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. She also said her trousers were really wet but still in her bedroom. She said: "I just went to see if he was ok and I nudged him with my foot to see if he was ok.". Osoteku was behind a youth who led the charge with a Samurai sword. He added: Not one of them felt alone, or vulnerable or could be challenged or overwhelmed. Listen to us LIVE all day long! Promising footballer Sofyen Belamouadden was stabbed nine times after pupils from two rival schools clashed at Londons Victoria station. Bayode was the last of 20 people to be tried in connection to Sofyen's death. Other youths were armed with a flick knife and a Swiss army knife, machetes and screwdrivers. Read about our approach to external linking. 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. 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. Hard Cover $25.65 Kindle Edition $9.99 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. Prosecutor Mark Heywood QC described in court the extraordinary onslaught that took place in full public gaze. 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. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He added: 'None of you has shown any kind of remorse. 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. She was the only female charged in connection with the incident and spent 19 days in the witness box. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Sofyen, who was studying for his GCSEs, died after sustaining fatal wounds to his heart and right lung on 25 March 2010. DeSantis won't say he's running. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. [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. Four youths have been sentenced for violent disorder. What's he waiting for? The BBC is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites. 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. [5], By the end of 1978, Victoria Station had 97 restaurants, all company owned. 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 trial heard some of the pupils saw the station as "home territory". 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.. Read about our approach to external linking. Rebecca Camber for the Daily Mail He said: Sofyen was chased across Terminus Place, the area in front of the station, by these eight defendants and a dozen others. Judge Moss added: "You were seen to deliver the final kick to Sofyen as you were the last of the group to run away.". Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. 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. Adonis Akra, 18, Samuel Roberts, 19, and Femi Oderinwale, 18, were found guilty of manslaughter and given 12 years' detention each. 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 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. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Other defendants, who also communicated by texts, talked about the madness that was going to take place the next day. 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'. The girl is alleged to have beaten Sofyen Belamouadden as he was hacked to death by a gang in front of horrified commuters. He was stabbed nine times and suffered wounds to his heart, a lung and major blood vessels. Another to the front of the chest sliced through a rib and in to the heart and nicked one of his vertebrae. 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. The company was among the first restaurant companies to offer its employees stock options and an ESOP program. Three have been cleared of all charges and four others are still to be tried. 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. Open on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve with limited menus, by reservation/preorder only. She is the fourth person convicted of manslaughter. It explains why for a trivial slight they came to exact a dreadful revenge.. 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. 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. He may face a retrial on that charge. 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. Adonis Akra, 18, Samuel Roberts, 19, and Femi Oderinwale, 18, were found guilty of manslaughter and given 12 years detention each. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. Victoria Station was a chain of railroad-themed steakhouse restaurants. Four youths were earlier sentenced to two years' detention after pleading guilty to violent disorder. Junior Bayode, 19, was convicted in October of manslaughter and conspiracy to. Tyrone Richards, 17, and Enoch Amoah, 19, were convicted of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm and sentenced to seven years detention. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's 2023 BBC. Three men have been jailed for at least 18 years each for murdering a 15-year-old schoolboy at a tube station. Osoteku was jailed for 12 years for manslaughter in April, along with three other youths. Eight teenagers, all from south London, have been found guilty in connection with the death during a series of trials. 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. [9] Eight months later, it was reported in January 1987 that the company had a restructuring plan in place that would require it to sell a number of restaurants. She's an adult and she should have got life. Old School 104.7 is the radio station playing all of your favorite Old School Jams from back In day! VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. DeSantis won't say he's running. 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. [16] In 2002, Daiei sold Wenco Japan, which included the Victoria Station franchised restaurants, to Zensho for 4.60 billion yen. Police stopped the attackers, who had fled on a bus, and found one of the knives used to stab the teenager in Omoregie's bag. Prime Rib and Boxcars: Whatever Happened to Victoria Station? Sofyen's mother Naina Ghailan reacted angrily to the sentence. Landing on the floor, we suggest helpless, he remained there during the entirety of the brief and ferocious attack that followed.. [6], There was a similar chain called "Twickenham Station" in Alabama and Florida during the same time span. 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. 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. 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. Skiing Magazine, November 1977, p. 83; Ski Magazine, March 1978, p. 86; Skiing Magazine, November 1979, p. 88. 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. But the confrontation came at Victoria when pupils from Sofyen's school were charged by teenagers led by Odegbune holding the sword. Victoria Osoteku arriving at the Old Bailey on Monday. 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. Three men have been jailed for at least 18 years each for murdering a 15-year-old schoolboy at a tube station. Moss was sentencing eight people found guilty of various offences during a series of trials. 01:19 GMT 21 Apr 2012. After four trials lasting 21 months, three have been convicted. Earlier, Sofyen's father, Abdeslan, 51, said his son had been a promising footballer who dreamed of playing for England. Four others are still to face trial on various charges. 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. A Gannett Company. A 17-year-old and 19-year-old have been convicted of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. The GCSE student, from Acton, west London, died on 25 March 2010. 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. 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. Following the attack 12 of the 20 suspects boarded a C10 bus and appeared hyper and pumped up to other passengers. [1], The restaurant chain continues in Malaysia. One of the suspects was overheard telling a friend: Didn't you see me run in to the station and shank him?. Four youths were earlier sentenced to two years detention after admitting violent disorder. 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. '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. They were repainted and converted into dining cars. 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. The theme of the restaurant was loosely based on London's Victoria Station. Osoteku was one of the teenagers responsible for setting up the fight. 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. 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'. 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