Prosecutor Mark Heywood QC described in court the extraordinary onslaught that took place in full public gaze. 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. 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. Seven other youths have been bailed by police. The court saw CCTV footage of Osoteku kicking Sofyen in the head as he lay dying on the ground. Osoteku was one of 20 defendants from south London. 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. Sofyen, a promising footballer, was stabbed nine times in the lungs and chest in a 12-second attack. Another to the front of the chest sliced through a rib and in to the heart and nicked one of his vertebrae. If it goes ahead, it will be the sixth trial since the aspiring footballer was killed in the 12-second attack. 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. They had turned up on two 52 buses around 5.14pm. Mark Heywood QC, prosecuting, said: "She was one of those who set up and organised the confrontation that led to the death. Sofyen died after being chased by about 20 pupils across the Terminus Way concourse and into the London Underground station. He added: 'None of you has shown any kind of remorse. Tube drivers will stage first of three 24-hour strikes over a "breakdown in industrial relations". Photograph: Metropolitan police/PA Sandra. Osoteku was behind a youth who led the charge with a Samurai sword. 'So brazen and confident were his killers, they openly carried the various weapons they used with them as they ran towards him and hunted him down.'. In a statement read to the court, Naima Ghailan, the murdered boy's mother, said: 'No amount of words can describe the amount of pain and grief I live with day in, day out. She said she did not kick the victim and sobbed: "I nudged him with my foot to see if he was OK.". Moss was sentencing eight people found guilty of various offences during a series of trials. Read about our approach to external linking. 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. Sofyen Belamouadden, 15, was stabbed nine times after being chased by a crowd of youths into Victoria Tube station in March 2010. She is the fourth person convicted of manslaughter. The GCSE student, from Acton, west London, died on 25 March 2010. 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. A teenage gang who hacked a boy of 15 to death in front of horrified commuters received sentences totalling more than 100 years yesterday. Victoria Osoteku, 20, of Deptford, south London, was found guilty of manslaughter at the Old Bailey. Most of the restaurants used authentic railway cars for dining areas, often boxcars or cabooses.[7]. 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 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. Three men have been jailed for at least 18 years each for murdering a 15-year-old schoolboy at a tube station. It acted as the direct catalyst for the pre-arranged meeting the next day which led to Sofyen's death. 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. 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. 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. Sofyen Belamouadden was punched, kicked and stabbed in a murder planned on Facebook following a feud between his school and a sixth-form college. HP10 9TY. Osoteku, the only woman charged over the killing, was said to be at the centre of the attack. It explains why together they did something so truly terrible that none of them will now acknowledge any part of it. Victoria Osoteku gloated about the attack, (Clockwise from left) Adonis Akra, Enoch Amoah, Obi Nwokeh, Samsom Odegbune, Samuel Roberts, Tyrone Richards, Christopher Omoregie and Femi Oderinwale were sentenced on 20 April. The eight youths on trial were all seen behind him. 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. 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. 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 Belamouadden was stabbed nine times after pupils from two rival schools clashed at Victoria station in central London in March 2010. Eight teenagers, all from south London, have been found guilty in connection with the death during a series of trials. 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. 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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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 boys, all 16 or 17 years old, appeared at West London Youth Court. He was an outstanding all-round player. "So brazen and confident were his killers they openly carried the various weapons they used," he said. 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. 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. Last May, Obi Nwokeh, 19, and Christopher Omoregrie, 18, were found guilty of murder, with Samson Odegbune, 18, convicted of murder in August. 16:32 GMT 20 Apr 2012 On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. 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. \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. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Request Line (877) 440-1047. 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. Open on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve with limited menus, by reservation/preorder only. 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. "Such was their arrogance that they carried out that kind of attack in the heart of the capital city and a 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. (Huntsville AL, Montgomery AL, Mobile AL, Pensacola FL), Singer Johnny Cash produced a promotional album of train songs for the chain, titled Destination Victoria Station, which was then sold in the restaurants. Sofyen Belamouadden, 15, of Acton, west. 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. Read about our approach to external linking. Kicked dying boy He was stabbed nine times and suffered wounds to his heart, a lung and. They were ordered to serve concurrent eight-year detention sentences for conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. 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. [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. She's got 12 years and she'll only serve half. 'I lost the will to live that day and it is only through my faith that I continue to go on. 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. The "ferocious and merciless" attack was the end of a minor confrontation between pupils from two west London schools the day before in the fast food area of Victoria mainline 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. Sofyen's mother Naina Ghailan reacted angrily to the sentence. 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. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. She denied the allegations during the five-month trial saying she had not kicked the teenager. Judge Moss added: "You were seen to deliver the final kick to Sofyen as you were the last of the group to run away.". Obi Nwokeh, 19, Christopher Omoregie, 18, and Samsom Odegbune, 18, were convicted of murder. The barrister said the confidence and arrogance stemmed from the group nature of the attack. 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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?' [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. 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. The series of linked trials involving 20. [5] Another source incorrectly claimed an April 1969 opening date. [5], By the end of 1978, Victoria Station had 97 restaurants, all company owned. 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. A number of other youths are due to face separate trials over the killing. 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. Promising footballer Sofyen Belamouadden was stabbed nine times after pupils from two rival schools clashed at Londons Victoria station. She has been remanded in custody to be sentenced at a later date with others convicted of the killing. She denied the charges during a five-month trial and was found guilty in February. He said: Sofyen was chased across Terminus Place, the area in front of the station, by these eight defendants and a dozen others. Sofyen Belamouadden, from Acton, west London, suffered multiple stab wounds in an attack on Thursday evening. "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. 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