CCTV footage from inside the station showed helpless Sofyen being knocked to the ground and surrounded. 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. She denied the allegations during the five-month trial saying she had not kicked the teenager. Sofyen died after being chased by about 20 pupils across the Terminus Way concourse and into the London Underground station. 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.
Sofyen was rushed to St Thomas's hospital, but could not be saved and he was pronounced dead at 6.15pm. 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. Bayode was a 16-year-old student when he joined a 20-strong charge against Sofyen on 25 March 2010. CCTV footage showed Osoteku, who was in. [13], Alfred Hitchcock flipped the railroad switch for the official opening of Victoria Station Universal City, on May 2, 1977. Tyrone Richards, 17, and Enoch Amoah, 19, were found guilty of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm and were each sentenced to seven years in a young offenders institution. 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. 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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Judge Moss added: "You were seen to deliver the final kick to Sofyen as you were the last of the group to run away.". 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 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. 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. 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. Read about our approach to external linking. 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. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. 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. At the peak of its popularity in the 1970s, the chain had 100 locations in the United States. Prosecutor Mark Heywood QC described in court the extraordinary onslaught that took place in full public gaze. One wound to his right shoulder was 12cm deep and cut in to his right lung. Sofyen Belamouadden was chased by an armed group of 20 teenagers before being stabbed, punched and kicked. They were ordered to serve concurrent eight-year detention sentences for conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. Nor do you in any way acknowledge responsibility for the killing.' At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Five teenagers have been convicted of killing a 15-year-old boy at Victoria station in central London. 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. Victoria Osoteku was convicted of the manslaughter of Sofyen Belamouadden by a majority verdict at the Old Bailey. Sofyen Belamouadden, from Acton, west London, was chased and stabbed in the ticket. 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. Sian Harrison. They planned the attack on social media the night before, the court was told, sending messages to each other on Facebook and via BlackBerry Messenger. Adonis Akra, 18, Samuel Roberts, 19, and Femi Oderinwale, 18, were found guilty of manslaughter and given 12 years' detention each. They were repainted and converted into dining cars. (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. The series of linked trials involving 20. He may face a retrial on that charge. She's an adult and she should have got life. 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. [17][18][19] The brand continues to be operated in Japan under the Zensho firm. Four youths were earlier sentenced to two years' detention after pleading guilty to violent disorder. Victoria Osoteku, 19, the only girl in the gang, will be sentenced next week after being found guilty of manslaughter. At the Old Bailey, Junior Bayode, 19, was also convicted of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm. Earlier, Sofyen's father, Abdeslan, 51, said his son had been a promising footballer who dreamed of playing for England. Rebecca Camber for the Daily Mail
Osoteku, the only woman charged over the killing, was said to be at the centre of the attack. A 17-year-old and 19-year-old have been convicted of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. Read about our approach to external linking. Other defendants, who also communicated by texts, talked about the madness that was going to take place the next day. 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. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. One of the accused killers is. [5], By the end of 1978, Victoria Station had 97 restaurants, all company owned. 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. Open on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve with limited menus, by reservation/preorder only. Sofyen Belamouadden, from Acton, west London, suffered multiple stab wounds in an attack on Thursday evening. He told his friends there was a 'beef' with other youths in west London and someone could get 'slumped' (stabbed). He added: Not one of them felt alone, or vulnerable or could be challenged or overwhelmed. Roberts, 17, booted the victim's head three times as if he 'were kicking a rugby football'. 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. 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.
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. . 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. Victoria Station was a chain of railroad-themed steakhouse restaurants. 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 . This included the title song of the same name written and performed by Cash specifically for the album. Adonis Akra, 18, Samuel Roberts, 19, and Femi Oderinwale, 18, were found guilty of manslaughter during earlier hearings. 16:32 GMT 20 Apr 2012 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. Three men have been jailed for at least 18 years each for murdering a 15-year-old schoolboy at a tube station. 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". 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. Five teenagers have been convicted of killing a 15-year-old boy at Victoria station in central London. [6] The restaurant was grossing $90,000 monthly during its first year of operations. 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. 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. Sofyen, 15, died after being chased by a crowd of youths into Victoria Tube station in March 2010. He was stabbed nine times and suffered wounds to his heart, a lung and major blood vessels. She also helped with buying the knives that were used in the attack. Tube drivers will stage first of three 24-hour strikes over a "breakdown in industrial relations". [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. DeSantis won't say he's running. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. [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. Three were cleared of all charges. . She said: "I'm disgusted. It explains why together they did something so truly terrible that none of them will now acknowledge any part of it. Mark Heywood QC, prosecuting, said: 'Sofyen Belamouadden was pushed down and killed in broad daylight. The barrister said the confidence and arrogance stemmed from the group nature of the attack. 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. Another to the front of the chest sliced through a rib and in to the heart and nicked one of his vertebrae. 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. Odegbune, then 16, led the running charge with the Samurai sword, shouting: 'I'm going to **** you up' as he ran into the station. 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. Photograph: Metropolitan police/PA Sandra. Promising footballer Sofyen Belamouadden was stabbed nine times after pupils from two rival schools clashed at Londons Victoria station. On the "entry platform" to each restaurant was a London-style phone booth. [7] The coaches in the restaurant used four of the coaches from Flying Scotsman's tour of America. The GCSE student, from Acton, west London, died on 25 March 2010. [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. 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. Rebecca Evans for the Daily Mail
5SAH Webinar EncroChat- Practical Steps for a Defence Lawyer what do we know so far? 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. Victoria Osoteku, 20, of Deptford, south London, was. He said in an impact statement that Sofyen's death had left his family devastated. 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. After four trials lasting 21 months, three have been convicted. Minutes of the LCCSA AGM on 16/11/18 at the Crypt, Barkingside Magistrates Court Risk Assessment, Section 28 Protocol for Snaresbrook Crown Court, Remote advocate and Inner London at the RCJ, Karl Turner MP Coronavirus Legal Aid Report, A new report re vulnerable children, by charity Just for Kids Law, Video message from the Lord Mayor of London and the Lord Chief Justice, Letter to Stakeholders re Autumn Update on Criminal Courts, Criminal Legal Aid Independent Review Jan 2022, LCCSA Call for Action During State of Emergency, New ID card gives solicitors fast-track court access, APPG on Legal Aids Westminster Commission on the Sustainability of Legal Aid, Archbold 2021 10% offer for LCCSA Members, Magistrate Courts will remain open on Monday 19th September, Tuesday Truth-Lammy Report and the Justice Charter, Talk by Kate Aubrey-Johnson on Child Defendants in the Crown Court- Court 5 on 1st March at 12:00 noon, Presidents Bulletin w/c 16th November 2020, CLSA invites LCCSA Members to their Annual Conference Friday 14th October, LCCSA Photos from the Annual Summer Party 2017, The London Advocate Summer Edition 2020, Youth Practitioners Association event: Youth Justice SOS, Stepping into Shoe Print and Footwear Mark Analysis, Sentencing young adults getting it right first time. 2023 BBC. There were also two wounds that went through his leg and a slash or chop wound to the top of his head. Other youths were armed with a flick knife and a Swiss army knife, machetes and screwdrivers. 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. appalling rush-hour attack at Victoria Station, Central London, last . Police officers stopped the bus and found a selection of knives as well as blade-sharpening steels and a schoolbag. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. Defunct US based chain of railroad-themed steakhouse restaurants. They are Lewis Sinclair, 18 of Claribel Road, Stockwell; Olewale Olaribigbe, 18 of Portland Grove, Vauxhall; Selassie Ahiaku of Marcella Road, Stockwell and Melvin Mensah of Vauxhall Street, Kennington. Adonis Akra, 18, Samuel Roberts, 19, and Femi Oderinwale, 18, were found guilty of manslaughter and given 12 years detention each. [6], The chain was designed to attract members of the baby boom generation.
[6], There was a similar chain called "Twickenham Station" in Alabama and Florida during the same time span. 2023 BBC. Landing on the floor, we suggest helpless, he remained there during the entirety of the brief and ferocious attack that followed.. 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. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. 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 court heard that she was behind a youth who led the charge with a Samurai sword. That restaurant included a funicular which carried patrons 600 feet up from the lower parking lot.[11]. 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. Three others have been convicted of manslaughter. 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. 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. She said: "I just went to see if he was ok and I nudged him with my foot to see if he was ok.". Twelve youths accused of murdering a 15-year-old boy at Victoria Underground station in central London have been remanded in custody. The firm filed for bankruptcy in 1986. 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. 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. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Eight teenagers, all from south London, have been found guilty in connection with the death during a series of trials. The Old Bailey jury convicted him of manslaughter and conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm, but failed to reach a decision on the murder charge after 17 hours of deliberation. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. Please report any comments that break our rules. Obi Nwokeh, 18, of Bermondsey, south-east London, and a 17-year-old were convicted of murder by unanimous jury verdicts. Four youths were earlier sentenced to two years detention after admitting violent disorder. [7][8] In May 1986, the company filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. bankruptcy court. TWELVE teenagers have this morning been charged with the murder of 15-year-old Sofyen Belamouadden from Acton. Read about our approach to external linking. ', By
Prime Rib And Boxcars: Whatever Happened to Victoria Station? Sofyen, 15, died after being chased by a crowd of youths into Victoria Tube station in March 2010. One boy was seen wielding a Japanese-style sword with a blade up to 30cm long. HP10 9TY. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. 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. Following the attack 12 of the 20 suspects boarded a C10 bus and appeared hyper and pumped up to other passengers. 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. Most of the restaurants used authentic railway cars for dining areas, often boxcars or cabooses.[7]. Sofyen was chased to the ticket hall where he was stabbed repeatedly, Five guilty of killing Sofyen, 15, at Victoria Tube station, Five teenagers found guilty of Sofyen Belamouadden Tube station killing, Five face jail over Victoria station killing new, Five teenagers found guilty of knife killing in Tube rush hour, Visit BBC Travel to view latest traffic and travel updates for your area, Project Greenglow and the battle with gravity, The boy who refused to leave police custody. \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. A woman has been found guilty of killing a teenager who was stabbed to death at a London Tube station. This, we suggest, gave them purpose and gave them strength. Sofyen Belamouadden, from Acton, west London, suffered multiple stab wounds when he was attacked at Victoria Underground station on Thursday. 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. Read about our approach to external linking. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. The verdict brings to an end with mixed results the biggest joint-enterprise murder prosecution ever brought to court in England and Wales. 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. [5] Another source incorrectly claimed an April 1969 opening date. Read about our approach to external linking. Sofyen Belamouadden, from Acton, west London, was chased and stabbed in the ticket hall of the Tube station. Read about our approach to external linking. Sofyen Belamouadden, 15, was stabbed nine times after being chased by a crowd of youths into Victoria Tube station in March 2010. Three teenagers were acquitted of all charges. 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. 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. 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. 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. "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. Mr Heywood said the protection of the group allowed the defendants to act in a brutal and merciless fashion. 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. Obi Nwokeh, 19, Christopher Omoregrie, 18, and Samson Odegbune, 18, were given life sentences at the Old Bailey and told they must serve a minimum of 18 years. Two teenagers have been found guilty of his murder in March 2010. Sofyen Belamouadden, 15, of Acton was killed by the youths from a rival school at Victoria station in 2010. Bayode who denied the charges was the 20th defendant to be tried and the 17th to be convicted for his part in the killing. 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. 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.. 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. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. , updated Osoteku, 19, from Deptford, south-east London, was found guilty on Monday of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. That night the Ladbroke Grove pupils plotted their revenge on Facebook, with Oderinwale, then 16, acting as an 'armourer'. A woman who was seen on CCTV kicking a boy in the head after he was fatally stabbed in a Tube station has been jailed for 12 years for the killing. The court also heard the gang used batons, swords and iron bars to kill Sofyen with indescribable aggression in front of rush hour commuters. The boys, all 16 or 17 years old, appeared at West London Youth Court. She also said her trousers were really wet but still in her bedroom. 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. "He was a star in the making. Sofyen Belamouadden, 15, of Acton, west. 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