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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites. Obi Nwokeh, 18, of Bermondsey, south-east London, and a 17-year-old were convicted of murder by unanimous jury verdicts. Read about our approach to external linking. Sofyen Belamouadden, 15, died from multiple stab wounds after being chased by a 20-strong mob through Victoria station in London in March 2010. A jury at the central criminal court on Wednesday convicted Bayode of manslaughter and conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. Sian Harrison. 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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, 15, died after being chased by a crowd of youths into Victoria Tube station in March 2010. The A-level student sent messages by phone and on Facebook arranging the clash between pupils from the rival schools. Bayode was a 16-year-old student when he joined a 20-strong charge against Sofyen on 25 March 2010. She is the fourth person convicted of manslaughter. Tyrone Richards, 17, and Enoch Amoah, 19, were found guilty of conspiracy to commit GBH and were sentenced to seven years' detention. One boy was seen wielding a Japanese-style sword with a blade up to 30cm long. 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Sofyen Belamouadden was stabbed nine times after pupils from two rival schools clashed at Victoria station in central London in March 2010. . Sofyen's mother, Naima Belamouadden, said: "I hope the memory of what they did to my son lives with them every day as it lives with me.". Osoteku, 19, from Deptford, south-east London, was found guilty on Monday of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. Earlier, Sofyen's father, Abdeslan, 51, said his son had been a promising footballer who dreamed of playing for England. Eight teenagers, all from south London, have been found guilty in connection with the death during a series of trials. DeSantis won't say he's running. 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. Read about our approach to external linking. 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. Victoria Osoteku, 20, of Deptford, south London, was found guilty of manslaughter at the Old Bailey. Obi Nwokeh, 19, Christopher Omoregie, 18, and Samsom Odegbune, 18, were convicted of murder. [13], Alfred Hitchcock flipped the railroad switch for the official opening of Victoria Station Universal City, on May 2, 1977. Mark Heywood QC, prosecuting, said: "She was one of those who set up and organised the confrontation that led to the death. They didn't expect these kind of weapons and almost certainly didn't expect the level of ferocity, said Mr Heywood. She said: "I'm disgusted. "You gathered together for the purpose of serious mass violence in a busy public place at the height of the rush hour," he said. Sofyen was rushed to St Thomas's hospital, but could not be saved and he was pronounced dead at 6.15pm. 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. 01:19 GMT 21 Apr 2012. A teenage gang who hacked a boy of 15 to death in front of horrified commuters received sentences totalling more than 100 years yesterday. The GCSE student, from Acton, west London, died on 25 March 2010. and Sofyen Belamouadden was punched, kicked and stabbed in a murder planned on Facebook following a feud between his school and a sixth-form college. 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. Sofyen was rushed to St Thomas's hospital after the attack but could not be saved. 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. 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. All 20 teenagers arrested in the aftermath of the killing were charged with murder on the basis of joint enterprise including those not present at the moment the victim was killed. It explains why together they did something so truly terrible that none of them will now acknowledge any part of it. [6], The chain was designed to attract members of the baby boom generation. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Enoch Amoah, 18, of Camberwell, was cleared of both charges but convicted of violent disorder. A woman has been found guilty of killing a teenager who was stabbed to death at a London Tube station. Antique English railway artifacts were used as decor inside, and the exteriors were composed of . Rebecca Camber for the Daily Mail Four youths, were sentenced on 14 October last year to two years' detention after admitting violent disorder. Three boys and one girl who were arrested on Monday in connection with the murder remain in custody. 16:32 GMT 20 Apr 2012 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. He said in an impact statement that Sofyen's death had left his family devastated. 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? They were not connected. 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. [7][8] In May 1986, the company filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. bankruptcy court. The last remaining restaurant in the former chain was located in Salem, Massachusetts until it abruptly closed in December 2017. After four trials lasting 21 months, three have been convicted. 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. Sofyen, a promising footballer, was stabbed nine times in the lungs and chest in a 12-second attack. 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. Three teenagers were acquitted of all charges. Roberts, 17, booted the victim's head three times as if he 'were kicking a rugby football'. 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. 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. 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?' She also helped with buying the knives that were used in the 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. 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. Another to the front of the chest sliced through a rib and in to the heart and nicked one of his vertebrae. Mark Heywood QC, prosecuting, said the "merciless" knife attack on the schoolboy took place in front of hundreds of commuters. 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 said she did not kick the victim and sobbed: "I nudged him with my foot to see if he was OK.". [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. 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. If it goes ahead, it will be the sixth trial since the aspiring footballer was killed in the 12-second attack. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. Bayode who denied the charges was the 20th defendant to be tried and the 17th to be convicted for his part in the killing. 2023 BBC. Police officers stopped the bus and found a selection of knives as well as blade-sharpening steels and a schoolbag. 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. He added: Not one of them felt alone, or vulnerable or could be challenged or overwhelmed. HP10 9TY. Photograph: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire, Victoria station killing: commuters shocked by knives, bars and batons, TheVictoria station killing verdict and the perils of applying joint enterprise, Victoria station killing: man convicted over Sofyen Belamouadden death. She planned the whole thing.". Legal restrictions in identifying them have been lifted. [16] In 2002, Daiei sold Wenco Japan, which included the Victoria Station franchised restaurants, to Zensho for 4.60 billion yen. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. [5] Another source incorrectly claimed an April 1969 opening date. Sofyen Belamouadden was stabbed nine times after pupils from two rival schools clashed at Victoria station in central London in March 2010. The girl is alleged to have beaten Sofyen Belamouadden as he was hacked to death by a gang in front of horrified commuters. 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. Victoria Osoteku, 19, the only woman charged in connection with the death, was also found guilty of manslaughter and will be sentenced next week. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. . Friday 22 April 2022 18:43 . Open on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve with limited menus, by reservation/preorder only. Other defendants, who also communicated by texts, talked about the 'madness' that was going to take place. Four youths were earlier sentenced to two years detention after admitting violent disorder. Fulham schoolboy Sofyen Belamouadden was stabbed nine times in the ticket hall of the station after being surrounded by youths. Sofyen Belamouadden, from Acton, west London, was chased and stabbed in the ticket hall of the Tube station. Sofyen Belamouadden, from Acton, west London, suffered multiple stab wounds in an attack on Thursday evening. 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. 'I lost the will to live that day and it is only through my faith that I continue to go on. They were ordered to serve concurrent eight-year detention sentences for conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. 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. Sofyen died after being chased by about 20 pupils across the Terminus Way concourse and into the London Underground 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. Sofyen Belamouadden, from Acton, west London, suffered multiple stab wounds when he was attacked at Victoria Underground station on Thursday. Sofyen, who was studying for his GCSEs, died after sustaining fatal wounds to his heart and right lung on 25 March 2010. 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. 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