Sofyen Belamouadden, 15, was stabbed nine times after being chased by a crowd of youths into Victoria Tube station in March 2010. The attack had been planned the night before on Facebook and via Blackberry messaging systems. Five teenagers have been convicted of killing a 15-year-old boy at Victoria station in central London. 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. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. Scientists are debating whether it's possible to harness the power of gravity for interstellar space travel. Sofyen was a pupil at the Henry Compton School in Fulham. 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 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. She said: "I just went to see if he was ok and I nudged him with my foot to see if he was ok.". Sofyen Belamouadden was chased by an armed group of 20 teenagers before being stabbed, punched and kicked. Bayode who denied the charges was the 20th defendant to be tried and the 17th to be convicted for his part in the killing. Sofyen was rushed to St Thomas's hospital after the attack but could not be saved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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. 1981 newspaper ad for the Seattle Victoria Station location, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Victoria_Station_(restaurant)&oldid=1142147452, Regional restaurant chains in the United States, Defunct restaurant chains in the United States, Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1986, Articles needing additional references from December 2020, All articles needing additional references, Wikipedia articles needing clarification from October 2019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Robert Freeman, Peter Lee, and Richard Bradley, Independently owned franchised restaurants in U.S.; Daiei and later Zensho in Japan, Lowell Farkas, President, CEO and Director (19871992), Columbia, MO (was at 402 E Broadway, Columbia, MO 65201, Building now Shiloh Bar & Grill), Orange Village, Ohio (located on Orange Place near Interstate 271; now demolished - another structure now occupies the site), Tokyo, Japan (still running under the name, Kobe, Japan (named "Central Station" which was Victoria Station's chain, now closed), Sapporo, Japan- complete with Big Boy statues, This page was last edited on 28 February 2023, at 19:39. 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. He was an outstanding all-round player. 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. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Sofyen, 15, died after being chased by a crowd of youths into Victoria Tube station in March 2010. A jury at the central criminal court on Wednesday convicted Bayode of manslaughter and conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. 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. Four youths were earlier sentenced to two years' detention after pleading guilty to violent disorder. [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. Sofyen Belamouadden, from Acton, west London, was chased and stabbed in the ticket hall of the Tube station. She said she did not kick the victim and sobbed: "I nudged him with my foot to see if he was OK.". She denied the allegations during the five-month trial saying she had not kicked the teenager. 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. Osoteku was one of the teenagers responsible for setting up the fight. He was caught at the top of the stairs and attacked before he fell down the flight of stairs into the ticket hall. 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. and [6], The chain was designed to attract members of the baby boom generation. Three men have been jailed for at least 18 years each for murdering a 15-year-old schoolboy at a tube station. The GCSE student, from Acton, west London, died on 25 March 2010. Judge Moss added: "You were seen to deliver the final kick to Sofyen as you were the last of the group to run away.". 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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. They were ordered to serve concurrent eight-year detention sentences for conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. Adonis Akra, 18, Samuel Roberts, 19, and Femi Oderinwale, 18, were found guilty of manslaughter and given 12 years' detention each. Bayode was the last of 20 people to be tried in connection to Sofyen's death. This included the title song of the same name written and performed by Cash specifically for the album. The girl is alleged to have beaten Sofyen Belamouadden as he was hacked to death by a gang in front of horrified commuters. "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.". Five teenagers have been convicted of killing a 15-year-old boy at Victoria station in central London. The series of linked trials involving 20. If it goes ahead, it will be the sixth trial since the aspiring footballer was killed in the 12-second attack. At the peak of its popularity in the 1970s, the chain had 100 locations in the United States. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused. Mark Heywood QC, prosecuting, said: 'Sofyen Belamouadden was pushed down and killed in broad daylight. What's he waiting for? The Appeal Court has ruled that Junior Bayode, 19, will not stand trial again over the death of Sofyen Belamouadden15, at London's Victoria station. The eight youths on trial were all seen behind him. All defendants will be sentenced following the conclusion of these cases. 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". At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. [5], By the end of 1978, Victoria Station had 97 restaurants, all company owned. ", 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.". On the previous day, March 24, the two groups of rival teens were seen arguing at the station. 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. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. 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. Promising footballer Sofyen Belamouadden was stabbed nine times after pupils from two rival schools clashed at Londons Victoria station. Most of the restaurants used authentic railway cars for dining areas, often boxcars or cabooses.[7]. Osoteku was behind a youth who led the charge with a Samurai sword. Police officers stopped the bus and found a selection of knives as well as blade-sharpening steels and a schoolbag. Moss was sentencing eight people found guilty of various offences during a series of trials. 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. Other youths were armed with a flick knife and a Swiss army knife, machetes and screwdrivers. It acted as the direct catalyst for the pre-arranged meeting the next day which led to Sofyen's death. '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. Sofyen Belamouadden was stabbed nine times after pupils from two rival schools clashed at Victoria station in central London in March 2010. Six of the teenagers now on trial were arrested at the scene. Sofyen, 15, died after being chased by a crowd of youths into Victoria Tube station in March 2010. 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. 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