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'. There were also two wounds that went through his leg and a slash or chop wound to the top of his head. 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? [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 court saw CCTV footage of Osoteku kicking Sofyen in the head as he lay dying on the ground. He was born and bred in London and often talked of his ambition to represent England in the World Cup final.". The girl is alleged to have beaten Sofyen Belamouadden as he was hacked to death by a gang in front of horrified commuters. 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". Twelve youths accused of murdering a 15-year-old boy at Victoria Underground station in central London have been remanded in custody. 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. Sofyen Belamouadden killing: final conviction over Victoria station death Joint-enterprise murder prosecution ends with case of Junior Bayode who joined 20-strong charge against 15-year-old. Prosecutor Mark Heywood QC described in court the extraordinary onslaught that took place in full public gaze. 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. If it goes ahead, it will be the sixth trial since the aspiring footballer was killed in the 12-second attack. 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. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. Most of the restaurants used authentic railway cars for dining areas, often boxcars or cabooses.[7]. He told his friends there was a 'beef' with other youths in west London and someone could get 'slumped' (stabbed). Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. Bayode denied murder and claimed he had tried to stop the group getting out of control. 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. Read about our approach to external linking. On the previous day, March 24, the two groups of rival teens were seen arguing at the station. Jurors heard the night before the death one of the 17-year-olds, who was just 16 at the time, took to Facebook to recruit troops and weapons. Video, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story, Harry and Meghan told to 'vacate' Frogmore Cottage, Rare Jurassic-era bug found at Arkansas Walmart, Dozens of girls treated after new Iran poisonings, Prince Andrew offered Frogmore Cottage - reports, Havana Syndrome unlikely to have hostile cause - US, China and Belarus call for peace in Ukraine, Beer and wine sales in Canada fall to all-time low, Man survives 31 days in jungle by eating worms. After messages by text and on Facebook, pupils from the defendants' school armed themselves with knives and a samurai sword, expecting the other group to attack their school. He added: Not one of them felt alone, or vulnerable or could be challenged or overwhelmed. Sofyen Belamouadden was punched, kicked and stabbed in a murder planned on Facebook following a feud between his school and a sixth-form college. 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. The company was among the first restaurant companies to offer its employees stock options and an ESOP program. The judge said the youths had shown no remorse and had not acknowledged responsibility for the death. Christopher Omoregie, now 28, was one of three teenagers found guilty of murdering 15-year-old Sofyen Belamouadden at a busy London tube station in 2010. A woman has been found guilty of killing a teenager who was stabbed to death at a London Tube station. 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. Sofyen's mother Naina Ghailan reacted angrily to the sentence. 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. Victim: Schoolboy Sofyen Belamouadden, 15, was stabbed to death at London's Victoria station during rush hour Samson Odegbune held the 12in sword above his head as he, Christopher. 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. His attackers used a 3.99 five-piece knife set bought from Argos, as well as batons, iron bars and a samurai sword in an act described as one of "indescribable aggression". Sofyen, a promising footballer, was stabbed nine times in the lungs and chest in a 12-second attack. Read about our approach to external linking. Read about our approach to external linking. 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 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. One boy was seen wielding a Japanese-style sword with a blade up to 30cm long. 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. Skiing Magazine, November 1977, p. 83; Ski Magazine, March 1978, p. 86; Skiing Magazine, November 1979, p. 88. 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. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. A 17-year-old and 19-year-old have been convicted of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. The Victoria Station chain flourished in the 1970s, according to a memoir by former Victoria Station corporate marketing manager Tom Blake. Bayode, who was convicted on Wednesday after a jury deliberated for 17 hours, had denied his role in the killing, claiming that he had tried to prevent his friends getting out of control. Sofyen Belamouadden, 15, was stabbed nine times after being chased by a crowd of youths into Victoria Tube station in March 2010. Sofyen was confronted by a group with a sword at Victoria station before being chased into the Tube station where he was stabbed nine times, including to the lung and chest. He said the 12-second attack on Sofyen had followed a minor confrontation the day before between pupils of two west London schools in the food area of Victoria station. The court heard Sofyen's blood was found on at least three knives recovered by police and one of the sharpening steels. He had bragged on Facebook the previous night: "I will bring my samurai". 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". 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 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. 2023 BBC. On 20 April they were ordered to life imprisonment with a minimum of 18 years, and eight years to run concurrently for conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm. Victoria Osoteku arriving at the Old Bailey on Monday. 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. 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. Sofyen Belamouadden, from Acton, west London, suffered multiple stab wounds in an attack on Thursday evening. All defendants will be sentenced following the conclusion of these cases. Obi Nwokeh, 19, Christopher Omoregie, 18, and. Earlier, Sofyen's father, Abdeslan, 51, said his son had been a promising footballer who dreamed of playing for England. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. The last remaining restaurant in the former chain was located in Salem, Massachusetts until it abruptly closed in December 2017. They were ordered to serve concurrent eight-year detention sentences for conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. 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. 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. Rebecca Camber for the Daily Mail At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Open on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve with limited menus, by reservation/preorder only. and One wound to his right shoulder was 12cm deep and cut in to his right lung. 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. 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. It acted as the direct catalyst for the pre-arranged meeting the next day which led to Sofyen's death. Other youths were armed with a flick knife and a Swiss army knife, machetes and screwdrivers. [7][8] In May 1986, the company filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. bankruptcy court. The firm filed for bankruptcy in 1986. Read about our approach to external linking. Bayode was the last of 20 people to be tried in connection with Sofyen's death, Sofyen Belamouadden was killed in a 12-second attack, Obi Nwokeh, Christopher Omoregie and Samsom Odegbune were convicted of murder. 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 A-level student sent messages by phone and on Facebook arranging the clash between pupils from the rival schools. Sofyen Belamouadden, from Acton, west London, suffered multiple stab wounds when he was attacked at Victoria Underground station on Thursday. One of the suspects was overheard telling a friend: Didn't you see me run in to the station and shank 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. [5], By the end of 1978, Victoria Station had 97 restaurants, all company owned. . Video, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story, Harry and Meghan told to 'vacate' Frogmore Cottage, Rare Jurassic-era bug found at Arkansas Walmart, Ed Sheeran says wife developed tumour in pregnancy, Baby's body found as police continue to question couple, Man survives 31 days in jungle by eating worms, China and Belarus call for peace in Ukraine, Prince Andrew offered Frogmore Cottage - reports. Four youths were earlier sentenced to two years detention after admitting violent disorder. The verdict brings to an end with mixed results the biggest joint-enterprise murder prosecution ever brought to court in England and Wales. Other defendants, who also communicated by texts, talked about the 'madness' that was going to take place. 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. 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. Police officers stopped the bus and found a selection of knives as well as blade-sharpening steels and a schoolbag. Victoria Osoteku, 20, of Deptford, south London, was. Joint-enterprise murder prosecution ends with case of Junior Bayode who joined 20-strong charge against 15-year-old, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, Sofyen Belamouadden, 15, died after suffering multiple stab wounds at Victoria station. 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''. 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. Mark Heywood QC, prosecuting, said the "merciless" knife attack on the schoolboy took place in front of hundreds of commuters. [13], Alfred Hitchcock flipped the railroad switch for the official opening of Victoria Station Universal City, on May 2, 1977. 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. 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. [17][18][19] The brand continues to be operated in Japan under the Zensho firm. Three have been cleared of all charges and four others are still to be tried. Three teenagers were acquitted of all charges. Request Line (877) 440-1047. 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. 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 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. Rebecca Camber for the Daily Mail Sofyen, who was studying for his GCSEs, died after sustaining fatal wounds to his heart and right lung on 25 March 2010. [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. A Gannett Company. 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. Four 17-year-olds are in the dock alongside Osoteku, Samuel Roberts, Obi Nwokeh, and Enoch Amoah, who are all 18. Five teenagers have been convicted of killing a 15-year-old boy at Victoria station in central London. Sofyen Belamouadden, from Acton, west London, was chased and stabbed in the ticket. Enoch Amoah, 18, of Camberwell, was cleared of both charges but convicted of violent disorder. Other defendants, who also communicated by texts, talked about the madness that was going to take place the next day. Sofyen Belamouadden, 15, of Acton was killed by the youths from a rival school at Victoria station in 2010. "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.". He was caught at the top of the stairs and attacked before he fell down the flight of stairs into the ticket hall. At the Old Bailey, Junior Bayode, 19, was also convicted of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm. 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. The theme of the restaurant was loosely based on London's Victoria Station. Call (712) 755-5682 for more information. Tyrone Richards, 17, and Enoch Amoah, 19, were found guilty of conspiracy to commit GBH and were sentenced to seven years' detention. Victoria Osoteku was convicted of the manslaughter of Sofyen Belamouadden by a majority verdict at the Old Bailey. 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. '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. She said: "I'm disgusted. The defendants, all from west London, were among 20 pupils charged in connection with the attack. Junior Bayode, 19, was convicted in October of manslaughter and conspiracy to. 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. "I have no wish to inflict revenge on the culprits but Sofyen, whose life was tragically cut short, would expect justice to take its course. 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. The court heard that she was behind a youth who led the charge with a Samurai sword. Sian Harrison. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Adonis Akra, 18, Samuel Roberts, 19, and Femi Oderinwale, 18, were found guilty of manslaughter during earlier hearings. Obi Nwokeh, 18, of Bermondsey, south-east London, and a 17-year-old were convicted of murder by unanimous jury verdicts. 2023 BBC. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please That night the Ladbroke Grove pupils plotted their revenge on Facebook, with Oderinwale, then 16, acting as an 'armourer'. The sword-brandishing youth led a running charge at their rivals. (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. Twelve other youths received sentences for lesser offences and three were acquitted. Osoteku was one of 20 defendants from south London. Sofyen Belamouadden, 15, died from multiple stab wounds after being chased by a 20-strong mob through Victoria station in London in March 2010. 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. Bayode was a 16-year-old student when he joined a 20-strong charge against Sofyen on 25 March 2010. 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. The judge, Christopher Moss, said the "ferocious and merciless attack" took place in front of horrified commuters. The largest joint-enterprise murder prosecution in the country has ended with the conviction of the last of a group of 20 teenagers in connection with the killing of a 15-year-old boy at a busy central London railway station. 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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. TWELVE teenagers have this morning been charged with the murder of 15-year-old Sofyen Belamouadden from Acton. Last May, Obi Nwokeh, 19, and Christopher Omoregrie, 18, were found guilty of murder, with Samson Odegbune, 18, convicted of murder in August. Three teenagers have been detained for life for the murder. The barrister said the confidence and arrogance stemmed from the group nature of the attack. Seven other youths have been bailed by police. Sofyen Belamouadden, 15, was stabbed nine times after being chased by a crowd of youths into Victoria Tube station in March 2010. Two teenagers have been found guilty of his murder in March 2010. '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.'. 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. 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. "He was a star in the making. At the peak of its popularity in the 1970s, the chain had 100 locations in the United States. Mr Heywood said the protection of the group allowed the defendants to act in a brutal and merciless fashion. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. 2023 BBC. [5] Another source incorrectly claimed an April 1969 opening date. [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. 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. \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. Nor do you in any way acknowledge responsibility for the killing.' Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Scientists are debating whether it's possible to harness the power of gravity for interstellar space travel. He was stabbed nine times and suffered wounds to his heart, a lung and major blood vessels. 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. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Victoria Osoteku, 20, of Deptford, south London, was found guilty of manslaughter at the Old Bailey. Legal restrictions in identifying them have been lifted. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Mark Heywood prosecuting said: Sofyen Belamouadden was a 15-year-old London schoolboy who was pushed down and killed in broad daylight. At its peak, the Universal City location of Victoria Station was among the highest grossing restaurants in the United States. [7] The coaches in the restaurant used four of the coaches from Flying Scotsman's tour of America. 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Sofyen died after being chased by about 20 pupils across the Terminus Way concourse and into the London Underground station. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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. [6], The chain was designed to attract members of the baby boom generation. He may face a retrial on that charge. and Victoria Osoteku, 19, the only girl in the gang, will be sentenced next week after being found guilty of manslaughter. Roberts, 17, booted the victim's head three times as if he 'were kicking a rugby football'. Following the attack 12 of the 20 suspects boarded a C10 bus and appeared hyper and pumped up to other passengers. Sofyen Belamouadden, from Acton, west London, was chased and stabbed in the ticket hall of the Tube station. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. 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