Sofyen, 15, died after being chased by a crowd of youths into Victoria Tube station 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. 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. [13], Alfred Hitchcock flipped the railroad switch for the official opening of Victoria Station Universal City, on May 2, 1977. 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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. 2023 BBC. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. The Victoria Station chain flourished in the 1970s, according to a memoir by former Victoria Station corporate marketing manager Tom Blake. At the Old Bailey, Junior Bayode, 19, was also convicted of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm. 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. That restaurant included a funicular which carried patrons 600 feet up from the lower parking lot.[11]. 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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. 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. 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. She also said her trousers were really wet but still in her bedroom. He added: Not one of them felt alone, or vulnerable or could be challenged or overwhelmed. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can 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". Victoria Osoteku, 19, the only woman charged in connection with the death, was also found guilty of manslaughter and will be sentenced next week. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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. Call (712) 755-5682 for more information. A number of other youths are due to face separate trials over the killing. Four youths were earlier sentenced to two years' detention after pleading guilty to violent disorder. One wound to his right shoulder was 12cm deep and cut in to his right lung. Fulham schoolboy Sofyen Belamouadden was stabbed nine times in the ticket hall of the station after being surrounded by youths. The court saw CCTV footage of Osoteku kicking Sofyen in the head as he lay dying on the ground. He had bragged on Facebook the previous night: "I will bring my samurai". Read about our approach to external linking. [1], The restaurant chain continues in Malaysia. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. She also helped with buying the knives that were used in the attack. 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. This, we suggest, gave them purpose and gave them strength. and Three teenagers were acquitted of all charges. DeSantis won't say he's running. Mr Heywood said: "He was given no chance of life. 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. 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. Old School 104.7 is the radio station playing all of your favorite Old School Jams from back In day! 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. 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 catalyst for the attack was a fight over a girl a day earlier in the station, which left one youth with a bloody nose. Last May, Obi Nwokeh, 19, and Christopher Omoregrie, 18, were found guilty of murder, with Samson Odegbune, 18, convicted of murder in August. Skiing Magazine, November 1977, p. 83; Ski Magazine, March 1978, p. 86; Skiing Magazine, November 1979, p. 88. 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. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. The first in a series of trials involving 20 defendants can now be reported after the Court of Appeal lifted an order which had previously prevented publication of the case, which started earlier this month. What's he waiting for? He was given no chance of life. contact the editor here. One boy was seen wielding a Japanese-style sword with a blade up to 30cm long. Defunct US based chain of railroad-themed steakhouse restaurants. Sofyen was a pupil at the Henry Compton School in Fulham. 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. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Three men have been jailed for at least 18 years each for murdering a 15-year-old schoolboy at a tube station. 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. Adonis Akra, 18, Samuel Roberts, 19, and Femi Oderinwale, 18, were found guilty of manslaughter and given 12 years' detention each. Three have been cleared of all charges and four others are still to be tried. Three men have been jailed for at least 18 years each for murdering a 15-year-old schoolboy at a tube station. 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 . 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"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.". 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 U.S. operations of the Victoria Station chain began running into financial difficulties in the mid-1980s, causing gradual shutdowns of the franchise restaurants. The murder in March 2010 was sparked by 'simmering tensions' between pupils at the sixth-form college in Ladbroke Grove and Henry Compton school in Fulham, who each regarded Victoria station as 'home territory'. 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. Read about our approach to external linking. Moss was sentencing eight people found guilty of various offences during a series of trials. Sofyen's mother Naina Ghailan reacted angrily to the sentence. 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. 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. Cornell University School of Hotel Administration, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Victoria Station Names A New Chief Executive", "Financial Failure In the Hospitality Industry", "Victoria Station is still working on its restructuring", "Victoria Station Files for Chapter 11 Reorganization", "Victoria Station unveiled a reorganization plan". She has been remanded in custody to be sentenced at a later date with others convicted of the killing. 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. 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. She also sent messages by phone and on Facebook to set up the confrontation. Sofyen, a promising footballer, was stabbed nine times in the lungs and chest in a 12-second attack. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Sian Harrison. She denied the allegations during the five-month trial saying she had not kicked the teenager. 2023 BBC. She denied the charges during a five-month trial and was found guilty in February. Three boys and one girl who were arrested on Monday in connection with the murder remain in custody. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. Samson Odegbune held the 12in sword above his head as he, Christopher Omoregie and Obi Nwokeh led the chase of the victim in the ticket hall during the early-evening rush hour. Three were cleared of all charges. 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, 15, of Acton, west. At its peak, the Universal City location of Victoria Station was among the highest grossing restaurants in the United States. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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". 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''. Prosecutor Mark Heywood QC described in court the extraordinary onslaught that took place in full public gaze. Five teenagers have been convicted of killing a 15-year-old boy at Victoria station in central London. 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? 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. Mr Heywood said the protection of the group allowed the defendants to act in a brutal and merciless fashion. "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. All six defendants were found guilty of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. Obi Nwokeh, 19, Christopher Omoregie, 18, and. Odegbune, then 16, led the running charge with the Samurai sword, shouting: 'I'm going to **** you up' as he ran into the station. [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. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. "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. 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. 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. 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. 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. By Victoria Osoteku arriving at the Old Bailey on Monday. He said in an impact statement that Sofyen's death had left his family devastated. The rival west London group, including Sofyen, has pulled in to Victoria two minutes earlier on a 148 bus. 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. Editors' Code of Practice. 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 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 defendants, all from west London, were among 20 pupils charged in connection with the attack. Twelve youths accused of murdering a 15-year-old boy at Victoria Underground station in central London have been remanded in custody. [5], By the end of 1978, Victoria Station had 97 restaurants, all company owned. On the previous day, March 24, the two groups of rival teens were seen arguing at the station. 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. 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. 16:32 GMT 20 Apr 2012 , updated As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Mark Heywood QC, prosecuting, said the "merciless" knife attack on the schoolboy took place in front of hundreds of commuters. 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. Friday 22 April 2022 18:43 . One youth, to be tried for Sofyen's murder later in the year, was left with a bloody nose. 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. Junior Bayode, 19, was convicted in October of manslaughter and conspiracy to. [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. The judge said the youths had shown no remorse and had not acknowledged responsibility for the death. [17][18][19] The brand continues to be operated in Japan under the Zensho firm. 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Read about our approach to external linking. [6] The restaurant was grossing $90,000 monthly during its first year of operations. 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 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. 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. He may face a retrial on that charge. Photograph: Metropolitan police/PA Sandra. Sofyen was rushed to St Thomas's hospital, but could not be saved and he was pronounced dead at 6.15pm. 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. Antique English railway artifacts were used as decor inside, and the exteriors were composed of . Bayode was a 16-year-old student when he joined a 20-strong charge against Sofyen on 25 March 2010. Read about our approach to external linking. 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 boys, all 16 or 17 years old, appeared at West London Youth Court. 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. Enoch Amoah, 18, of Camberwell, was cleared of both charges but convicted of violent disorder. Judge Moss added: "You were seen to deliver the final kick to Sofyen as you were the last of the group to run away.". Sofyen Belamouadden was stabbed nine times after pupils from two rival schools clashed at Victoria station in central London in March 2010. Tyrone Richards, 17, and Enoch Amoah, 19, were convicted of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm and sentenced to seven years detention. On the "entry platform" to each restaurant was a London-style phone booth. Three teenagers have been detained for life for the murder. 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. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. 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. 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. If it goes ahead, it will be the sixth trial since the aspiring footballer was killed in the 12-second attack. Bayode denied murder and claimed he had tried to stop the group getting out of control. Mark Heywood QC, prosecuting, said: 'Sofyen Belamouadden was pushed down and killed in broad daylight. 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. Kicked dying boy He was stabbed nine times and suffered wounds to his heart, a lung and. Tyrone Richards, 17, and Enoch Amoah, 19, were found guilty of conspiracy to commit GBH and were sentenced to seven years' detention. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's 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. All defendants will be sentenced following the conclusion of these cases. Osoteku, the only woman charged over the killing, was said to be at the centre of the attack. ', By ", 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.". Rebecca Evans for the Daily Mail 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?' 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 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. The series of linked trials involving 20. 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. They were ordered to serve concurrent eight-year detention sentences for conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. A witness said she had been "gloating" about what happened the following day at her sixth-form college. 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. 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. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. [7] The coaches in the restaurant used four of the coaches from Flying Scotsman's tour of America. 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'. DeSantis won't say he's running. 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, 15, was stabbed nine times after being chased by a crowd of youths into Victoria Tube station in March 2010. She's an adult and she should have got life. Victoria Osoteku, 19, the only girl in the gang, will be sentenced next week after being found guilty of manslaughter. 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. 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. She said she did not kick the victim and sobbed: "I nudged him with my foot to see if he was OK.". A Gannett Company. DeSantis won't say he's running. It explains why together they did something so truly terrible that none of them will now acknowledge any part of it. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. At the peak of its popularity in the 1970s, the chain had 100 locations in the United States. Obi Nwokeh, 20, Christopher Omoregrie and Samson Odegbune, both 19, were sentenced to life for murder in April, with minimum terms of 18 years. There were also two wounds that went through his leg and a slash or chop wound to the top of his head. Sofyen Belamouadden was punched, kicked and stabbed in a murder planned on Facebook following a feud between his school and a sixth-form college. 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 eight youths on trial were all seen behind him. Three others have been convicted of manslaughter. 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. Hard Cover $25.65 Kindle Edition $9.99 [5] Another source incorrectly claimed an April 1969 opening date. 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