Victoria Station was a chain of railroad-themed steakhouse restaurants. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can 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. Sofyen Belamouadden was punched, kicked and stabbed in a murder planned on Facebook following a feud between his school and a sixth-form college. Antique English railway artifacts were used as decor inside, and the exteriors were composed of . Defunct US based chain of railroad-themed steakhouse restaurants. Three men have been jailed for at least 18 years each for murdering a 15-year-old schoolboy at a tube station. CCTV footage from inside the station showed helpless Sofyen being knocked to the ground and surrounded. Four youths have been sentenced for violent disorder. Four 17-year-olds are in the dock alongside Osoteku, Samuel Roberts, Obi Nwokeh, and Enoch Amoah, who are all 18. [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. 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?' Other defendants, who also communicated by texts, talked about the 'madness' that was going to take place. 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. 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. 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. Twelve youths accused of murdering a 15-year-old boy at Victoria Underground station in central London have been remanded in custody. 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. Miss Osoteku, who also joined in the. 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. This included the title song of the same name written and performed by Cash specifically for the album. 2023 BBC. 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Bayode was the last of 20 people to be tried in connection to Sofyen's death. 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. Victoria Osoteku, 19, the only woman charged in connection with the death, was also found guilty of manslaughter and will be sentenced next week. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. After four trials lasting 21 months, three have been convicted. What's he waiting for? ', By 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. The attack had been planned the night before on Facebook and via Blackberry messaging systems. 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. Judge Moss added: "You were seen to deliver the final kick to Sofyen as you were the last of the group to run away.". [7][8] In May 1986, the company filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. bankruptcy court. She's got 12 years and she'll only serve half. Mark Heywood QC, prosecuting, said: 'Sofyen Belamouadden was pushed down and killed in broad daylight. Jurors were told that Osoteku was also seen on camera kicking Sofyen as he lay helpless and fatally wounded. Landing on the floor, we suggest helpless, he remained there during the entirety of the brief and ferocious attack that followed.. Three others have been convicted of manslaughter. 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. Legal restrictions in identifying them have been lifted. 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. 5SAH Webinar EncroChat- Practical Steps for a Defence Lawyer what do we know so far? A woman has been found guilty of killing a teenager who was stabbed to death at a London Tube station. Twelve other youths received sentences for lesser offences and three were acquitted. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. 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. He was stabbed nine times and suffered wounds to his heart, a lung and major blood vessels. The A-level student sent messages by phone and on Facebook arranging the clash between pupils from the rival schools. She also sent messages by phone and on Facebook to set up the confrontation. Obi Nwokeh, 18, of Bermondsey, south-east London, and a 17-year-old were convicted of murder by unanimous jury verdicts. They had already lost the arms race and it was obvious they had seriously underestimated what they were likely to meet at Victoria that afternoon. 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. Adonis Akra, 18, Samuel Roberts, 19, and Femi Oderinwale, 18, were found guilty of manslaughter during earlier hearings. The last teenager to stand trial for the murder of a 15-year-old boy who was hunted down at a central London railway station has been convicted of his killing. The sword-brandishing youth led a running charge at their rivals. Other defendants, who also communicated by texts, talked about the madness that was going to take place the next day. 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. Seven other youths have been bailed by police. 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. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. 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. "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. (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. 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. Read about our approach to external linking. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. 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. Sofyen Belamouadden was stabbed nine times after pupils from two rival schools clashed at Victoria station in central London in March 2010. By The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The judge said the youths had shown no remorse and had not acknowledged responsibility for the death. 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". Three teenagers have been detained for life for the murder. 'I lost the will to live that day and it is only through my faith that I continue to go on. Sofyen Belamouadden, from Acton, west London, suffered multiple stab wounds when he was attacked at Victoria Underground station on Thursday. He added: Not one of them felt alone, or vulnerable or could be challenged or overwhelmed. He said: Sofyen was chased across Terminus Place, the area in front of the station, by these eight defendants and a dozen others. Victoria Osoteku was convicted of the manslaughter of Sofyen Belamouadden by a majority verdict at the Old Bailey. At the Old Bailey, Junior Bayode, 19, was also convicted of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm. 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. Osoteku was jailed for 12 years for manslaughter in April, along with three other youths. Earlier, Sofyen's father, Abdeslan, 51, said his son had been a promising footballer who dreamed of playing for England. Osoteku was one of the teenagers responsible for setting up the fight. That night the Ladbroke Grove pupils plotted their revenge on Facebook, with Oderinwale, then 16, acting as an 'armourer'. At its peak, the Universal City location of Victoria Station was among the highest grossing restaurants in the United States. 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? If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to . On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. She is the fourth person convicted of manslaughter. 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. Odegbune, then 16, led the running charge with the Samurai sword, shouting: 'I'm going to **** you up' as he ran into the station. [13], Alfred Hitchcock flipped the railroad switch for the official opening of Victoria Station Universal City, on May 2, 1977. 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. 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. , updated 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. Roberts, 17, booted the victim's head three times as if he 'were kicking a rugby football'. 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He was an outstanding all-round player. He may face a retrial on that charge. 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. ", 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. 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". VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. "You gathered together for the purpose of serious mass violence in a busy public place at the height of the rush hour," he said. What's he waiting for? Request Line (877) 440-1047. contact the editor here. The girl is alleged to have beaten Sofyen Belamouadden as he was hacked to death by a gang in front of horrified commuters. 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. It explains why for a trivial slight they came to exact a dreadful revenge.. [5], By the end of 1978, Victoria Station had 97 restaurants, all company owned. Sofyen Belamouadden, from Acton, west London, was chased and stabbed in the ticket hall of the Tube station. He said in an impact statement that Sofyen's death had left his family devastated. 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'. 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. There were also drops on Roberts' trainers and a black jacket worn by one of the 17-year-olds . Rebecca Evans for the Daily Mail 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. 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. One boy was seen wielding a Japanese-style sword with a blade up to 30cm long. '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.'. 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. 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. When the two groups met the next day at Victoria, the pupils from Henry Compton were hopelessly outnumbered. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Prosecutor Mark Heywood QC described in court the extraordinary onslaught that took place in full public gaze. 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. 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. 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. 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. The four-year-old boy who has become the centre of a controversy between India and Pakistan - and between his father and mother. Call (712) 755-5682 for more information. 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. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Three have been cleared of all charges and four others are still to be tried. He told his friends there was a 'beef' with other youths in west London and someone could get 'slumped' (stabbed). 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. That restaurant included a funicular which carried patrons 600 feet up from the lower parking lot.[11]. Obi Nwokeh, 20, Christopher Omoregrie and Samson Odegbune, both 19, were sentenced to life for murder in April, with minimum terms of 18 years. She said: "I'm disgusted. What's he waiting for? "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.". 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. Victoria Station was a chain of railroad-themed steakhouse restaurants. Editors' Code of Practice. DeSantis won't say he's running. 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. 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. 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. Five teenagers have been convicted of killing a 15-year-old boy at Victoria station in central London. The court also heard the gang used batons, swords and iron bars to kill Sofyen with indescribable aggression in front of rush hour commuters. Four youths, were sentenced on 14 October last year to two years' detention after admitting violent disorder. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. Four youths were earlier sentenced to two years' detention after pleading guilty to violent disorder. Tyrone Richards, 17, and Enoch Amoah, 19, were convicted of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm and sentenced to seven years detention. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. '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. 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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. appalling rush-hour attack at Victoria Station, Central London, last . Prime Rib and Boxcars: Whatever Happened to Victoria Station? This, we suggest, gave them purpose and gave them strength. Sofyen, 15, died after being chased by a crowd of youths into Victoria Tube station in March 2010. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. She said she did not kick the victim and sobbed: "I nudged him with my foot to see if he was OK.". 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. 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. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skiing Magazine, November 1977, p. 83; Ski Magazine, March 1978, p. 86; Skiing Magazine, November 1979, p. 88. She's an adult and she should have got life. Victim Sofyen Belamouadden was killed at Victoria Tube Station in 2010. Credit: Met Police Accepting the prize at a ceremony in 2019, Dave said the story of the album was inspired by his. He was born and bred in London and often talked of his ambition to represent England in the World Cup final.". Following the attack 12 of the 20 suspects boarded a C10 bus and appeared hyper and pumped up to other passengers. 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. 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. 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