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. 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. Prime Rib And Boxcars: Whatever Happened to Victoria Station? Sofyen was a pupil at the Henry Compton School in Fulham. Sofyen Belamouadden was stabbed nine times after pupils from two rival schools clashed at Victoria station in central London in March 2010. Please report any comments that break our rules. 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. Prosecutor Mark Heywood QC described in court the extraordinary onslaught that took place in full public gaze. Victoria Station was a chain of railroad-themed steakhouse restaurants. , updated At the peak of its popularity in the 1970s, the chain had 100 locations in the United States. He had bragged on Facebook the previous night: "I will bring my samurai". The defendants, all from west London, were among 20 pupils charged in connection with the attack. 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. "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. It acted as the direct catalyst for the pre-arranged meeting the next day which led to Sofyen's death. He added: Not one of them felt alone, or vulnerable or could be challenged or overwhelmed. Mr Heywood said: "He was given no chance of life. 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. Victoria Osoteku, 20, of Deptford, south London, was. 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. Mark Heywood prosecuting said: Sofyen Belamouadden was a 15-year-old London schoolboy who was pushed down and killed in broad daylight. Victoria Station was a chain of railroad-themed steakhouse restaurants. The judge, Christopher Moss, said the "ferocious and merciless attack" took place in front of horrified commuters. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. 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 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. 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. He said: Sofyen was chased across Terminus Place, the area in front of the station, by these eight defendants and a dozen others. 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. He added: 'None of you has shown any kind of remorse. Sofyen Belamouadden, 15, of Acton was killed by the youths from a rival school at Victoria station in 2010. He told his friends there was a 'beef' with other youths in west London and someone could get 'slumped' (stabbed). 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. 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Scientists are debating whether it's possible to harness the power of gravity for interstellar space travel. Defunct US based chain of railroad-themed steakhouse restaurants. Odegbune, then 16, led the running charge with the Samurai sword, shouting: 'I'm going to **** you up' as he ran into the station. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. The girl is alleged to have beaten Sofyen Belamouadden as he was hacked to death by a gang in front of horrified commuters. Other youths were armed with a flick knife and a Swiss army knife, machetes and screwdrivers. The A-level student sent messages by phone and on Facebook arranging the clash between pupils from the rival schools. Sofyen died after being chased by about 20 pupils across the Terminus Way concourse and into the London Underground station. Rebecca Camber for the Daily Mail 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 BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. "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.". The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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. 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". Listen to us LIVE all day long! 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'. Three teenagers have been detained for life for the murder. Eight teenagers, all from south London, have been found guilty in connection with the death during a series of trials. 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. All six defendants were found guilty 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. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. What's he waiting for? Three were cleared of all charges. . [6] The restaurant was grossing $90,000 monthly during its first year of operations. 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. 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. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. 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 Belamouadden, 15, of Acton, west. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can Sofyen Belamouadden was stabbed nine times after pupils from two rival schools clashed at Victoria station in central London in March 2010. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. But the confrontation came at Victoria when pupils from Sofyen's school were charged by teenagers led by Odegbune holding the sword. Request Line (877) 440-1047. Four 17-year-olds are in the dock alongside Osoteku, Samuel Roberts, Obi Nwokeh, and Enoch Amoah, who are all 18. 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. 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He said in an impact statement that Sofyen's death had left his family devastated. 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. 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'. The judge said the youths had shown no remorse and had not acknowledged responsibility for the death. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. 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. When the two groups met the next day at Victoria, the pupils from Henry Compton were hopelessly outnumbered. 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. She also sent messages by phone and on Facebook to set up the confrontation. 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. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. 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. Three have been cleared of all charges and four others are still to be tried. 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. He was caught at the top of the stairs and attacked before he fell down the flight of stairs into the ticket hall. 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. Read about our approach to external linking. Following the attack 12 of the 20 suspects boarded a C10 bus and appeared hyper and pumped up to other passengers. They didn't expect these kind of weapons and almost certainly didn't expect the level of ferocity, said Mr Heywood. Adonis Akra, 18, Samuel Roberts, 19, and Femi Oderinwale, 18, were found guilty of manslaughter during earlier hearings. Judge Moss added: "You were seen to deliver the final kick to Sofyen as you were the last of the group to run away.". '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.'. A woman has been found guilty of killing a teenager who was stabbed to death at a London Tube 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. That night the Ladbroke Grove pupils plotted their revenge on Facebook, with Oderinwale, then 16, acting as an 'armourer'. Junior Bayode, 19, was convicted in October of manslaughter and conspiracy to. 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. 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?' ", 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.". Sofyen Belamouadden, 15, was stabbed nine times after being chased by a crowd of youths into Victoria Tube station in March 2010. 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. 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Three men have been jailed for at least 18 years each for murdering a 15-year-old schoolboy at a tube station. Four others are still to face trial on various charges. 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. 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. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Sofyen, a promising footballer, was stabbed nine times in the lungs and chest in a 12-second attack. It explains why together they did something so truly terrible that none of them will now acknowledge any part of it. Tyrone Richards, 17, and Enoch Amoah, 19, were convicted of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm and sentenced to seven years detention. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. 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. One wound to his right shoulder was 12cm deep and cut in to his right lung. [1], The restaurant chain continues in Malaysia. She denied the charges during a five-month trial and was found guilty in February. A witness said she had been "gloating" about what happened the following day at her sixth-form college. 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. 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. Read about our approach to external linking. 2023 BBC. 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. 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. This, we suggest, gave them purpose and gave them strength. Victoria Osoteku was convicted of the manslaughter of Sofyen Belamouadden by a majority verdict at the Old Bailey. All defendants will be sentenced following the conclusion of these cases. 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. 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They were ordered to serve concurrent eight-year detention sentences for conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. At the peak of its popularity in the 1970s, the chain had 100 locations in the United States. 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. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites. 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. 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". A 17-year-old and 19-year-old have been convicted of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. 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. He may face a retrial on that charge. Last May, Obi Nwokeh, 19, and Christopher Omoregrie, 18, were found guilty of murder, with Samson Odegbune, 18, convicted of murder in August. [6], There was a similar chain called "Twickenham Station" in Alabama and Florida during the same time span. One of the suspects was overheard telling a friend: Didn't you see me run in to the station and shank him?. 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. She said she did not kick the victim and sobbed: "I nudged him with my foot to see if he was OK.". 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. Tyrone Richards, 17, and Enoch Amoah, 19, were found guilty of conspiracy to commit GBH and were sentenced to seven years' detention. It explains why for a trivial slight they came to exact a dreadful revenge.. The court heard Sofyen's blood was found on at least three knives recovered by police and one of the sharpening steels. She is the fourth person convicted of manslaughter. She also said her trousers were really wet but still in her bedroom. 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. Sofyen Belamouadden, from Acton, west London, was chased and stabbed in the ticket hall of the Tube station. After four trials lasting 21 months, three have been convicted. 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. DeSantis won't say he's running. 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. She denied the allegations during the five-month trial saying she had not kicked the teenager. 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. 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. 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. Osoteku was one of 20 defendants from south London. and The company was among the first restaurant companies to offer its employees stock options and an ESOP program. 'I lost the will to live that day and it is only through my faith that I continue to go on. 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. Antique English railway artifacts were used as decor inside, and the exteriors were composed of . TWELVE teenagers have this morning been charged with the murder of 15-year-old Sofyen Belamouadden from Acton. 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 had turned up on two 52 buses around 5.14pm. 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. 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. 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. Twelve other youths received sentences for lesser offences and three were acquitted. [6], The chain was designed to attract members of the baby boom generation. 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. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. She has been remanded in custody to be sentenced at a later date with others convicted of the killing. What's he waiting for? 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. Rebecca Camber for the Daily Mail These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. Obi Nwokeh, 19, Christopher Omoregie, 18, and. A teenage gang who hacked a boy of 15 to death in front of horrified commuters received sentences totalling more than 100 years yesterday. Osoteku was jailed for 12 years for manslaughter in April, along with three other youths. Tube drivers will stage first of three 24-hour strikes over a "breakdown in industrial relations". Nor do you in any way acknowledge responsibility for the killing.' 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