Teenager guilty of train station killing
A teenager is convicted of killing 15-year-old Sofyen Belamouadden who was stabbed to death in front of commuters in London.
Junior Bayode, 19, was found guilty of manslaughter at the Old Bailey for his role in the death of Sofyen Belamouadden in March 2010 at Victoria station, one of the busiest transport hubs in central London.
He was also found guilty of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm.
But the jury could not agree a verdict on murder and Bayode was remanded in custody until Friday for the Crown Prosecution Service to decide if there will be a retrial.
If this happens, it would be the sixth trial since aspiring footballer Sofyen was stabbed nine times in a clash between two sets of pupils from west London schools.
Bayode, of Streatham, south London, was the last of 20 people to be tried in connection with Sofyen’s death.
Obi Nwokeh, 20, Christopher Omoregrie and Samson Odegbune, both 19, were given life sentences for murder in April with minimum terms of 18 years.
Victoria Osoteku, 20, the only woman to be charged, was jailed for 12 years for manslaughter, along with three other youths.
She was seen on CCTV kicking Sofyen in the head as he lay dying on the ground after the 12-second attack and also helped with buying the knives that were used in the fatal attack.
Twelve other youths received sentences for lesser offences and three were acquitted.