Thursday, 1 March 2012

Nigerian-Born teenage found guilty of manslaughter in London

Nigerian-born teenage girl, Victoria Osoteku, 19, has been found guilty of killing a 15-year-old boy who was stabbed at Victoria station in London. On Monday [Feb 26], Osoteku was convicted of the manslaughter of Sofyen Belamouadden by a majority verdict at the Old Bailey.
Osoteku was seen on CCTV kicking Belamouadden in the head as he lay dying on the ground after the attack by rival school pupils, which lasted about 10 seconds. He was stabbed nine times to the body and suffered wounds to his heart, a lung and major blood vessels.

She was the only female charged in connection with the incident in March 2010, and spent 19 days in the witness box.Osoteku, of Deptford, south London, was remanded in custody to be sentenced at a later date.
Left - the Victim (Sofyen Belamouadden), Right - Victoria Osoteku  

The court heard Osoteku bought a set of knives from Argos with a 17-year-old youth at lunchtime and gave them to the gang. She was also one of the teenagers responsible for setting up the fatal showdown; the A-level student sent messages on Facebook arranging the clash between pupils from the rival schools. Belamouadden died after being chased by around 20 pupils across the Terminus Way concourse and into the underground station.
Osoteku becomes the fourth person convicted of manslaughter in relation to the incident; three have been convicted of murder.
Adonis Akra, 18, Samuel Roberts, 19, and Femi Oderinwale, 18, were found guilty of manslaughter during earlier hearings.Last May, Obi Nwokeh, 19, and Christopher Omoregrie, 18,were found guilty of murder, with Samson Odegbune, 18, convicted of murder in August.

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