Victoria Station victim ‘cut down’ with over 20 different wounds - Jury hears of Sofyen Belamouadden's death during rush hour
Published: 18 March 2011
by DAVID ST GEORGE
DEFENCE evidence for the accused who all deny involvement in the gang murder of teenage schoolboy during the rush hour at Victoria Tube station has begun before a jury at the Old Bailey.
The trial, expected to end next month, surrounds the horrifying death of 15-year-old Sofyen Belamouadden on March 25 last year.
The jury heard he was allegedly lured to the station and found himself surrounded by an armed mob.
He fled into the ticket hall but was “cut down,” they were told.
Seven defendants are in the dock. All live in south London and three cannot be named because they are 17 and have anonymity.
This is the first of three trials of the suspects – more than 20 – within days of Sofyen Belamouadden’s death. He lived with his family in Acton and attended Henry Compton School, Fulham.
A feud between rival pupils allegedly led to the attack.
Pathologist Dr Ben Swift told the jury that weapons, including blunt instruments, knives, an axe and a sword, were used to inflict fatal wounds. He said Sofyen Belamouadden had suffered 20 different wounds, but none to the hands or arms which indicated that the boy did not have time to defend himself.
With the 17-year-olds on trial are Samuel Roberts, Obi Nwokeh, Junior Bayode and Enoch Amoah, all aged 18.