Another waste of a life.
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Metro said:
Nicholas Pearton, 16, was stabbed through the back and heart by a gang of boys still wearing their school uniforms, a court heard yesterday.
Pearton was allegedly chased across a park and killed by a group of at least six youths, the youngest just 14.
One attacker lunged at him with a knife in front of horrified motorists in a congested street and stabbed him in the back, right up to the hilt of the weapon, the Old Bailey was told.
The gang hunted him down while still wearing their blazers and ties and one boy allegedly raised the knife above his head in celebration.
Nicholas staggered to a chicken takeaway shop where he barricaded himself in. His parents soon arrived on the scene and could only watch as his life ebbed away, the court heard.
The stabbing, on May 5 last year, followed a dispute between rival gang members at a school in Sydenham, south London, hours earlier.
Nicholas was friends with a member of the Black Mafia or Sydenham Boys gang, who had a confrontation with one of his six alleged killers in the Shanks and Guns or S&G gang.
He headed for Home Park, saying he was going to help but, when he arrived, his friends had gone and he was an ‘easy and vulnerable target’.
Ed Brown QC, prosecuting, said: ‘Some of the defendants were in their school uniform at the time of the attack – in their blazers and ties.’
He said the attackers laughed and congratulated each other afterwards.
In a ‘sickening’ gesture, one of the gang shook the hand of another boy. Others joined in the celebration, boasting of using pieces of wood and bats, said Mr Brown.
As they fled, one was allegedly heard saying, ‘I wish the f***** would die!’ and chanting ‘SG boys, SG boys’. They wiped the blade on grass and threw it into a bush.
The six, aged from 14 to 17, all deny murder and the case continues.
Pearton was allegedly chased across a park and killed by a group of at least six youths, the youngest just 14.
One attacker lunged at him with a knife in front of horrified motorists in a congested street and stabbed him in the back, right up to the hilt of the weapon, the Old Bailey was told.
The gang hunted him down while still wearing their blazers and ties and one boy allegedly raised the knife above his head in celebration.
Nicholas staggered to a chicken takeaway shop where he barricaded himself in. His parents soon arrived on the scene and could only watch as his life ebbed away, the court heard.
The stabbing, on May 5 last year, followed a dispute between rival gang members at a school in Sydenham, south London, hours earlier.
Nicholas was friends with a member of the Black Mafia or Sydenham Boys gang, who had a confrontation with one of his six alleged killers in the Shanks and Guns or S&G gang.
He headed for Home Park, saying he was going to help but, when he arrived, his friends had gone and he was an ‘easy and vulnerable target’.
Ed Brown QC, prosecuting, said: ‘Some of the defendants were in their school uniform at the time of the attack – in their blazers and ties.’
He said the attackers laughed and congratulated each other afterwards.
In a ‘sickening’ gesture, one of the gang shook the hand of another boy. Others joined in the celebration, boasting of using pieces of wood and bats, said Mr Brown.
As they fled, one was allegedly heard saying, ‘I wish the f***** would die!’ and chanting ‘SG boys, SG boys’. They wiped the blade on grass and threw it into a bush.
The six, aged from 14 to 17, all deny murder and the case continues.
Bing o said:
davemac250 said:
Bing o said:
I'm just amazed he was white.
That has to be one of your dumber comments.Have a look through the victims of gang or knife attacks.
Many of them have been white.
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/2079...
Suppose the courts manage to convict one or more for murder. As they are between 14 and 17, what are they likely to get, sentence wise? Will it be 20 years custody, or a home supervision order and a tag? (Ok, 2 extremes but you get the idea)
If it's a couple of years in a YOI, then is it REALLY a deterrent?
If it's a couple of years in a YOI, then is it REALLY a deterrent?
good call
k all of them and their stupid pointless lives if it makes you feel better.anonymous said:
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I'm inclined to agree. When I was in school, there were 'gangs' (to a much lesser degree obviously, I live in cornwall) but they would regularly kick the crap out of each other, steal each others stuff, smash each others windows, one kid got pushed in front of a car once, fractured pelvis, two broken legs etc.I just opted out. No thanks, don't want to be part of it. Is it that hard for kids to do that?
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