Vigilance can report that three teenage boys have been jailed for stabbing a promising 19-year old football coach and seriously injuring a 23-year old woman.
Vigilance learnt they were sentenced at Blackfriars Crown Court on Tuesday 3 May after pleading guilty to grievous bodily harm.
Teyon Bailey Smith, 16 (4.02.95) of St Johns Way, N19, was sentenced to two years detention and a training order for wounding with intent. He was also sentenced to 12 months detention, to run concurrently, for unlawful wounding.
While Ashwin Bailey Smith, 17 (3.11.93) of St Johns Way, N19, was sentenced to a total of 10 months detention and a training order for unlawful wounding.
And Carlton Samuels, 17 (13.10.93) of Hazellville Road, N19, was sentenced to 12 months detention and training order for unlawful wounding.
A police source said in the early hours of 5 June 2010, police were called to a fight involving a large group of young people in Davenant Road, N19.
Adding two victims, a young man and woman were assaulted during the incident. The man was stabbed in the arm with a large knife and the woman was cut on her hand when she intervened.
Vigilance also learnt the victims were both taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Teyon Bailey Smith and Ashwin Bailey Smith were arrested within hours of the offence. Carlton Samuels was arrested the following day. All three were charged with Section 18 wounding (GBH with Intent).
Investigating Officer Detective Constable Marcus Johnson, said: "This was an unprovoked attack on an innocent young man and a young woman who was injured trying to protect him. Their sentences have taken into account time spent on remand.”
DC Johnson added: "Police in Islington will continue to actively pursue criminals who choose to engage in violent crime. I commend the victims' for their bravery and hope that this sentence will in some way help them get on with their lives."
And sentencing them, Judge Marron QC, said that knife crime all too commonly has a huge impact on families, destroys the lives of victims and the court must be seen to be taking action to stop this.