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Youths Said To Have Gone Paki Bashing - Court Story

 A youth charged at the Inner London Crown Court this week with conspiring to rob and assault, was alleged in a statement to have said he and others had gone out "Paki bashing".

Before the court were Malcolm Chandler, 20, Labourer of Hogarth Road, Stifford Clays: Peter Coleman, 18, of Handel Crescent Tilbury: Anthony Emmens, 18, unemployed of Wellington Road Tilbury: Graham Steele, 19, labourer of Alexander Road Tilbury: David Strickson, 18, machine assistant of St Francis Way Chadwell, and Kieron White, 17, chain boy of Second Avenue West Thurrock.

All pleaded not guilty to, on march 26 last year, conspiring to rob with others and on the same day conspiring to assault.

They all pleaded not guilty to robbing Rashmi Patel of Upton Park, of £15 and a train ticket and all except Strickson pleaded not guilty to robbing John Patrick Cooney of Gravesend, of £24 and a watch.

Prosecuting counsel, Mr Christopher Hilliard said that on the morning of march 26, a group of young men left the Grays and Tilbury district and proceeded to London, changing from British Rail to the underground. Their destination was the Red Lion public house at Aldgate.

He said that at Upton three Indians boarded the train and they were all set upon by the accused and others in the group who numbered 19.

The Gang apparently went to the Red Lion where they had a good drink and were on the way back to Tilbury. About nine skinheads boarded the train and then Mr Cooney was

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Terror Attacks Of Drunk Youths - Court Story

A SKINHEAD gang  of "punch drunk young men" went wild in London's Underground system, a court heard this week.

The gang of 15 to 20 youths, about half of them from Thurrock, terrorised passengers and attacked and robbed Pakistanis, the prosecution alleged.

There were 19 youths in Inner London Crown Court on Tuesday for the start of a legal wrangle which will last for weeks. They were charged with conspiracy to rob, assault or theft.

Nine youths admitted offences. Those from Thurrock were: Kevin Salmons, 20, a wood machinist of 12 Claudian Way, Chadwell St Mary: Keiron Bend, 20, an apprentice welder of Brennan Road Tilbury, and Anthony Barker, 15, a schoolboy of Lucas Way, Grays.

The trials started of four youths - among them was David Strickson, 18, a machine assistant of St Francis Way, Chadwell.

And when the trials are completed, in about two weeks, the trials of five others will begin. These five are Kieron White, 17, a chain boy of second avenue, West Thurrock: Graham Steele, 19, a labourer of Alexander Road, Tilbury: Peter Coleman, 18. of Handel Crescent, Tilbury: Malcolm Chandler, 20, of Hogarth Road, Stifford Clays: and Anthony Emmens, 18, unemployed of Wellington Road, Tilbury.

Miss Anne Curnow prosecuting counsel, said the general allegation was the four on trial conspired together and with others to rob and assault passengers on the Underground. The offences occurred on the evening of March 25 last year after the football match between Westham and Chelsea.

"After the match they travelled, not all together, to the West End of London. The were wearing Skinhead hair cuts and steels boots and terrorised passengers. They travelled mindlessly, first of all going to victoria, and then on various lines. In the course of their rampage they mugged and robbed four passengers. Three of them were Pakistanis, but one did not complain, and the fourth was a Greek who had a dark complexion. But in the course of statements, in all six passengers were mugged.
The various gangs started off at Upton Park and after going to various districts, they went to Tower Hill where two gangs met up and there was a gang of between 15 and 20 punch drunk young men who went wild. They went on to Whitechapel Station and ended up in a grand slam when two Pakistanis were assaulted and robbed. One of them was in such a panic that he was able to leave the train but he was pursued down the platform and assaulted again. In the course of the mugging, pockets were picked, rings torn off their fingers and watches snatched off their wrists. The guard was alerted at Whitechapel Station and he closed the doors, but some of the youths managed to get out.
Three were arrested on the train and one of the other youths was seen to put something down behind the seats. This was later retrieved and found to be watches, rings and personal things which were later identified by the victims. The robberies were carried out with some force, blows being struck and the victims were also kicked by the heavy boots the skinheads were wearing, which they themselves described as "Steels". In one instance, a woman, bravely remonstrated with the wild youths but she was told to go away in no uncertain terms.

Skinheads In Good Friday Street Fights

Mods and skinheads armed with crowbars, bricks and clubs, fought a bloody battle in a South Ockendon street on Good Friday. The horrific incident has been dubbed by skinheads "The Erriff Raid.

About 40 youths ran riot in the street. Car windscreens and a telephone box were smashed. Bricks were hurled through windows, glass shattered in people's gardens and flowers were trampled.A number of youths were taken to hospital but released after treatment.

Mrs Florence Hugo, 72, who lives only a few houses away from the centre of the violence, said, "I watched out of the window, too scared to go out. It was terrible, I have never seen anything like it. They were running up and down the streets, carrying sticks and batons.".

Mr Tom Waterman, who lives in nearby Ernan Road, added, "They ran riot in the streets. I phoned the police - about six of us did - and then went outside. I had a heavy wooden car ramp at the front of my house. It had been thrown down the road and smashed to bits.".

It all started with a party in Erriff  Drive that went terribly wrong. It was organised by teenage parents Kenny and Lesley Betts - whose six month old baby Mark was in it's cot upstairs as bricks and bottles were hurled through downstairs windows.

More than 80 mods arrived at the house party on scooters for a get-together before the traditional Bank Holiday rally at Brighton. But as the party got under way, gangs of skinheads drove up in cars. According to the mods, the skinheads started smashing the scooters and hurling bricks and bottles at the party house. The mods retaliated and running battles started spilling into side streets, as waves of skinhead attacks sparked terrifying violence.

Lesley Betts, 17, who has lived with her husband Kenny, 19, in the house since january, said, "Too many mods started arriving at the party, and we sent a lot of them away. We had asked the police to come round and keep an eye on the party to see if there was any trouble. But suddenly they rolled up in cars. A couple of mods were attacked outside. The mods got very angry and went outside after them. There were about 20 people fighting on each side. One girl was attacked when she went to phone for a taxi. When the taxis came their windscreens were smashed. We had to clean up glass and blood from streets and gardens".

South Ockendon police rushed to the scene in force but made no arrests. They say investigations are continuing, and have appealed for witnesses. Det Con Laurie Rampling of South Ockendon CID said, "We responded to a call about a large fight in Erriff Drive. There was a pre-Brighton rally party for mods - I have never seen so many scooters. The fighting was over when we arrived, but there is no doubt an outside element came to spoil the party. One lad was injured and taken to Orsett Hospital, but hasn't made any allegations. Four people have made complaints to us about damage to their cars - smashed windscreens and damaged panels".  

Petrol Bomb Madness

The picture on the right marks a sinister turn in English soccer violence.The day petrol bombers struck at a football match.

It happened yesterday at Newcastle halfway through the first half of the match against West Ham. A 'Bomb' was hurled into a group of Hammers fans and burst into flames. In the words of a police officer "It was a miracle nobody was seriously injured" And he added "It was an extremely dangerous act. A young man in his 20s is receiving treatment for burns but fortunately his injuries are slight. We're carrying out a full investigation".

The incident was yet another example of how young thugs are dragging the games image into the gutter. Gates are falling and how can you blame decent supporters for keeping away? A policeman said despairingly "This was lunacy. If we find out who did it he should be banned from the terraces for the rest of his life.