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A gang led by the men who murdered City lawyer Tom ap Rhys Pryce has been found guilty of carrying out 150 robberies. | |
The Kensal Green Gang stabbed, punched and kicked their victims during eight months of robberies, including numerous attacks on London Underground trains. | The Kensal Green Gang stabbed, punched and kicked their victims during eight months of robberies, including numerous attacks on London Underground trains. |
Described as a "pack of animals", six of them will be sentenced at Middlesex Guildhall Crown Court in March. | Described as a "pack of animals", six of them will be sentenced at Middlesex Guildhall Crown Court in March. |
Donnel Carty, 19, and Delano Brown, 18, were jailed in December for stabbing Mr ap Rhys Pryce to death in January 2006. | |
Commuters were wounded in the neck, chest and legs and threatened with death while being robbed. | Commuters were wounded in the neck, chest and legs and threatened with death while being robbed. |
Gang members threatened one female victim with rape at gunpoint unless she surrendered her valuables. | Gang members threatened one female victim with rape at gunpoint unless she surrendered her valuables. |
Robbery guide | Robbery guide |
Jurors heard details of 32 assaults on London Underground trains, when items including iPods, mobile phones, watches and cash were stolen. | Jurors heard details of 32 assaults on London Underground trains, when items including iPods, mobile phones, watches and cash were stolen. |
Dennis mapped out a robbery guide to Underground stations | Dennis mapped out a robbery guide to Underground stations |
Police said the gang was responsible for up to 70 attacks on the Underground, most of them in north-west London. Thousands of pounds worth of property was stolen. | |
The gang compiled a robbery guide to Underground stations, found in the bedroom of one of the members. | The gang compiled a robbery guide to Underground stations, found in the bedroom of one of the members. |
Stations were rated according to their police presence and the likelihood that victims would resist. | Stations were rated according to their police presence and the likelihood that victims would resist. |
The Kensal Green Gang's attacks culminated in the murder of 31-year-old Mr ap Rhys Pryce at Kensal Green Tube station in north-west London. | |
He was stabbed repeatedly as Carty and Brown robbed him of his mobile phone, Oyster travel card and £20 in cash. | He was stabbed repeatedly as Carty and Brown robbed him of his mobile phone, Oyster travel card and £20 in cash. |
Carty and Brown were jailed for life for his killing at the Old Bailey in December 2006. | Carty and Brown were jailed for life for his killing at the Old Bailey in December 2006. |
On Monday Toyan Vassell, 18, from Stanmore, Ishmail Cowell, 23, and Harry Bees, 17, both from Harrow, and Kariem Al-Ebadi, 18, from Willesden, were convicted of conspiracy to rob. | On Monday Toyan Vassell, 18, from Stanmore, Ishmail Cowell, 23, and Harry Bees, 17, both from Harrow, and Kariem Al-Ebadi, 18, from Willesden, were convicted of conspiracy to rob. |
Vassell, Cowell and Bees were also found guilty of three charges of wounding with intent. | Vassell, Cowell and Bees were also found guilty of three charges of wounding with intent. |
They will be sentenced on 19 March with two other gang members, who admitted conspiracy to rob and some of the individual attacks. | They will be sentenced on 19 March with two other gang members, who admitted conspiracy to rob and some of the individual attacks. |
They were Aaron Dennis, 19, from Harrow, and Sebastian Chidi, 19, from Notting Hill. | They were Aaron Dennis, 19, from Harrow, and Sebastian Chidi, 19, from Notting Hill. |
Another defendant - Andre Lake, 22, from Kenton - was cleared of the conspiracy count after maintaining he was with the gang but played no part in the robberies. | Another defendant - Andre Lake, 22, from Kenton - was cleared of the conspiracy count after maintaining he was with the gang but played no part in the robberies. |