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Wednesday 21 December 2011

Teens Jailed For Life Over Schoolboy's Murder Schoolboy's Killers Jailed For Life

Five teenagers have been jailed for the killing of 15-year-old Zac Olumegbon, who was stabbed to death as he arrived at school.
The killers, who were aged 15-17 at the time, murdered Zac outside Park Campus School in West Norwood, south London, in July 2010.
Within moments of being hounded down, the youngster lay dying in the garden of a house just metres from the school.
He had been stabbed four times, two of the wounds piercing his heart.
The court heard how the gang of youths were armed with at least two bayonet-type knives and had deliberately been driven to the school to attack Zac.
Helder Demorais, 18, Ricardo Giddings, 17, Jamal Moore, 17, and Kyle Kinghorn, 18, were all convicted of murder and given prison sentences ranging from 14 to 18 years.
Shaquille Haughton, 16, was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to 12 years.
The youths all had been previously convicted for carrying knives.
On sentencing the judge said to them: "This was gang related, going together to hunt down your victim like a pack of hounds.
"It was a vicious, shocking and sickening case of violence outside a school at a time when pupils and staff were gathering at the start of a school day."
Zac's mother Shakira said: "This is our life sentence. It feels like the 15 years I spent raising my son, and all the hopes and dreams I had, have been in vain.
"I never thought I would bury any of my children, let alone my baby boy.
"He was snatched away in such a cruel and heartless way."
The five were members of the GAS (Guns And Shanks) gang from Brixton.
Zac was associated with the rival TN1 (Trust No One) gang from Tulse Hill.
Mrs Olumegbon said Zac had spoken at a Youth Against Violence conference the day before his death, and was seeking help to turn his life around.

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