Reke Ahmed, 17, was set upon in a savage 16 minute beating by a mob, as he waited with friends at a bus stop near The Goat Pub in Croydon, south London
A Kurdish asylum seeker was left with a bleed on the brain after he was subjected to a brutal and unprovoked attack by a group of thugs.
Reke Ahmed, 17, was set upon in a savage 16 minute beating by a mob, as he waited with friends at a bus stop near The Goat Pub in Croydon, south London, on March 31, this year.
Kurt Killick, 18, George Walder, 23, Lliam Neylon, 19, Daryl Davis, 21, Danyelle Davis, 24, and Kyran Evans, 23, are alleged to have launched the ‘brutal, unjustified and unjustifiable assault’ after spilling out of a pub, Croydon Crown Court heard.
CCTV seen by the jury, showed how Ahmed was repeatedly kicked while he lay on the ground, as his two friends ran off after trying to stop the assault by throwing stones at his attackers.
Mr Ahmed then got up and managed to stumble away before ‘a shout of some sort went up’ and the gang ran after him.
The second attack was not caught on camera but it is alleged Killick stamped on Mr Ahmed as he was sent to the floor for a second time.
Mr Ahmed was left with a bleed on the brain, fractures to the face and a small fracture to the spine.
He cannot remember the attack so will not give evidence against his attackers, the court heard.
Opening the case prosecutor Jonathan Polnay said: ‘This case is about a truly disgraceful episode of violence and thuggery that took place in the streets of the Shrublands Estate, Croydon, on the evening of the 31st March 2017.’
The court heard the attack involved more than a dozen people ‘attacking and fighting with another group of three’.
Alleged attackers Kurt Killick (left) and George Walder, (right) arrive at Croydon Crown Court for the trial, today
He said: ‘The event was a brutal, unjustified and unjustifiable assault. ‘It must have been eight against one, leaving one man with a bleed on the brain and facial fractures.
‘As virtually all of these defendants can be seen coming out of a pub at around about 11.30pm, we would suggest it is a fair inference to draw that this was alcohol fuelled violence on the streets of Croydon.’
On the night of March 31, Dilshad Mohammed, who had travelled from his home in Newcastle, met with his friends, Reker Ahmed and Hamo Mustafa.
They had gone to a club near the Shrublands Estate, and after leaving Mr Mustafa went to a bus stop to check the times.
The other two went to talk to a group of people waiting near The Goat Public House, which included Killick. The CCTV showed the conversation lasted for abut 30 to 40 seconds, before the two men walked away to their friend at the bus stop.
Lliam Neylon, 19, and Danyelle Davis, 24, arrive at Croydon Crown Court where they are accused of attacking Mr Ahmed
Footage then shows Walder come out of the pub, talk to Killick before walking over to the group at the bus stop, with Killick behind him. Mr Polnay said: ‘There can be no doubt that Walder has gone over to the group from where he was and punched one of them in the face.’
The fight between the groups lasted for a minute and included Walder, Killick and Neylon, before some of the attackers are seen walking back into the pub.
However, the violence erupt again, moments later, this time in the middle of the street near the pub, with other attackers charging towards the victim.
The prosecutor said: ‘During this incident, Mr Ahmed is assaulted while on the ground. He is punched and kicked, while on the ground.
‘This was a really unpleasant attack by a number of people on one man.
‘No doubt in an effort to save their friend, Mr Mohammed and Mr Mustafa threw stones at the attacking group, before they were chased away.’
The pair managed to hide in a front garden where they called the police while the attack on Ahmed continued for around three minutes.
This episode of violence then ends and CCTV shows Mr Ahmed trying to escape the group, going towards Shrublands Avenue.
During today’s hearing, at Croydon Crown Court, prosecutor Jonathan Polnay described the case as a ‘truly disgraceful episode of violence and thuggery’
He is seen sitting on the floor recovering from his beating near the Shrublands Youth and Community Centre. Mr Polnay said: ‘Clearly, a shout of some sort went up among these defendants because suddenly all of them chase down Reker Ahmed.’
The court was shown CCTV footage of the group running after Mr Ahmed, who was described as ‘running for his life from the pack that followed’.
The prosecutor said: ‘Mr Ahmed has no recollection of what happened – that is why you will not hear from him in the witness box. ‘There is no point brining him here, he doesn’t remember, and maybe that’s fortunate for him.
‘He received serious injuries from the attack. ‘They included a bleed on the brain; complex facial fractures; a frontal bone fracture; a small fracture of his spine; and lacerations, bruising and swelling of the soft tissues of face and skull.
‘It must have been eight against one. This was no fight. It was a brutal, unjustified and unjustifiable assault. ‘This part of the incident was seen by a local resident, who sees Mr Ahmed on the floor being stamped, on his head, face and body.
‘The Crown say that the first defendant, Killick, was one of those who was involved in the stamping.’
Killick, from Croydon, denies one count of GBH with intent and two counts of violent disorder.
Walder, Neylon, Daryl Davis and Danyelle Davis and Evans, all from Croydon, all deny two counts of violent disorder.
The trial continues tomorrow at 10am.
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