Finally.....Damilola's killers are eventually brought to justice
Damilola Taylor was found bleeding from a leg wound in a stairwell of a housing estate in Peckham, South East London on the 27th November 2000. He received the wound from an intentional slab of a broken beer bottle, and such was his attempt to get to somewhere for assistance or even be out of sight of his attacker he limped some distance and got as far as two flights of stairs before weakness crept in and he was found by a passer-by. Damilola reached hospital but was pronounced dead due to a severed artery.
In 2002, four youths were charged with his murder on the evidence of one female girl who was so contradicting in her evidence she was practically and inadvertent hostile witness for the prosecution. Her demands for mod cons during her stay under police protection was well documenting of her overall attitude and concern for her role as a vital witness. The case went on to an absolute aquittal beyond all reasonable doubt.
Two youngsters were arrested along with the eventually tried four above. Those two were Daniel and Richard Preddie. They were released at the time but four years went by before forensic evidence was passed to another forensic team from the Forensic Science Service, the original forensic team in the acquittal trial. Experts found traces of Damilola's blood by the heel of a trainer and on a cuff of a shirt, belonging to either of the brothers. Evidence also matched torn fibres with that found on the beer bottle. Today the Preddie brothers (the Pray-die brothers as they hunted their victims during a detailed crime spree from the age of eleven and twelve) were found guilty of Damilola's manslaughter and will be sentenced later. Danny Preddie shouted at the jury after the verdict.
These two have faces of absolute contempt, wicknedness, and a one-way ticket to criminality. You are not meant to judge on appearances and in some cases that is true. In this one, there is no doubt. I expect they will be sentenced for six years, though I sincerely hope it is more.
In 2002, four youths were charged with his murder on the evidence of one female girl who was so contradicting in her evidence she was practically and inadvertent hostile witness for the prosecution. Her demands for mod cons during her stay under police protection was well documenting of her overall attitude and concern for her role as a vital witness. The case went on to an absolute aquittal beyond all reasonable doubt.
Two youngsters were arrested along with the eventually tried four above. Those two were Daniel and Richard Preddie. They were released at the time but four years went by before forensic evidence was passed to another forensic team from the Forensic Science Service, the original forensic team in the acquittal trial. Experts found traces of Damilola's blood by the heel of a trainer and on a cuff of a shirt, belonging to either of the brothers. Evidence also matched torn fibres with that found on the beer bottle. Today the Preddie brothers (the Pray-die brothers as they hunted their victims during a detailed crime spree from the age of eleven and twelve) were found guilty of Damilola's manslaughter and will be sentenced later. Danny Preddie shouted at the jury after the verdict.
These two have faces of absolute contempt, wicknedness, and a one-way ticket to criminality. You are not meant to judge on appearances and in some cases that is true. In this one, there is no doubt. I expect they will be sentenced for six years, though I sincerely hope it is more.
posted by RedsMan at 8/09/2006 11:44:00 PM
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