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Two young thugs, who joined a brutal barbeque skewer attack on a teenager travelling on board a packed commuter train, have been locked up.
The 17 year-old suffered stab wounds as he travelled between Deptford and Westcombe Park, South-East London and had to be rushed to hospital.
Pastor’s son and trainee carpenter Tobi Animashaun, 21, of Lubbock Street, Bermondsey was jailed for twelve months.
Illegal immigrant Hilary Gbenoba, 21, received two years and six months and is liable for automatic deportation.
Both pleaded guilty at Blackfriars Crown Court (pictured) to causing an affray on April 16 and Gbenoba additionally admitted carrying a Supermalt bottle as an offensive weapon.
Animashaun claimed the violent offence “ruined my summer” because he had to obey a night time curfew as a bail condition.
The court heard it was around 7pm when the defendants – plus an unknown accomplice armed with the skewer – barged onto the busy train and targeted the Plumstead victim.
Judge Henry Blacksell QC told the defendants: “You have watched the train CCTV with me and it was a shocking thing to watch.
“Those other passengers are entitled to travel without being put in fear.
“You did not intend to attack those people, but they did not know that and you did not care or give a hoot.
“It must have been absolutely terrifying because this is public transport and they cannot go anywhere and you, Gbenoba, are waving a bottle.
“You got on and you immediately went for your victim.
"You knew what you were doing.
“The third man was brandishing the most offensive weapon imaginable.
“You, Animashaun, said that your summer has been ruined, well your summer’s going to be a bit more ruined.
“Uncontrolled violence on public transport to the shock and horror of other users deserves custody.”
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