Four teenagers have been jailed for luring a transgender teenager to a roller disco to ‘viciously’ stab and beat her. The 18-year-old victim, who lives with ‘thick scars’ and still struggles to sleep, only survived the attack last February 10 because passersby stopped to help her.
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The group of teens lured her to a roller disco in Harrow, north west London, under the impression that she had been invited to a party. Instead they punched, kicked, and stamped on her, stabbing her nine times, all the while shouting transphobic slurs at her.
Image Credit: Metro [Transgender girl was stabbed nine times at a roller skating party 'in revenge for lying about her gender before performing a sex act on a boy', court hears Pictured: Summer Betts-Ramsey]
Summer Betts-Ramsey, 20, who carried out the stabbing, was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in youth detention, of which four-and-a-half must be served in custody. Bradley Harris, Camron Osei, and Shiloh Hindes, all 18, were sentenced to three years in youth detention.
Image Credit: Metro [Six people sentenced for their part in a vicious transphobic attack Share on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share on Twitter Download as PDF Six people have been sentenced for their part in a vicious transphobic attack investigated swiftly by Met detectives to bring those involved to justice. The victim has been left with deep scars following the horrific attack where she was stabbed nine times. In an impact statement read to the court the victim said: ?In the past I have experienced animosity towards me due to being transgender, but never thought that someone would have so much hatred for me and want to assault me in the way they did.? She has bravely asked police to release CCTV footage of the attack to show what happened to her. Police were called to Masons Avenue in Harrow at 19:00hrs on Saturday, 10 February 2024 following reports of a teenager being robbed and seriously assaulted and stabbed. The 18-year-old was taken to hospital. Thankfully her injuries were not life-threatening and she was discharged after treatment while receiving support from officers. Early enquiries indicated that the assault was a transphobic hate crime and officers within the Met?s North West Public Protection Unit immediately launched an investigation. It was revealed that the victim was due to attend a roller skating event in Harrow but instead was lured to the venue and was ferociously attacked, having been subjected to transphobic abuse on a Snapchat group chat prior to the event.]
A fifth teenager, a 17-year-old boy who cannot be named for legal reasons, was given a youth rehabilitation order. All five members of the group admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent, while Betts-Ramsey also admitted possession of a knife. Judge Philip Katz KC said the ‘abhorrent’ attack had been motivated by a ‘distorted notion of revenge’, adding that it was at least in part linked to the woman’s gender identity.
Image Credit: Metro [Six people sentenced for their part in a vicious transphobic attack Share on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share on Twitter Download as PDF Six people have been sentenced for their part in a vicious transphobic attack investigated swiftly by Met detectives to bring those involved to justice. The victim has been left with deep scars following the horrific attack where she was stabbed nine times. In an impact statement read to the court the victim said: ?In the past I have experienced animosity towards me due to being transgender, but never thought that someone would have so much hatred for me and want to assault me in the way they did.? She has bravely asked police to release CCTV footage of the attack to show what happened to her. Police were called to Masons Avenue in Harrow at 19:00hrs on Saturday, 10 February 2024 following reports of a teenager being robbed and seriously assaulted and stabbed. The 18-year-old was taken to hospital. Thankfully her injuries were not life-threatening and she was discharged after treatment while receiving support from officers. Early enquiries indicated that the assault was a transphobic hate crime and officers within the Met?s North West Public Protection Unit immediately launched an investigation. It was revealed that the victim was due to attend a roller skating event in Harrow but instead was lured to the venue and was ferociously attacked, having been subjected to transphobic abuse on a Snapchat group chat prior to the event.]
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