Just seen a local paper to find out the following report from the Newspaper; Uxbridge Gazzette (North-West London, UK)…

Thomas Okumo, Emmanuel Chisholm, Joel Ogunsanya, Jaffar Shah, David Olabode, and Devinder Sandhu, have been jailed for 41 years in total for a gunpoint carjacking in West Drayton, London.

All six men were charged and convicted with the following offences:-

• Conspiracy to commit burglary on the 30 September 2010
• Conspiracy to commit robbery on the 30 September 2010
• Possession of a firearm (imitation) whilst committing a schedule 1 offence

Details of sentences given:
Thomas Okumo, aged 18, Barncroft Close, Hayes, sentenced to 5 Years 6 Months
Joel Ogunsanya, aged 18, of Trevor Road Hayes, sentenced to 7 Years 6 Months
Emmanuel Chisholm, aged 19, of Clayton Road, Hayes, sentenced to 7 Years 6 Months
David Olabode, aged 20, of Clayton Road, Hayes, sentenced to 7 Years 6 Months
Jaffar Shah, aged 21, Gledwood Drive, Hayes, sentenced to 5 Years 6 Months
Devinder Sandhu, aged 22, London Road, Aston Clinton, Aylesbury, sentenced to 7 Years 6 Months

Before the report i’d like to say the media does exaggerate crime to a certain extent which is unbelievable… It’s no doubt that these boy’s done a terrible crime and should pay for it. and also no doubt in saying that these boys were unknown to the police prior to the crime and are currently remorseful and devastated by their actions.

SIX armed thugs who carjacked a motorist at gunpoint and burgled a house in one night have been jailed for a combined 41 years.

The group were sentenced last week at Harrow Crown Court after a police sergeant spotted men matching the attacker’s descriptions and helped arrest them within hours of the crime wave last September.

Five of the group were young men from Hayes, who now face years behind bars….

… Emmanuel Chisholm, 19, of Clayton Road, Hayes, was arrested in Trevor Road as he cycled away from his flat. He was found in possession of keys for the stolen VW Polo.

Joel Ogunsanya, 18, of Trevor Road, Hayes, was arrested at his address and found in possession of a wallet, bank cards, and a set of keys belonging to the robbery victim.

All three denied the offences and were found guilty after trial and sentenced to seven years and six months in jail.

Thomas Okumo, 18, of Barncroft Road, Hayes, and Jaffar Shah, 21, of Gledwood Drive, Hayes, were arrested a week later and admitted the offences and both received five years and six months.

The final assailant Devinder Sandhu, 22, of Aylesbury, Bucks, denied his involvement, but was also found guilty and sentenced to seven and a half years.

- Report via Gazzette

Most of them came from good families and were brought up to accept societal norms and values; Emmanuel Chisolm for example was enrolled in college while he was working part time prior to the crime; the group of people he’s associated himself with, have influenced him and caused him to act in these manner. Emmanuel was also a polite and respectful young man. His family were shocked by the act of these young men.

Joe Ogunsanya (aka Junior) was also in college prior to the crime and he was planning on starting his own ‘painting and Decorating’ business prior to the incident. He was a smart boy who was capable of success in life prior to the crime.

There’s no doubt in saying David Olabode lacked crucial role model in his life, he lost his mother at a young age with nobody to take care of him and was led to befriending hooligans. However David was in college and was planning to study architecture at university. He was also a brillant young man with great vision but lacked support in pursuing his goals. therefore there good sides to these young men, and they’ve been misled due to the type of friend they’re associated with.

Hence it’s not everything that appears to be the way it’s been portrayed in the media, the media are there to sell and publish news whether biased or unbiased. However i’m not consenting or defending these offender, the court of law’s rightfully purnished them according to their deeds.

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