A man from Plaistow has been jailed for his part in a knife fight on a tube.
Joseph Dunkley, 46, of Florence Road, had been involved in an altercation with a man at Brixton station at 5.30am on Saturday, 5 August 2017.
He then got into a fight with another man, 18-year-old Samuel Gbo, on a Victoria Line train towards Stockwell.
Both pulled out knives and started lunging at each other with both suffering numerous stab wounds.
Upon reaching Stockwell, the fight broke out onto the platform where police arrived to put an end to it.
Investigating officer PC Neil Lane, from British Transport Police, said: “Armed with knives, these defendants unleashed a shocking display of violence on board the Victoria Line train. They lunged at each other, inflicting serious wounds which required medical attention.
“Passengers using this early morning service were unsurprisingly frightened by this aggressive and atrocious violence.”
Dunkley’s been jailed for eight years after being found guilty at Southwark Crown Court of affray, violent disorder, unlawful malicious wounding and GBH with intent.
He’d previously pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of an offensive weapon.
Gbo, of White Hart Lane, Wood Green pleaded guilty to charges of violent disorder, possession of an offensive weapon and unlawful malicious wounding.
He was given a suspended sentence and ordered to pay a £20 victim surcharge.
PC Lane added: “Knife crime will never be tolerated on the London Underground network, and today’s sentence shows the consequence of knife crime. The Tube network is rich with CCTV, and we use this vital evidence to identify offenders and bring them before the courts. Those individuals who are intent on carrying knives should see this sentence as a deterrent to this reckless behaviour.”
Siwan Hayward, Head of Transport Policing at Transport for London, said: “This violent fight was truly shocking and we have worked with the police to bring the perpetrators to justice. Thankfully instances of knife crime on our network are very low and this sentencing shows it will not be tolerated.
“London’s transport network is a safe, low crime environment, where very few of the 15 million journeys made each day involve anyone experiencing or witnessing a crime. Customer and staff safety is our top priority, which is why we invest in a comprehensive network of 12,000 cameras across the Tube network and dedicated transport police officers.”
Tags: Newham, Plaistow, Brixton, British Transport Police
