Chilling Footage: Teen Killer Storms Clothing Store With Machete
Teen Killers Strike: A Brutal Attack Unfolds
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div>THIS is the moment a ferocious machete-wielding teen killer stormed into a clothing store in Ipswich as he hunted down a young man.Joshua Howell and his thug friend Alfie Hammett, both 19, were handed life sentences today for stabbing Raymond James Quigley, 18, to death in January 2023
Suffolk police today released the footage that tracked the pair’s movements prior to the attack as they skulked around Ipswich’s town center on January 17, 2023
Dressed in hoodies with their faces covered by masks and brandishing large knives, police said that Howell and Hammett found Mr Quigley and attacked him
The Deadly Encounter: Howell and Hammett Make Their Move
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div>Cops explained that Hammett ran directly towards the victim and stabbed him, while Howell chased after one of his friend’s who ran for safety in a nearby shop
He added: “Across the country we are seeing too many deaths of this nature. This senseless loss of young lives has to stop.
Immediately following these calls, both Howell and Hammett received calls from their respective gangs
The Motive Uncovered: Rival Gangs Clash
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div>The court heard that the motive for the attack was most likely due rivalling gangs from Norwich
Mr Quigley had an association with a gang called ‘OTM’, which stands for ‘Only The Money’.Hammett was associated with a rival gang called ‘3rdside’
A Tragic End: Justice Served in Court
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div>Howell and Hammett appeared at Ipswich Crown Court today to be sentenced to life imprisonment with minimum custodial terms of 24 years and 20 years respectively
They had both been found guilty on January 26 of murdering Mr Quigley after a tense trial that lasted over five weeks
The pair were both also found guilty of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place
Conclusion: Harsh Realities of Teen Violence
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div>“I am still staggered by the brazen way in which Hammett and Howell committed this heinous crime in such a public place, with numerous members of the public around and in full view of CCTV cameras
“James Quigley was simply walking through town with his friends, when he was subjected to this unprovoked attack and without any opportunity to defend himself. He stood no chance