General of Darkness
8th August 2012, 11:09 PM
England and Europe are so fucked, but aside from my personal opinions of WHY destroy it, I just can't grasp what the plan is after it's destroyed?
Rioter who lived in a £3m flat... on the taxpayer: Iraqi came here for asylum and was handed six-bedroom home. In return he joined gang that looted shops and raided a Michelin-starred restaurant
Nasir Muhsen, 18, was housed in Kensington, one of London's most fashionable areas
He was jailed along with 15 others who laid siege to shops and businesses
'Rampaging mob' terrorised the streets of West London
Group targeted the Ledbury restaurant in Notting Hill
Television presenter Dan Snow stopped one looter by pinning him down and sitting on him as tried to flee the scene
By Rebecca Camber, Crime Reporter (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Rebecca+Camber,+Crime+Reporter)
PUBLISHED: 14:26 EST, 8 August 2012 | UPDATED: 18:41 EST, 8 August 2012
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http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/08/09/article-2185444-14727DD6000005DC-481_306x423.jpg Rioter: Nasir Muhsen was living in a £3million apartment, funded by British taxpayers
He claimed to be so poor that he joined the riots to steal money for food.
But in reality Nasir Muhsen, 18, was living in a £3million apartment, funded by British taxpayers.
He and his family were housed in one of London’s most fashionable areas after they fled Iraq to claim asylum in Britain.
The details of the yob’s luxurious accommodation, which most could only dream of, can now be revealed after he was jailed yesterday, along with 15 other gang members who laid siege to shops and businesses ‘like a pack of hounds’ during the riots.
The serial offender was part of a ‘rampaging mob’ who terrorised the streets of Queensway and Notting Hill in West London on August 8 last year, looting, setting fire to mopeds and buses, and attacking a Michelin-starred restaurant favoured by celebrities including Kate Moss.
Yesterday Muhsen was locked up for six and a half years at Inner London Crown Court after racking up what a judge called a ‘handsome record for violence’ after coming to Britain.
Sneering with contempt for the judge and laughing as he swaggered to the cells, he joked: ‘Obviously I want more, I want to remain in prison.’
The Mail can now reveal that Muhsen and his family trashed their six-bedroom flat in a grand Victorian mansion block in Kensington after being housed there by the council.
To the fury of neighbours, who include a naval admiral, they enjoyed a 3,000 sq ft basement apartment just by Earls Court.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/08/09/article-2185444-147024BA000005DC-790_634x494.jpg Grand: The Kensington apartments where Muhsen lived before his eviction
The property, which if rented on the private market could command around £6,000 a month, had been refurbished before their arrival last year.
But by the time the family were evicted last Christmas for not paying their heavily subsidised rent to the council, it was in such a bad state that builders had to spend ten days on repairs.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/08/09/article-2185444-14727DC6000005DC-322_306x423.jpg Rico Myers was a member of the 'pack of hounds' who wreaked havoc
One neighbour said: ‘They were like animals. All the wardrobes were ripped out. It had been gutted.
‘The windows were broken, the doors were off. It looked like it had been party central. People came and went all times of the night. They trashed it.’
Muhsen was living at the plush property with his mother and brothers at the time of the riots, yet his defence lawyer, Rupert Bowers, argued: ‘He had no income, the money he took was to buy food.’
Muhsen, who a month after the riots was jailed for another robbery, has convictions dating back to 2009.
He was given a youth rehabilitation order after being convicted of wounding and possession of an offensive weapon in 2010 and robbery in June 2011.
But like many of the gang members, he breached the order to join the riots, during which he was part of a group that ransacked an off-licence, battering the terrified shopkeeper over the head eight times with a bottle of champagne.
Yesterday Judge Usha Karu jailed Muhsen for six and a half years for conspiracy to commit violent disorder and robbery.
The court heard that Muhsen was part of a mob of more than 50 youths from rival gangs who teamed up for a night of ‘devastating’ disorder.
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Destruction: Ahmed Al-Jaf, left, and Anas Ibrahim, right, have been jailed after they looted the Ledbury
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Gyasi Skinner, left, received 38 months in a young offenders' institution while Kalen Hinds, right, was sentenced to nine years
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/08/08/article-2185444-14727DAD000005DC-26_306x423.jpg
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Liam Hodge (left) went on the crime spree after two gangs united to loot, along with Ali Abdul Waga (right)
At the height of the violence, masked youths wielding poles, knives and baseball bats stormed Michelin-starred restaurant The Ledbury, robbing diners of designer watches, cash, jewellery and phones.
Yesterday’s sentences for Muhsen and the 15 other members of his mob, who were described by Judge Karu as ‘like a pack of hounds’ added up to a total of 73 years.
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Don't let last year's riots cloud your judgment of young people, says owner of torched department store (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2184814/Dont-let-years-riots-cloud-judgment-young-people-says-owner-torched-department-store.html)
A year on from the riots, we need more school league tables for sport, not just exams (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2184818/A-year-riots-need-school-league-tables-sport-just-exams.html)
Let's go for gold...not the shopping with violence we saw a year ago (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2184622/Olympics-2012-Lets-gold--shopping-violence-saw-year-ago.html)
She told them: ‘It was a year ago today that you were involved in the mob criminality that so disturbed the law-abiding members of the public.'
Today, in stark contrast to the scenes of arson, looting and damage, London is hosting the Olympics, which demonstrates the excellence which can be achieved in sport and is an inspiration to all.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/08/09/article-2185444-14705EFB000005DC-775_634x425.jpg Targeted: Diners at The Ledbury in Notting Hill were robbed at knifepoint
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Rioter who lived in a £3m flat... on the taxpayer: Iraqi came here for asylum and was handed six-bedroom home. In return he joined gang that looted shops and raided a Michelin-starred restaurant
Nasir Muhsen, 18, was housed in Kensington, one of London's most fashionable areas
He was jailed along with 15 others who laid siege to shops and businesses
'Rampaging mob' terrorised the streets of West London
Group targeted the Ledbury restaurant in Notting Hill
Television presenter Dan Snow stopped one looter by pinning him down and sitting on him as tried to flee the scene
By Rebecca Camber, Crime Reporter (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Rebecca+Camber,+Crime+Reporter)
PUBLISHED: 14:26 EST, 8 August 2012 | UPDATED: 18:41 EST, 8 August 2012
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http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/08/09/article-2185444-14727DD6000005DC-481_306x423.jpg Rioter: Nasir Muhsen was living in a £3million apartment, funded by British taxpayers
He claimed to be so poor that he joined the riots to steal money for food.
But in reality Nasir Muhsen, 18, was living in a £3million apartment, funded by British taxpayers.
He and his family were housed in one of London’s most fashionable areas after they fled Iraq to claim asylum in Britain.
The details of the yob’s luxurious accommodation, which most could only dream of, can now be revealed after he was jailed yesterday, along with 15 other gang members who laid siege to shops and businesses ‘like a pack of hounds’ during the riots.
The serial offender was part of a ‘rampaging mob’ who terrorised the streets of Queensway and Notting Hill in West London on August 8 last year, looting, setting fire to mopeds and buses, and attacking a Michelin-starred restaurant favoured by celebrities including Kate Moss.
Yesterday Muhsen was locked up for six and a half years at Inner London Crown Court after racking up what a judge called a ‘handsome record for violence’ after coming to Britain.
Sneering with contempt for the judge and laughing as he swaggered to the cells, he joked: ‘Obviously I want more, I want to remain in prison.’
The Mail can now reveal that Muhsen and his family trashed their six-bedroom flat in a grand Victorian mansion block in Kensington after being housed there by the council.
To the fury of neighbours, who include a naval admiral, they enjoyed a 3,000 sq ft basement apartment just by Earls Court.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/08/09/article-2185444-147024BA000005DC-790_634x494.jpg Grand: The Kensington apartments where Muhsen lived before his eviction
The property, which if rented on the private market could command around £6,000 a month, had been refurbished before their arrival last year.
But by the time the family were evicted last Christmas for not paying their heavily subsidised rent to the council, it was in such a bad state that builders had to spend ten days on repairs.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/08/09/article-2185444-14727DC6000005DC-322_306x423.jpg Rico Myers was a member of the 'pack of hounds' who wreaked havoc
One neighbour said: ‘They were like animals. All the wardrobes were ripped out. It had been gutted.
‘The windows were broken, the doors were off. It looked like it had been party central. People came and went all times of the night. They trashed it.’
Muhsen was living at the plush property with his mother and brothers at the time of the riots, yet his defence lawyer, Rupert Bowers, argued: ‘He had no income, the money he took was to buy food.’
Muhsen, who a month after the riots was jailed for another robbery, has convictions dating back to 2009.
He was given a youth rehabilitation order after being convicted of wounding and possession of an offensive weapon in 2010 and robbery in June 2011.
But like many of the gang members, he breached the order to join the riots, during which he was part of a group that ransacked an off-licence, battering the terrified shopkeeper over the head eight times with a bottle of champagne.
Yesterday Judge Usha Karu jailed Muhsen for six and a half years for conspiracy to commit violent disorder and robbery.
The court heard that Muhsen was part of a mob of more than 50 youths from rival gangs who teamed up for a night of ‘devastating’ disorder.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/08/08/article-2185444-14727DE5000005DC-581_306x423.jpg
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/08/08/article-2185444-14727DB2000005DC-959_306x423.jpg
Destruction: Ahmed Al-Jaf, left, and Anas Ibrahim, right, have been jailed after they looted the Ledbury
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/08/08/article-2185444-14703F20000005DC-320_306x423.jpg
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/08/08/article-2185444-14703F98000005DC-42_306x423.jpg
Gyasi Skinner, left, received 38 months in a young offenders' institution while Kalen Hinds, right, was sentenced to nine years
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/08/08/article-2185444-14727DAD000005DC-26_306x423.jpg
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/08/08/article-2185444-14727DBC000005DC-274_306x423.jpg
Liam Hodge (left) went on the crime spree after two gangs united to loot, along with Ali Abdul Waga (right)
At the height of the violence, masked youths wielding poles, knives and baseball bats stormed Michelin-starred restaurant The Ledbury, robbing diners of designer watches, cash, jewellery and phones.
Yesterday’s sentences for Muhsen and the 15 other members of his mob, who were described by Judge Karu as ‘like a pack of hounds’ added up to a total of 73 years.
More...
Don't let last year's riots cloud your judgment of young people, says owner of torched department store (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2184814/Dont-let-years-riots-cloud-judgment-young-people-says-owner-torched-department-store.html)
A year on from the riots, we need more school league tables for sport, not just exams (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2184818/A-year-riots-need-school-league-tables-sport-just-exams.html)
Let's go for gold...not the shopping with violence we saw a year ago (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2184622/Olympics-2012-Lets-gold--shopping-violence-saw-year-ago.html)
She told them: ‘It was a year ago today that you were involved in the mob criminality that so disturbed the law-abiding members of the public.'
Today, in stark contrast to the scenes of arson, looting and damage, London is hosting the Olympics, which demonstrates the excellence which can be achieved in sport and is an inspiration to all.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/08/09/article-2185444-14705EFB000005DC-775_634x425.jpg Targeted: Diners at The Ledbury in Notting Hill were robbed at knifepoint
ndon-rioter-joined-gang-raided-Ledbury-restaurant-lived-3m-flat--taxpayer.html#ixzz231SZMwGl (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2185444/London-rioter-joined-gang-raided-Ledbury-restaurant-lived-3m-flat--taxpayer.html#ixzz231SZMwGl)