A vile gang of youths who viscously stabbed a transgender girl shared sickening messages and videos via Snapchat in the aftermath of their attack.
The 18-year-old victim now lives with “thick scars” and significant emotional trauma following the nightmare attacks at Harrow Leisure Centre, North West London, on February 10, 2024.
Summer Betts-Ramsey, 20, who carried out the horrific stabbing, was yesterday (January 16) sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in youth detention, four-and-a-half of which must be served in custody. Bradley Harris, Camron Osei, and Shiloh Hindes, all 18, were each sentenced to three years in youth detention, while a fifth teenager, an unnamed 17-year-old boy, was handed a youth rehabilitation order.
The Old Bailey heard how Harris had discovered the victim was transgender after receiving oral sex from her. In response, he shared a clip of the act on Snapchat, which he had recorded without her knowledge, and recruited Betts-Ramsey and other friends to lure the girl to a roller disco under the pretence that she’d been invited to a party.
Instead, the girl was beaten, kicked, stamped on and stabbed nine times – all while the assailants abused her with transphobic slurs.
Transgender teen stabbed after sex act in ‘sickening’ attack at roller disco
The girl was lured to a roller disco, where she was violently attacked
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Thankfully, the teenager survived her injuries after a passerby mercifully intervened. After being rushed to the hospital, she required plastic surgery treatment and has reported feeling “depressed” in the aftermath of their terrifying ordeal. Describing the attack as “shamelessly hateful and dehumanising”, Judge Philip Katz KC stated that it had been motivated by a “distorted notion of revenge” and was at least partially linked to the young woman’s gender identity.
The court heard how, after being informed about the girl’s gender identity, Harris threatened her at knifepoint, forcing her to out herself. He and his friends had planned the attack over Snapchat, where Harris left sickening voice notes referring to the victim as “it”. Harris stated that he would “stamp on its head” and that someone “might even shank it”. On the afternoon of the attack, Betts-Ramsey, who continued to “gloat” after carrying out the assault, told a friend, “I have to go to Harrow to beat up a f***ing tr***y”.
Bradley Harris referred to the victim as ‘it’ in sickening Snapchat messages
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Summer Betts-Ramsey proceeded to ‘gloat’ after carrying out the nightmare attack
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Knife-obsessed Betts-Ramsey admitted to grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent, as well as possession of a knife Hindes, Harris and Osei all admitted GBH, while the unnamed 17-year-old boy admitted GBH with intent and received. A 17-year-old girl who admitted robbery by stealing the victim’s bag during the bag was not part of the original group, the court heard. She was sentenced to a supervision order yesterday.
Describing what the victim had gone through, Judge Katz KC told the court: “She was kicked and punched to the ground, they then continued to punch her, and she was stabbed repeatedly.
“At the time of the attack, she presented no threat to anyone; she did nothing to provoke the attack or to justify it in any way – unknown to [the victim], this was a planned and premeditated attack. Kicking and stamping on someone when they are defenceless on the ground is abhorrent, consistently we hear in these courts about attacks of this nature which have led to death.”
In a devastating statement, the victim spoke of how she’d become “depressed” and “constantly in fear of being assaulted again”. She said: “When I close my eyes, I replay the incident in my head and visualise the knife being used on me. I feel, at times, this is taking over my life. The incident has resulted in thick scars on my body, which saddens me every time I see them – I feel like I am the one living a life sentence due to them.
“In the past, I have experienced animosity towards me being transgender, but I never thought anyone would have so much hatred for me and want to assault me in the way they did. I am worried due to the defendant’s ages, they may receive low prison sentences, and when released, they may try and assault me again.”
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Horror CCTV shows masked gang stab and stamp on trans teen in roller disco ambush