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| Man jailed over shooting that left girl, 9, with bullet in brain | |
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| Javon Riley was found guilty of three charges of attempted murder and causing grievous bodily harm with intent | |
| A man has been jailed for 34 years over his role in a gangland shooting that left a nine-year-old girl with a bullet lodged in her brain. | A man has been jailed for 34 years over his role in a gangland shooting that left a nine-year-old girl with a bullet lodged in her brain. |
| Javon Riley, 33, was convicted last month of causing grievous bodily harm with intent after the girl was hit in the head by the first of six bullets fired from a passing motorbike at a restaurant on Kingsland High Street, Dalston, last May. | Javon Riley, 33, was convicted last month of causing grievous bodily harm with intent after the girl was hit in the head by the first of six bullets fired from a passing motorbike at a restaurant on Kingsland High Street, Dalston, last May. |
| Riley was also sentenced over the attempted murder of three men - Mustafa Kiziltan, Kenan Aydogdu, and Nasser Ali - who were sitting at tables outside the Evin Restaurant. | |
| The gunman and weapon used in the shooting in east London have never been found. | The gunman and weapon used in the shooting in east London have never been found. |
| Sentencing him on Friday, Judge Mark Lucraft KC said the gang rivalry had seen a number of "tit for tat" murders and attempted murders in London and overseas over the past 10 years. | Sentencing him on Friday, Judge Mark Lucraft KC said the gang rivalry had seen a number of "tit for tat" murders and attempted murders in London and overseas over the past 10 years. |
| The three men who were shot were said to be affiliated with the Hackney Turks organised crime gang, who had a rivalry with the Tottenham Turks, with whom Riley had links, jurors had heard. | |
| The gunman remains at large but prosecutors said Riley had played a "key role" before, during and after the shooting. | |
| Riley carried out reconnaissance of the restaurant before the attack, scouted for potential targets and drove the gunman away in a stolen car, which was later burnt out. | |
| The nine-year-old girl spent three months in hospital and will suffer with lifelong physical and cognitive problems as the bullet remains lodged in her brain. | |
| The three adult male victims received gunshot wounds to the arm, leg and thigh. | |
| Scotland Yard has offered up to £15,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and prosecution of the person who fired the shots. | |
| During a three-week trial, Riley was asked to identify the "third party" who had recruited him for around £40,000. | |
| He refused, citing fear for his life and that of his family. | |
| Riley admitted conducting reconnaissance, spotting targets and picking up the gunman, but claimed he believed it was a "smash-and-grab" robbery. | |
| The nine-year-old girl was eating an ice cream with her family inside the restaurant | |
| Riley later admitted the person who used the gun had said to him: "Shots have been fired. I need to get out of here." | |
| The court heard Jamaica-born, who was born in Jamaica, had a string of convictions dating back to 2008. | |
| They include possession of cannabis and cocaine, driving offences and having an offensive weapon and a blade in his car. | |
| He also admitted involvement in car theft, drug dealing and robberies, but said he had never been caught for those offences. | |
| Police recordings revealed Riley's links to the Tottenham Turks, including talks about Izzet Eren, who was shot in Moldova on 10 July last year in what was believed to be a revenge attack. | |
| 'Future torn away' | |
| Det Ch Insp Joanna Yorke said: "Riley will face the consequences of his actions behind bars. Actions that traumatically derailed the life of a little girl. | |
| "While this outcome is a reminder that justice can be served, it will never undo the suffering caused to her or her family." | |
| In a statement shared after Riley's conviction last month, the mother of the nine-year-old girl said: "In a single moment, the future we had imagined for our daughter was torn away. She was once an energetic, adventurous child — everything that celebrated movement, energy, and life. | |
| "Now, weakness on her left side means she can only watch from the sidelines, living with a titanium plate in her skull and a bullet still in her brain." | |
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