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Man gets life sentence for Dalston gangland shooting that left nine-year-old girl with bullet lodged in brain
- Javon Riley was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 34 years for a gang-related shooting on 29 May 2024 in Dalston, London, targeting three men and a nine-year-old girl.
- The shooting occurred amid a decade-long violent feud between the Hackney Turks and Tottenham Turks gangs, with Riley affiliated to the Tottenham Turks and acting as a spotter and getaway driver.
- Riley admitted scouting the restaurant, spotting targets, and driving the gunman who fired six bullets from a passing motorbike, one striking the girl in the head and causing lifelong injuries.
- Judge Mark Lucraft KC noted that the rivalry had led to numerous retaliatory killings and attacks in both London and abroad over the last decade, emphasizing Riley's significant involvement before, during, and after the shooting.
- The gunman remains at large despite a £15,000 reward for information, and Riley refused to identify the recruiter of the attack, citing fear for his and his family's lives.
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Hired spotter jailed over gang shooting of nine-year-old girl
Javon Riley, 33, from Tottenham, north London, was found guilty at the Old Bailey of causing grievous harm with intent to the girl in Hackney. A hired spotter and getaway driver has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 34 years for his role in a gangland shooting outside a restaurant in east London which left a girl of nine with a bullet lodged in her brain. The girl was hit in the head by one of six bullets fired by a man on a passing mo…
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