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1:37pm Wednesday 18th January 2012 in News
A TEENAGER was threatened with a knife at Benfleet railway station....for the sake of a £30 phone.
Police have released CCTV following the terrifying ordeal where the victim had a knife pressed against his stomach.
The 16-year-old boy had been on the station platform at about 5pm on Monday January 2 with a friend when he noticed a group of two men and a woman.
The men approached him and brandished the knife while demanding his phone.
Detectives have revealed that this group returned to Benfleet rail station later that evening with a young girl, being pushed in a pink buggy by the woman.
They boarded a train bound for Upminster, where they were later captured on CCTV leaving the service and changing onto the London Underground."
Detectives believe the group may have links to Upminster, Barking, Dagenham and Canvey Island.
Anyone with information should call British Transport Police on 0800 40 50 40 quoting reference B6/LNA of 18/01/2012. Or call the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Comments(20)
JuliaM
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1:55pm Wed 18 Jan 12
R85
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4:13pm Wed 18 Jan 12
leigh-my-town
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4:40pm Wed 18 Jan 12
Sean4u
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8:34pm Wed 18 Jan 12
jolllyboy
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10:30pm Wed 18 Jan 12
Brunning999
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7:07am Thu 19 Jan 12
al coniston
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8:03am Thu 19 Jan 12
R85
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12:17pm Thu 19 Jan 12
leigh-my-town wrote:Upminster is one of the better places in Essex – have you not been there? There are multi-million pound houses everywhere, it is a very salubrious area, not anything at all like East London! That’s why East London robbers go there! Easy prey and expensive everything! Also, it is hardly multi-cultural at all! You must have the wrong idea about this area! It is not a crime area, it is nowhere near East London!
Passport control at Upminster will stop these dopes leaving their multicultural Upminster. C2C should bypass that kip!
sav25
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12:18pm Thu 19 Jan 12
Brunning999 wrote:+1
This offence will get worse because the Police are fearful of searching non white people.
John T Pharro
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4:14pm Thu 19 Jan 12
JuliaM wrote:They have the full house BENFLEET where the incident happened.
"Detectives believe the group may have links to Upminster, Barking, Dagenham and Canvey Island."
Shocker!
They only need Croydon for a full house...
R85
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5:01pm Thu 19 Jan 12
John T Pharro wrote:But both are Utopias compared to a lot of East London! Hackney has its very own Murder Mile (Upper & Lower Clapton). Countless shootings, drive-by shootings, stabbings, beatings to death – often over next to nothing! Few years back a geeza was shot by multiple shooters as he was driving in this area – Shot dead - his car kept rolling until it hit something (can’t remember what). When was the last time something like this happened in Benfleet or Canvey! Nowhere in Essex is bad!
JuliaM wrote: "Detectives believe the group may have links to Upminster, Barking, Dagenham and Canvey Island." Shocker! They only need Croydon for a full house...They have the full house BENFLEET where the incident happened. Just as many bad things happen in Benfleet as Canvey despite what you think.
boyracer_20yrs old
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5:26pm Thu 19 Jan 12
R85 wrote:Basildon is pretty bad. Has very strong links to East London. Back in 2006 4 people were murdered in 4 weeks.
John T Pharro wrote:But both are Utopias compared to a lot of East London! Hackney has its very own Murder Mile (Upper & Lower Clapton). Countless shootings, drive-by shootings, stabbings, beatings to death – often over next to nothing! Few years back a geeza was shot by multiple shooters as he was driving in this area – Shot dead - his car kept rolling until it hit something (can’t remember what). When was the last time something like this happened in Benfleet or Canvey! Nowhere in Essex is bad!JuliaM wrote: "Detectives believe the group may have links to Upminster, Barking, Dagenham and Canvey Island." Shocker! They only need Croydon for a full house...They have the full house BENFLEET where the incident happened. Just as many bad things happen in Benfleet as Canvey despite what you think.
alimac69
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5:33pm Thu 19 Jan 12
boyracer_20yrs old wrote:Nowhere in Essex is this bad YET. With people moving from London to Essex our crime rate is only going to get worse. Believe me, as any secondary school children what they know about crime in Essex and you'd be horrified at what they know and you don't. Did you know that gun crime in Southend is very high? No? Course you didn't because unless the weapon is fired it's not reported.
R85 wrote:Basildon is pretty bad. Has very strong links to East London. Back in 2006 4 people were murdered in 4 weeks.John T Pharro wrote:But both are Utopias compared to a lot of East London! Hackney has its very own Murder Mile (Upper & Lower Clapton). Countless shootings, drive-by shootings, stabbings, beatings to death – often over next to nothing! Few years back a geeza was shot by multiple shooters as he was driving in this area – Shot dead - his car kept rolling until it hit something (can’t remember what). When was the last time something like this happened in Benfleet or Canvey! Nowhere in Essex is bad!JuliaM wrote: "Detectives believe the group may have links to Upminster, Barking, Dagenham and Canvey Island." Shocker! They only need Croydon for a full house...They have the full house BENFLEET where the incident happened. Just as many bad things happen in Benfleet as Canvey despite what you think.
APR
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10:42am Fri 20 Jan 12
R85
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12:22pm Fri 20 Jan 12
alimac69 wrote:Nothing like London though and as Essex gets worse, surely London will get worse with it! Also, if its not fired then that in itself shows you that the level of violence is much lower in SOS – a lot more people (if you can call them ppl) would be likely to use it in London than in SOS. 8 men have been shot dead in the last 2 years in Hackney – fk knows how many have actually been shot and not killed and how many have been stabbed to death!
boyracer_20yrs old wrote:Nowhere in Essex is this bad YET. With people moving from London to Essex our crime rate is only going to get worse. Believe me, as any secondary school children what they know about crime in Essex and you'd be horrified at what they know and you don't. Did you know that gun crime in Southend is very high? No? Course you didn't because unless the weapon is fired it's not reported.R85 wrote:Basildon is pretty bad. Has very strong links to East London. Back in 2006 4 people were murdered in 4 weeks.John T Pharro wrote:But both are Utopias compared to a lot of East London! Hackney has its very own Murder Mile (Upper & Lower Clapton). Countless shootings, drive-by shootings, stabbings, beatings to death – often over next to nothing! Few years back a geeza was shot by multiple shooters as he was driving in this area – Shot dead - his car kept rolling until it hit something (can’t remember what). When was the last time something like this happened in Benfleet or Canvey! Nowhere in Essex is bad!JuliaM wrote: "Detectives believe the group may have links to Upminster, Barking, Dagenham and Canvey Island." Shocker! They only need Croydon for a full house...They have the full house BENFLEET where the incident happened. Just as many bad things happen in Benfleet as Canvey despite what you think.
R85
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12:27pm Fri 20 Jan 12
boyracer_20yrs old wrote:Yeah perhaps utopia is a bit strong, lol. I’ve noticed London taggerz come out into Essex to go sprayin too! Loads of London taggers have sprayed up Wickford n places like that (prob Basildon 2 but I don’t go there much so haven’t noticed).
R85 wrote:Basildon is pretty bad. Has very strong links to East London. Back in 2006 4 people were murdered in 4 weeks.John T Pharro wrote:But both are Utopias compared to a lot of East London! Hackney has its very own Murder Mile (Upper & Lower Clapton). Countless shootings, drive-by shootings, stabbings, beatings to death – often over next to nothing! Few years back a geeza was shot by multiple shooters as he was driving in this area – Shot dead - his car kept rolling until it hit something (can’t remember what). When was the last time something like this happened in Benfleet or Canvey! Nowhere in Essex is bad!JuliaM wrote: "Detectives believe the group may have links to Upminster, Barking, Dagenham and Canvey Island." Shocker! They only need Croydon for a full house...They have the full house BENFLEET where the incident happened. Just as many bad things happen in Benfleet as Canvey despite what you think.
Blind Haze
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3:47pm Fri 20 Jan 12
geezer, innit
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10:45am Mon 23 Jan 12
Basildon is pretty bad. Has very strong links to East London. Back in 2006 4 people were murdered in 4 weeks
Biffo-bear
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11:13pm Tue 24 Jan 12
John T Pharro wrote:Just as many bad things happen in Benfleet as Canvey? Really? I suggest you have a look at the police crime website then but brace yourself because you are in for a shock. There is hardly any serious crime in places like Hadleigh and Thundersley, which are all part of Benfleet, whereas parts of Canvey have crime stats more like east London. Please check your facts before posting.
JuliaM wrote: "Detectives believe the group may have links to Upminster, Barking, Dagenham and Canvey Island." Shocker! They only need Croydon for a full house...They have the full house BENFLEET where the incident happened. Just as many bad things happen in Benfleet as Canvey despite what you think.
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Brunning999 says...
1:55pm Wed 18 Jan 12