Moped gang jailed for 45 years after terrorising streets of London

A moped gang whose members threatened to snatch a woman’s child were today jailed for nearly 45 years after their horrific attack was exposed by a Britain’s Got Talent Judge.

Three of the 12 gangsters who were also behind a string of high profile robberies and burglaries across London were given a total of 19 years and four months in a young offenders institution.

Two were spared jail with four years’ of driving bans and tagged curfews and orders for unpaid work handed down.

Footage of the distressing robbery last June went viral and was shared by BGT judge Amanda Holden, who urged the public to call the police ‘if u know these scumbags’.

The thugs were chased away by builders brandishing scaffolding poles after they spotted them demanding the mother, who was with her three-year-old son, hand over her jewellery in Richmond, south-west London.

The 12-strong gang, three of whom had no previous convictions, was also behind a string of high profile raids across London, including stealing £170,000 of camera equipment used to film the Oxford and Cambridge boat race.

Today the thugs, aged between 18 and 36, and who were all linked to ringleader Terry Marsh, 32, appeared at the court for 12 offences, including conspiracy to rob, conspiracy to burgle, conspiracy to steal, criminal damage and handling stolen goods.

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Judge Georgina Kent sentenced them at Kingston Crown Court after hearing nine of them had committed a staggering 383 previous convictions including for burglaries, handling stolen goods, car theft, aggravated vehicle taking, assault and robbery.

She said: ‘All 12 of you have been involved in conspiracies to steal, burgle and rob as well as other offences.

‘Between you you have caused a great deal of harm, loss and damage to a large number of victims.

‘Apart from the financial cost, there’s the human cost in anxiety, distress and fear caused to the victims and to those who witnessed and heard about the offences.

‘Your offending has cost a great deal in police resources.

‘These were very professional planned and organised offences. The common denominator is Terry Marsh.’

She said there was little forensic or physical evidence to the crimes which were mostly carried out at night and added: ‘Terry Marsh was supremely organised and diligent in rotating SIM cards and phones he used.’

Moped gang jailed for 45 years after terrorising streets of London

She added: ‘At about 12.30pm on 21st June 2018 Mr Marsh, Mr Weller, Isaac McFadyen and John McFadyen attempted to rob a young mother who was with her child.

‘This was an extremely serious offence, the robbery was captured on CCTV and reported in the media.

‘Apart from the impact on the victim, the nature of offences caused shock and concern to those who heard about it.’

The McFadyen brothers approached the mother Phoebe Reule as she was walking hand in hand with her three-year-old son after picking him up from nursery.

The judge said: ‘All four men were dressed in black motorbike clothing and black full face helmets.

‘They were waiting for Miss Reule so they must have targeted her when they walked past her.

‘Mr Marsh and Mr Weller moved their bikes into Sandpits Road.

‘It’s striking that the robbers were so confident that they targeted their victims in full public view.

‘When Phoebe Reule and her son arrived at the mouth of Sandpits Road, the McFadyen brothers approached them together. She said she could see Mr Weller and Mr Marsh.

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‘John McFadyen grabbed hold of Ms Reule by the arm, as he did so John McFadyen demanded her rings and threatened to hurt her child.

‘He said, “give me your rings or I’m going to hurt your child and take him away”. As he said that he bent down as if to move towards the child.’

She added: ‘Ms Reule was terrified, she instinctively picked up her son and dragged him back towards the road – fortunately there were no cars in the vicinity at the time.

‘Miss Reule’s instructive reaction caused John McFadyen to release her arm. Ms Reule shouted, “help help they are trying to take my child”.

‘The most serious aggravating feature was the targeting of the victim due to her vulnerability and the nature of the threat made.

‘A mother and her three-year-old son are extremely vulnerable. The threats that were made were calculated to exploit that vulnerability.

‘To threaten a mother with violence towards a very young child and to threaten to take the child away is a most effective and distressing threat.

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‘I have no doubt that this offence would have struck fear into any parent who heard about it.’

Steven Weller, 36, of Ealing, west London, admitted conspiracy to rob and conspiracy to burgle.

Marsh, of Fulham, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to rob, conspiracy to steal and conspiracy to burgle.

He apologised to the woman and her daughter in court. His defence barrister Zarif Khan said: ‘He would specifically like to put forward an apology to the lady concerned in the Sandpits incident.

‘When I spoke to him yesterday, he said he was extremely ashamed and indeed he found it difficult to watch the video.’

John McFadyen, of Feltham, west London, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to rob, while his brother Isaac, 18, admitted conspiracy to rob.

Weller was jailed for six years and seven months – four years and a month for conspiracy to rob the young mother; with consecutive four months for conspiracy to steal and 26 months for conspiracy to burgle.

Marsh was jailed for 13 years and two months with four years-and-a-half for the attempted robbery. He got four years consecutive for the conspiracy to steal and another four years and eight months for conspiracy to burgle.

Isaac McFadyen got two years and eight months in a youth offenders institution for the attempted robbery.

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John McFadyen got two years and eight months in jail for the same offence.

Ryan Moran was spared jail. He got a two-year term suspended for 19 months with six months on electronically monitored curfew from 9pm to 6am.

Aaron Pask was give six years and eight months. Four years for conspiracy to steal, with consecutive terms of two years and four months for conspiracy to burgle and four months for handling stolen goods.

Mitchell Leaver got a suspended sentence for the conspiracy to burgle – one year suspended for 18 months with a 9pm to 6am electronically monitored curfew for three months.

Scott Leaver was give four years in jail for conspiracy to burgle.

Josh Myers got eight years in a youth offenders institution and a two year driving ban.

He two years and eight months for conspiracy to steal and four years and 11 months consecutive for attempted robbery and one month for criminal damage.

He also got concurrent sentences – six months for possession of a weapon, 20 months for dangerous driving and four months for going equipped for theft.

Ram Monk got two years and eight months for conspiracy to burgle.

Kian Taylor got nine years in a youth offenders institution and a two year driving ban.

This was made of two years for conspiracy to steal, another two years consecutive of conspiracy to burgle and another four years 11 months for attempted robbery and one month for criminal damage.

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He got concurrent sentences of five months for weapons possession, 20 months for dangerous driving and five months for going equipped for theft.

Omar Tafat, 22, of Fulham, west London, admitted theft, going equipped to steal, criminal damage to a police car and breach of a criminal behaviour order, and was found guilty of two further counts of robbery and possession of an offensive weapon at trial.

Tafat got eight years and five months in jail – two years eight months for conspiracy to steal and four years and 11 months consecutive for attempted robbery and another month for criminal damage.

He got concurrent sentences of six months for weapons possession, four months for going equipped for theft and four and five months for two breaches of a Criminal Behaviour Order.