Death Penalty
A teenage thug, Ruby Thomas, 18, kicked an unconscious gay man repeatedly resulting in the 62-year-old’s death in September 2009, denies violent disorder.
Ian Baynham, from Beckenham, South-East London, was walking through Trafalgar Square with a friend when Thomas allegedly began shouting homophobic abuse at the pair. Accompanied by two friends, the thug attacked the man after he went over to talk to her.
Mr Baynham suffered severe brain damage after being punched and kicked to the ground and died 18 days after the attack.
One witness stated that he had met up with Thomas and Rachel Burke, 18, along with other youngsters on the night of the attack and that both girls appeared to be quite drunk. He said that the trouble started when Thomas kicked Mr Baynham quite hard in the leg and when he moved she went onto kick his friend in the groin causing Mr Baynham to grab hold of her by the hair and slap her sending her falling to the floor.
It was then that a fellow male thug of Thomas’s named as Joel Alexander, 19, punched Mr Baynham in the face, knocking him to the ground, where he began to make strange ’snoring’ noises. Thomas then was claimed to have stamped quite hard on Mr Baynham’s stomach twice while he appeared to be unconscious. The witness added;
“She walked around to the right side of him and kicked him in the right side of the head, twice. She was swearing,”
The witness then said that there was quite a bit of blood coming from the victims ear, nose and mouth.
This evil thug supposedly emailed the witness the next day claiming that she couldn’t remember what had happened!
The case is continuing but after other people witnessed the attack and the outrage this crime has caused I hope she gets exactly what’s coming to her. RIP Ian Baynham.
6 comments so far
1 Andy // Jun 6, 2010 at 7:04 pm
What has happenbed to this case? Last report some weeks ago said the jury was out. Since then I’ve seen nothing.
2 Joy Ryder // Jun 11, 2010 at 10:22 am
Hi Andy,
The last news I heard was that the Jury had failed to reach a decision and that there would be a retrial in June.
Regards
Joy
3 Roger // Jul 17, 2010 at 8:06 am
I have been searching the Internet with various word combinations for nearly an hour, and can find zero news about the conclusion (if any) of the trial of Ian Baynham’s murderers. And this is already late July 2010. Has anyone any news about the progress of the trial (or retrial)? I would be most grateful to know. Thank you.
4 Michael // Sep 8, 2010 at 10:37 am
It is now 8th September and I STILL cannot find any info on this case. Anyone have any knowledge?
5 adrian // Oct 15, 2010 at 12:21 pm
Re-trial is 22 November 2010
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