Evil Anthony Bourne jailed
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Two gang leaders who kidnapped and tortured two men from north London
have each been jailed for 12 years at the Old Bailey.
Mark Lambie, 30, of Streatham, south London, and fellow gang leader
Anthony Bourne, 21, of Tottenham, were jailed for kidnap and blackmail
offences.
Gang members Warren Leader, 21, Wood Green, north London, was jailed for
11 years and Francis Osei, 20, of Tottenham, was jailed for nine years.
The four men were jailed for kidnapping their victims and torturing them
with a hammer, an electric iron, and boiling water poured on their genitals.
Mark Lambie
Lambie instilled fear said police
Old Bailey Judge Martin Stephens told them: "The sentences I pass must
reflect the public's outrage for the use of guns and violence by men who
believe themselves above the law.
"Crimes are too prevalent and blight the lives of the whole community."
He said the evidence in the case had shocked and disturbed those who
heard it.
He said the gang's two victims - Gregory Smith and Twaine Morris - had
shown "considerable courage" in standing up to their tormentors and
giving evidence against them.
Nicholas Hilliard, prosecuting, said Mr Smith and Mr Morris has been
kidnapped and tortured at gunpoint.
Mr Smith managed to escape after leading gang members to a barber's
which they robbed.
Pc Keith Blakelock
Lambie was cleared of killing Pc Keith Blakelock
He ran barefoot through the streets to Tottenham police station.
Mr Morris escaped the gang by throwing himself on the bonnet of a
passing police patrol car.
He was covered in blood.
As gang members were hunted, the victims were placed in police protection.
But Mr Morris later left and was shot within 24 hours.
He was hit three times and was lucky to escape death as were two
passers-by hurt by flying bullets.
Most wanted list
Officers believe that Lambie's jailing is a major breakthrough in the
fight against gun crime in Britain.
Lambie was cleared of murdering PC Keith Blakelock during the Broadwater
Farm riots in Tottenham, north London, in 1985.
Detective Inspector Peter Lansdown said Lambie had been top of Operation
Trident's most wanted list.
Mr Lansdown said: "This is a landmark prosecution for Trident. Lambie
was our most prolific target.
"Such was the fear he instilled, he was confident no one would report
him to the police."
Raspberry Ripple
> Mark Lambie, 30, of Streatham, south London
> Lambie was cleared of murdering PC Keith Blakelock during the Broadwater
> Farm riots in Tottenham, north London, in 1985.
Lambie would have been 14 in 1985 if this is correct?