Croydon asylum seeker attack: Eight more face court after 17-year-old Reker Ahmed left fighting for life

Ellie Leite, 19, (left) leaves Croydon Magistrates' Court where she is among a group charged with violent disorder
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Hatty Collier4 April 2017
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Eight people including a 15-year-old boy appeared in court today following an alleged hate crime attack which left a teenage asylum seeker fighting for life.

Kurdish Iranian Reker Ahmed, 17, was chased and attacked while at a bus stop with two others in Croydon, south London, on Friday night.

He was left with a fractured spine, fractured eye socket and bleed to the brain, and is now recovering after being placed in an induced coma.

Liam Neylen, 19, Ellie Leite, 19, Kyran Evans, 23, all from Croydon, and James Neves, 22, of Beckenham, south-east London, spoke only to confirm their names, addresses and dates of birth at Croydon Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, where they were charged with violent disorder.

Liam Neylen, 19, (right) leaves a hearing at Croydon Magistrates' Court. He is charged with violent disorder
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Ben Harman, 20, from Croydon, was charged with violent disorder and dangerous driving.

A 15-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl - both from the Croydon area - were charged with violent disorder.

James Neves, 22 (centre), leaves Croydon Magistrates' Court, where he is amongst a group charged with violent disorder
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A third youth, a 17-year-old boy from the Croydon area, was charged with violent disorder and wounding with intent.

All eight defendants were granted conditional bail and magistrate Terry Carpenter sent the case for trial at Croydon Crown Court on May 2.

It takes the total amount of suspects accused of involvement with the attack to 13, after five people, including two sets of siblings, appeared in court on Monday.

On Tuesday, District Judge Robert Roscoe amended an order from Mr Carpenter banning the identification of the victim following representations from the media.

Kyran Evans, 23 (right), leaves Croydon Magistrates' Court, where he is among a group charged with violent disorder
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On Monday, Daryl Davis, 20, his sister Danyelle Davis, 24, Barry Potts, 20, George Walder, 20, and his brother Jack Walder, 24, all from Croydon, appeared in court charged with violent disorder relating to the same incident.

George Walder was also charged with racially aggravated grievous bodily harm.

Potts, Jack Walder and the Davis siblings were released on conditional bail.

Ben Harman, 20, leaves Croydon Magistrates' Court, where he is amongst a group charged with violent disorder
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George Walder was remanded in custody.

They will appear at Croydon Crown Court on May 1.

Additional reporting by PA.

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