12World

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12World
Named after W12 postcode
Years active2016 [1] –2019
Territory Shepherd's Bush and White City, London, England [2]
Rivals CGM/1011, [3] 12A/12Anti [4]
Notable membersS1, Sav12 [5] TR2 [6]

12World, also known as W12, [7] was a street gang located in Shepherd's Bush, London. [2]

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History

In 2017, members of 12World harassed the grandmother of 1011 member Micah Bedeau, also known as Horrid1 or Huncho; the incident resulted in him and other 1011 members planning a ride-out against 12World, which was stopped by their arrest in November the same year. [3] In September 2017, an incident occurred between 12World members and rivals from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, resulting in a 16-year old being stabbed. 8 12World members were sentenced in 2018 for the attack. [1]

In 2018, Xeneral Imiuru (alias Xeneral Webster), [8] also known as General and a member of 12World, [9] [10] was sentenced to 17 years in prison for the death of Joanne Rand, considered the first death from an acid attack in the UK. [11] He was later sentenced to life in 2020 for attacking a 50-year old prison officer. [12]

In 2019, Ayub Hassan, a member of 12World also known as A1, was stabbed to death in Kensington. His killer was sentenced in September to a minimum of 15 years. [13] [14]

Music

Members of 12World were involved in the UK drill scene; these included Sav12 and S1. [15]

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References

  1. 1 2 Charity, Nick (14 September 2018). "Eight west London gang members who made drill music videos sentenced after stabbing that left teen with life-threatening injuries". Evening Standard . Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 "London map 'shows territories of dozens of gangs'". Sky News . 9 September 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  3. 1 2 Baynes, Chris (8 June 2018). "Gang members filmed themselves harassing rival's grandmother after she entered their 'strip'". The Independent . Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  4. ↑ Booth, Robert (17 March 2019). "'Like a war': the struggle for space that pushes young Londoners to violence". The Guardian . Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  5. ↑ Archibald-Powell, Naimah (16 September 2018). "(12WORLD) S1 & SAV 12 CONNECT ON "KS ON WHO"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 18 Feb 2023.
  6. ↑ "12World S1 X TR2 - Kill Denied #3R2 (Music Video) @itspressplayuk=16 September 2018". youtube.com. Retrieved 18 Feb 2023.
  7. ↑ "KL v R. [2021] EWCA Crim 200 (19 February 2021)". BAILII . Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  8. ↑ Dearden, Lizzie (19 February 2020). "Prisoner attempts terror attack on guards at HMP Winchester amid radicalisation warnings". The Independent . Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "Thug who killed nurse in first acid attack death in UK 'a member of notorious drill gang'". Bucks Free Press . 30 August 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  10. ↑ Davies, Gareth; Bird, Steve (29 January 2019). "Detective accused of sitting on evidence which allowed suspect to carry out UK's first acid attack killing". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  11. ↑ Morrid, Steven (31 July 2018). "UK teenager jailed for 17 years over fatal acid attack". The Guardian . Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  12. ↑ "High Wycombe acid attacker jailed for assault on Aylesbury prison officer". BBC News . 6 March 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "Ayub Hassan murder: Boy jailed for Kensington county lines stabbing". BBC News . 27 September 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  14. ↑ "Boy jailed for knifing Ayub Hassan in the heart behind supermarket in London". Sky News . 27 September 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  15. ↑ Archibald-Powell, Naimah (16 September 2018). "(12WORLD) S1 & SAV 12 CONNECT ON "KS ON WHO"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
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