Faisal Masood, 18, and Melchezidec Williams, 19, both of Goldhawk Road, Shepherd’s Bush, and Kyan Bhola, 17, of Rosedale Terrace, Shepherd’s Bush, were jailed on Friday (February 13) for a total of 32 years following a three-week trial - involving 96 witnesses - at Harrow Crown Court.
The teens carried out 13 offences in Westminster, Harrow, Barnet, Brent, Kensington& Chelsea, and Hounslow, between March 13 and June 25 last year - often two in a day.
The court heard how the men were highly organised and each offence involved a significant amount of planning as they would identify the brothels on the internet and visit them, posing as clients, after arranging an appointment. They would then force entry and, once inside, would threaten the people with violence, either holding knives to their throats or guns to their heads, the court was told.
After linking the crimes, police raided two addresses in Goldhawk Road on June 27 and arrested 16 people who were later released on bail. They also seized 400 pieces of evidence including an imitation firearm and a large quantity of property, believed to be stolen.
Masood and Williams were both sentenced to 12 years in jail for conspiracy to commit robbery and six years for possession of an imitation firearm, to run concurrently. Bhola was jailed for eight years for conspiracy to commit robbery and four years for possession of an imitation firearm, to run concurrently.
