Eight more people, including a 15-year-old boy, have appeared in court charged with violent disorder following a suspected hate crime which left a teenage asylum seeker fighting for his life.

A 17-year-old Kurdish Iranian boy 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.

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.

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.

Mr Carpenter also made an order banning the identification of the victim.

 

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.

George Walder was remanded in custody.

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