LEWISHAM: Website group calls for retrial of Jimmy Mizen killer (From News Shopper)

LEWISHAM: Website group calls for retrial of Jimmy Mizen killer

1:27pm Monday 6th July 2009 in

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FRIENDS and family of the man convicted of killing a teenager have set up an internet group demanding a retrial.

The Justice For Jake Fahri group claims the murderer, of Milborough Crescent, Lee, was unfairly convicted of killing 16-year-old Jimmy Mizen on May 10, last year.

Following a short row with Jimmy and his brother Harry at the Three Cooks Bakery, in Lee, 19-year-old Fahri threw a glass dish at Jimmy, which smashed on his throat and severed his jugular.

But group members claim Fahri was acting in self defence and are demanding the killer’s 14-year prison sentence be quashed.

The group has 281 members and its creator Tracy O'mahoney says Fahri was protecting himself from “an onslaught of violence” from the two Mizen brothers.

Writing on the site, she said: “We will always defend Jake because he did what any one would do if attacked in such a brutal way.

“The whole thing is bloody stupid, every body with half a brain can work it out.

“N any one that knows Jake Knows it. Defend himself HELL YES! cause someone serious harm, murder them! Definately not. He's a loving boy from a loving family.”

The group was set up on a social networking site in March by friends and family including Molly Mae Fahri.

Fahri's supporters, who live as far away as California and Brazil, blame his conviction on negative press coverage.

Member of the group Marc Cloke wrote that he knew Fahri while in Belmarsh prison.

He added: “just summink about this case that feels unjustified, he deserves a retrial.

“the jury think hes just another thug who needs to be locked up, and people dont see people for who they are, put this in front of a new jury in a couple of years im sure it will be a different story.”

In April, Jimmy’s parents, Margaret and Barry Mizen, helped launch a London-wide pilot scheme called Safe Haven where shops agree to act as refuge points for people under threat of attack.

But commenting on the website Ms O'mahoney launched a personal attack on the Mizen family.

She said: “It has been well documented the amount of violence used against Jake that day.

“So i should like to point out to the Mizen family, in their quest to rid Britain of anger and violence, that like charity, this also should begin at home.”

Speaking after Fahri was convicted at the Old Bailey in March, Detective Chief Inspector Cliff Lyons, who led the investigation, said murder was the right verdict.

He said: “Jake Fahri is an aggressive young man who throughout his life continually demonstrated an inability to control his emotions and restrain his temper.

“As we have all come to know Jimmy was the exact opposite of Fahri - a peaceful, courteous person with only the best intentions.”

Members of the Mizen family were unavailable for comment.

Comments(21)

It's Me again ! says...
2:21pm Mon 6 Jul 09

oh dont make me laugh!
so the people who whitnessed what happened that day are lieing ?
Do your sentence Fahri and rot there