Raymond Quigley, 61, is facing trial for allegedly threatening two people with a blade days after his son's killers were convicted. Raymond Quigley Jr., 18, was stabbed to death in broad daylight in January 2023. His death was linked to a violent rivalry between two gangs in Ipswich.
The father of a teenager murdered in a brutal gang-related knife crime is facing trial for allegedly threatening two people with a blade days after the trial ended. Raymond Quigley, 61, has been charged with two counts of threatening a person with a bladed article in Wymondham, Norfolk. Three days before the alleged offence – which he denies – two teenagers were convicted of killing his son, also Raymond but known as James, in broad daylight in front of horrified shoppers.
Quigley, who lives in Wymondham, appeared at Norwich Crown Court for a pre-trial review last Thursday. Judge Anthony Bate told him the case would 'remain in next week's warned list', which means it could be heard any time within the next two weeks from tomorrow. Quigley is said to have made the threats on January 29 last year, just after Alfie Hammett and Joshua Howell, both then 19, had been found guilty of killing his son. The trial, also at Norwich Crown Court, heard the killing was connected to another murder, with both the result of a violent rivalry between two gangs in the city. Raymond Quigley, 61, has been charged with two counts of threatening a person with a bladed article in Wymondham, Norfolk Raymond Quigley, 18, known as James, was killed in the centre of Ipswich on 17 January 2023 Alfie Hammett (left) and Joshua Howell were convicted of the murder of Raymond James Quigley Joe Dix, 18, a member of the notorious 3rdside crew, was stabbed to death in January 2022 by members of rival mob Only The Money (OTM) when he went to help a county lines drug dealer they were robbing. He sustained seven wounds following a chase. Four bladed weapons were later identified in court as having been used, including a 24in-long sword. James, of Wymondham, was killed because he had been linked to OTM after attending the Dix murder trial in support of three friends who were in the dock. His killer, Hammett, was living in Ipswich on police bail conditions following a violent brawl he was involved in when he received a tip that the teenager was in the town with friends. He confronted James and stabbed him four times, while Howell – a member of Ipswich's IP3 gang, which is affiliated to 3rdside – stopped his friends from intervening by wielding a machete. It later emerged Hammett and Mr Quigley had been childhood friends before they were drawn into rival gangs. CCTV footage shows Hammett and Howell walking through Ipswich together Hammett chasing James' friend after the attack carrying a large blade At the trial, prosecutor Andrew Jackson said the premeditated murder was motivated by a 'deep-rooted rivalry' between gangs Hammet pictured running through Ipswich centre after stabbing Raymond to death The teenage killers ran in separate directions afterwards and disposed of their weapons and clothing Read More Mother of 18-year-old stabbed to death by killer, 19, reveals the pair were friends Hammett, of Rushmere St Andrew, and Howell, of Ipswich, were both jailed for life in March last year, with the former receiving a minimum 24-year term and his accomplice getting 20 years. The case prompted sentencing Judge Martyn Levett to warn the 'frequency and levels of violence' between groups of thugs risked turning towns into no-go areas. 'This knife crime is blighting the historic peacefulness of towns, making them unsafe to visit,' he said. Mr Dix's parents later set up the Joe Dix Foundation to raise awareness of the dangers of child exploitation, gangs and knife crime. They had been unaware of his murky lifestyle but later learned that 'like other kids', he was drawn into the drugs business by being given a package to deliver and then being mugged to 'leave him in debt'. He was then unable to leave the gang for fear of violent reprisals
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