Knife brawl between two gangs in Selfridges Oxford Street store sees four convicted

Four men have been convicted for their role in a gang brawl in Selfridges’s Oxford Street store where mannequins, ropes and knives were used.

Three of the men were arrested on May 8, 2021 following calls to a mass brawl inside the designer store.

On Wednesday, Andre Deer, 20, and Jevani Best, both of Haringey were found guilty of violent disorder.

Ryheem Lindsay, 20, of Islington was found guilty of violent disorder, wounding with intent and possession of a sharp weapon.

Bryan Carvalho, 22, of Haringey was also found guilty of violent disorder and possession of a sharp weapon.

The court heard that at around 7.30pm, two rival gangs were in the designer store.

Carvalho met his brother on the first floor of the store and whilst shopping, they bumped into rival gang members, including Lindsay.

It became apparent to both groups that they were rivals and during discussions, Lindsay grabbed Carvahlo close to his chest and punched his brother.

This escalated to a large scale brawl, where the gangs began to fight, during the which, Carvalho stabbed Lindsay in the leg.

The brawl continued into a toilet corridor where Carvalho was pushed to the floor and rival members including Deer kicked and punched him whilst he was on the ground.

The groups caused chaos in the store, with innocent bystanders watching on. As the fight came to an end, with two of the defendants suffering stab injuries, the men split into groups and left the store.

A firearms unit responding to the incident, spotted one of the vehicles near to the store and arrested Deer and Best.

Lindsay, who was later identified through DNA testing from a phone dropped at the scene, handed himself into custody.

Detective Inspector Tim Fines, said:”These individuals are very dangerous and caused chaos and fear in a place that people should feel safe in. We do not tolerate violence and the use of weapons that comes with it. If you are involved in gang violence, anti-social behaviour or carry weapons we will find you and justice will be served.”

All four will be sentenced on Thursday, 18 May.

Pictured top: Left to right, Bryan Carvalho, Javani Best, Ryheem Lyndsay, Andre Deer (Picture: The Met)