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'I'm proud my Facebook party cost police £10,000'
Tim Stewart21.07.09
Jordan Wright and Seva Nureva at the scene of the party in Farnborough
A teenager whose party turned into a riot after he advertised it on Facebook has boasted that he has cost taxpayers thousands of pounds in policing costs.
A police helicopter and spotter plane were scrambled after a mass brawl broke out at the joint party of Seva Nurueva, 15, and Jordan Wright, 17.
About 70 officers including dog handlers were needed to break up the fight and five teenagers were arrested after about 250 revellers turned up at the party in Farnborough, Hampshire.
The Surrey police helicopter alone costs around £500 for every hour it spends in the air. Hampshire Police said they were looking at CCTV footage from both aircraft and more arrests might follow.
Revellers smashed a table in Jordan's home, vomited in his bedroom and several fights broke out in the garden. But today he was unrepentant. He said: "I have no regrets at all. It was a great party. I am well proud that people are saying it cost the police £10,000. My mates are saying what a sick party it was - the best yet.
"Seventy or eighty police officers came down for a house party! I have put my street on the map."
The street was left littered with glass and rubbish after the party on Saturday night.
Seva described the party as "pretty good", but admitted events had spiralled out of control. Partygoers described it on Facebook as "f***ing mental" and "wicked".
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Apparently unaware of his bragging, Jordan's mother, Sherry Wright, 34, claimed her son was "really apologetic". She said: "I think he is really apologetic for everything that happened. He takes full responsibility. I had about 40 in the house and 200 outside. It just spilled out into the road and there was a riot."
Seva's stepfather, Laurence Aghabi, said: "For me, it is embarrassing because we thought we could control the 80 children who were invited. I told them it's nothing to be proud of. It was stupid and unnecessary. I've got to give the neighbours bottles of wine and apology cards."
Hampshire Police are appealing for witnesses. There were no reports of serious injuries.
Reader views (46)
I was there it was a banging party. safe jordan for the party and safe to all the police the 70 police men and women who only caught a cold!
- Conor, my house
The yoof of today bang on about respect but this kid obviously has no respect for himself, his home or even his own mother. Even animals don't soil their own nests but he has. Both kids in the photo look odd, I don't know if it's a result of the picture being altered or if they really look like that. Maybe a result of non-selective breeding or even inbreeding? The end result is the same either way: thoroughly repugnant.
- M Farbiash, Highgate
He should get bloody fined! Actually where the hell are his parents? They should pay £10k, not tax payers!!!
- Paddy, Hammersmith, London
What a social misfit he is. 17 years old. Mother 34 so had him when she was 17. Now has a step father.
It is clear that they need to be made to pay for this.
Sad reflection of the wastrels that make up this world.
- John, Farnborough
wens the next party
- Martin Limont, surrey
This sort of attitude is typical of this sort of youth. Unfortunately, authority i.e. the police have lost all their powers through the Human Rights Act and scum like this know it. Whilst I would like to say he should pay towards the 10k he and his little chums cost us decent hard working people, chances are he's got a life time of claiming all the benefits going so we would be paying for it in any case.
- Richard, Surrey
I think the £10,000 tax payers money should have gone towards Seva having some facial reconstructive surgery. With a face like that, I'm surprised so many people turned up. Bulldog and wasp anyone?
Maybe the parents could do themselves a favour by attaching the families fake jewelery to their children's feet and push them into the nearest lake.
- Richard Graham, Farnborough
Bring back hanging, just for him. The world won't miss him. and his Ma clearly can't bring him up.
- Prototypical Englishman, Wormwood Scrubs
Jordan is the 21st century equivalant of Gordon, perhaps that 20th century record Gordon is a moron be re released using the 21st century monicker.
- Tara Masalata, London
His mum is deluded, what do you expect, throw him to the army we need more cannon fodder.
- Jacqui Smith'S Dvd Collection!, London
Cool Jordan---silly name, stupid guy!
- Dectora, London UK
Dear Not Impressed,
In answer to your question, the name Jordan has been a Chav name since the Chavs first invented it.
PS: Have you called yourself "Not Impressed" because you're really called Jordan too?! LOL
- Sarah Bradshaw, Enfield, Middx
@ H.J.Jones, London UK
I believe the police turned up only after a mass brawl broke out in the streets.
- Frank, Home Counties, England.
I think this party was a right laugh, it sounds well good, to be honest i wish i was there! this "chav" sounds like al ledge. I saw seva and got hard straight away
- Micheal Whicker, Basingstoke
Send him the bill and get his parents to pay not only for the policing but also for street cleaning etc too
- Lee, London
I think this party was a right laugh, it sounds well good, to be honest i wish i was there! this "chav" sounds like al ledge. I saw seva and got hard straight away
- Micheal Whicker, Basingstoke
i feel there qa bunch of idiots . no doubt about it.
- Yourghey, f-borough blud.
i feel there a bunch of losers and should be hung as they all have wasted police time and money.
IDIOTS.
- Aaron :), f-borough blud.
- Sarah Bradshaw, Enfield, Middx. Since when has the name Jordan been a "chav" name. What an idiotic thing to say. Stupid woman.
- Not Impressed, London
The kid looks and sounds like a silly little prat, but surely use of a helicopter and spotter plane are an overreaction of massive proportions? In my youth we had parties with those kind of numbers, easily, and the most we'd get would be the police coming in to tell people to turn the stereo down and maybe the odd person being carted off with alchohol poisoning.
- M Farbiash, Highgate
It's a shame they didn't send the Met in for a spot of kettling and modern crowd control. He'd struggle to spout such childish bravado with half his teeth missing.
- David Chiene, London
Frank,you are right in some respects,but wasn't it the police that assumed that the party advertised was a rave. Next time they should act only if violence does kick off.
By the way, there was another Facebook scandal on GMTV earlier. Anybody hear about that?
- H.J.Jones, London UK
Send his parents the bill, see how proud he is when he's landed them with a 10k bill
- Kerry, South Yorkshire
get a life people. the Boy is just bragging like all teenage boys do, one shouldn't take him seriously and indeed no one would unless the Standard, harrumphing as usual like a wheezy old major didn't whip the brain dead into a frenzy of ring wing polemic. I see the usual suspects are blaming Brown et al, although for once it wasn't Frank!
The thing you really need to be up in arms about is why the Rozzers felt the need to send 80 officers, helicopters, dog handlers etc. They don't do that when real criminality takes place.
- Kerry, Purley
He will be stupid when he grows up.
- Brian Duncan, aberdeenshire
Pay Attention Alan Milburn, after 12 years of your ghastly mob in power people like these members of our benefit driven underclass are more prominent and prolific than ever. I take it you weren't talking about this waste of skin and DNA when you were banging on about social mobility. Young Jordan has a great future ahead of him - not a doctor, not a lawyer, not even a useful member of society. Saying all that I find it amazing that Hampshire Police responded in the way they did. What was so different about this miserable incident to warrant the helicopter and all the rest?
- Ranter, Maidstone, UK
If he takes full responsibility and is proud his Facebook party cost police £10,000, then he will have no problem paying for it.
Send him the bill.
- Frank, Home Counties, England.
This pathetic youth has got a lot to learn and so have his parents.
- Vic, Poole
Chav-infested dumpUK. QED.
- Ted, London
It seems the people who vomited in his bed knew him better than we do, so who are we to judge them?!
As for his mum thinking she could have a party with 80 invited people in a 3 bedroom house: she is clearly in La-La Land and has no idea what 'taking full responsibility' actually means. I feel sorry for the long-suffering Step-Father: just why does there always seem to be a long-suffering Step-Father footing the bill after an out-of-control 'Facebook party'? Perhaps it's just coincidence . . .
- Roz, France
The un-educated little chav is just saying this for effect. The media should not pander to his self-importance by printing such oral diarrhoea. Just quietly send him the bill and have done with it. That'll shut his mouth.
- Jc, London
I see a future banker here.
- Ed, London
Who does he think he is -- enjoys spending my hard earned money does he -- let him pay the 10K out of his first job, thats if he can get one and see how he likes it. Smug little git.
- Barbara, London
This young scallywag could help me put my new "organ harvetsing" program for offenders into the house?
Society can benefit from the lower orders. When they step out of line they can be culled and useful body parts donated to law abiding citizenry.
Discuss.
- Lord Jimmy Jim Jim, Tower of London
and that is how THICK some teenagers are and so SAD just to get in the news. Pathetic pathetic pair.
Any party put out on Facebook or any other media should automatically come with a warning that Police involvement will bring with it a bill.
- Izzy, wirral, england
not ideal they should be disciplined accordingly as to the example they have shown.Send them the bill...grow up people.
- Sonja, newcastle
How is it possible for a 17 year old to have so little self-respect? Mind you, being given a chav's name like Jordan probably isn't the best start in life!
- Sarah Bradshaw, Enfield, Middx
Country of the civilised? What good is boosting about being civilised when we can't even teach our teens how to behave?
- Mehedi, London, UK
Send him the bill for this.
- Rick, Cumbria
Give him an ASBO for wasting yours and my tax money!
- Phil Reid, Glasgow
Why can't the police demand the cost of policing from both of them via their parents? I'd hope that would soon wipe the smirk from their faces!
- Sarah, Enfield
I bet he wouldn't be proud if we gave him the bill and he was made to pay for it. Surely for comments like his he should be given an ASBO or something!
- Jk, London
If this young man thinks he did agood job in creting a riot then he should be made to pay every openny of the costs for breaking it up then see if he's still bragging. Every action has its consequences and for a small proportion of the youth of today they are never made to understand that and live with those consequences rather than have the expectation that they can do what they like when they like.
- Annie Goodwin, Torquay England
This youth sould be charged by police for wasting police time, causing an affray and disturbing/breach of the peace....and his parents should foot the bill.
- Dave, Basingstoke
i hope his mum is terribly proud of him!
- Paul, London
From the photos it looks like a charming area, I'm sure that all of the residents are gainfully employed and generally have much better things to do with their time than drink and fight.
- Bob, Cheam
