Norwich Crown Court: Alfie Hammett Pleads Guilty to Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm

Norwich, England – Alfie Hammett, 19, made headlines last month after being convicted of the murder of Raymond James Quigley. This week, he appeared in court again, this time pleading guilty to a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm following an incident on Prince of Wales Road in September 2022, less than five months before Mr. Quigley’s death.

As part of his bail conditions for the Prince of Wales incident, Hammett, a member of the city gang Third Side, was banned from Norwich. This prompted his move to Ipswich, where he and gang ally Joshua Howell murdered Mr. Quigley, who was from a rival gang called Only The Money, in an attack in the town’s busy shopping area in January 2022. This incident marked the second murder linked to the deadly rivalry between the two Norfolk gangs, following the stabbing death of Joe Dix from Third Side on the streets of Mile Cross by members of Only The Money in January 2021.

Hammett faced charges of inflicting grievous bodily harm (GBH), affray, and two counts of assaulting an emergency worker for the September 2022 violence. In court, he pleaded guilty to the ABH charge, with the other offenses asked to lie on file. His sentencing for Mr. Quigley’s murder has yet to be determined, but it is likely that the sentence for the Prince of Wales Road offense will be sent to the crown court at Ipswich so he could be sentenced for both at the same time.

Hammett and Howell were convicted of murder at Ipswich Crown Court last month after a trial of more than five weeks. While Hammett was a member of Third Side, Howell was part of Ipswich’s IP3 or Nacton gang, affiliated with Third Side. The prosecution claimed that the pair were searching for Mr. Quigley when they confronted him, leading to a fatal attack in which the victim was stabbed four times in the torso before ultimately bleeding to death at a retail store. The incident highlighted the ongoing rivalry and violence between the Norfolk gangs and their deadly feud, linking Mr. Quigley’s murder to the earlier stabbing of Mr. Dix.

Suffolk police had found a picture of Hammett at the street where Mr. Dix was killed, but there was no evidence presented in court linking Mr. Quigley, Hammett, or Howell to Mr. Dix’s murder. This ongoing and deadly gang rivalry continues to plague the communities of Norfolk and Ipswich, leaving a trail of tragedy and violence in its wake.