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A 15-year-old was stabbed to death in a park in Croydon on Thursday night, while a 16-year-old died after being stabbed in Hillingdon. He added that his nephew had a supportive family and group of school friends who were all in shock. Anas, 17, was found with stab wounds in West Green Road shortly after 9pm on 19 January. A special post-mortem examination found the cause of death as a stab wound to the leg. London set an unwelcome new record of 30 teenage stabbing homicides in 2021, while a third of all of England's stabbing deaths are reported by the Metropolitan Police. He was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead less than an hour later. And to really customise your news experience on the go, you can download our top-rated free apps for iPhone and Android. Office for National Statistics (UK). The Met was called to Raleigh Road just after 9pm after reports of a stabbing following a fight involving a group of people. Bhoniefas Rexson, 18, of Buck Lane, NW9, was charged with murder. Two men had left the scene in a vehicle before police arrived. The local MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy said on Twitter: My thoughts and prayers are with the family of the young man, stabbed to death on Streatham High Road this afternoon. Video, 'Trump or bust' - grassroots Republicans are still loyal, Canadian grandma helps police snag phone scammer, AOC under investigation for Met Gala dress, Mother who killed her five children euthanised, Bakhmut attacks being repelled, says Ukraine, Zoom boss Greg Tomb fired without cause, The children left behind in Cuba's exodus. Campbell, who moved the family to the outskirts of London after the first attack, told the Islington Gazette the stabbing crushed his sons dreams of being a professional footballer. ", Follow BBC London on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. east London after being stabbed on January 19 (Picture: PA) Any life which is lost through violence in London is a tragedy and simply If you cant do something, hell do it for you thats how he works, that was his moral in life., Drekwon Patterson, 16, Wembley, north-west London, 18 February. Drekwon, who was a pupil at Harrow college, was killed months after his parents had relocated for safety after an attack in November. 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Valentin Lazar, 20, is charged with murder. An altercation continued onto the High Road and into a fast food shop that led to the stabbing and death of the 40-year-old man. Sunday 7 February 2021 02:03, UK Forensics officers at the scene of a fatal stabbing in Wisbeach Road, Croydon Why you can trust Sky News Total: 128 (last updated 3/3/23) See the map of homicides in London in 2021 Official Metropolitan Police Total Homicides: 134 Amani Iqbal Eileen Dean Paul Dalton Leon Street Anas Mezenner Tiparat Argatu Lavaun Witter Sven Badzak Hani Solomon Gabriel Bringye Jack Ampadu Drekwon Patterson Tyreke Watson Anna Ovsyannikova Ahmed Beker. WebMetropolitan Police data has revealed that while the overall number of stabbings has reduced by almost a third at the start of 2021 compared to last year, the attacks that have taken [Online]. A second man also suffered stab injuries but was discharged from hospital after treatment. Nobody has been charged with Jahs murder. One of the reasons why violence in the capital has spread isbecause of the brutal county lines tradewhere urban dealers force children and other vulnerable people to take drugs to customers in more rural areas. May 7 - A teen was stabbed to death in an East London park, with a second boy rushed to hospital after being found injured nearby following the bloodbath in Harold Hill, Romford. Officers found a 15-year-old boy with stab wounds who died at the scene a short time later. Directly accessible data for 170 industries from 50 countries and over 1 million facts: Get quick analyses with our professional research service. He was pronounced dead shortly after 8pm. Currently, you are using a shared account. He was taken to hospital but died the following morning. A 16-year-old boy has been charged with his murder. One tribute posted on Snapchat read: RIP Maz. He was pronounced dead at the scene, while the 18-year-old was taken to hospital and treated for non life-threatening stab wounds. February 26 - A 19-year-old was stabbed to death following a fatal attack in Paddington Green, West London. Rashid Gedel, 20, and Shiroh Ambersley, 20, were charged with murder. Two teenagers, both aged 18, have been charged with murder. His brother and mother were also injured. STABBINGS in London are still rife with knife crime continuing to plague the capital. The city curing Ian Matu, 27, denied perverting the course of justice by concealing a knife. WebFatal Stabbings in 2021 Please provide a table showing the number of people fatally stabbed in London in 2021, broken down by age. How can they do this? His mum was badly cut across her hand and his brother was hurt too, and they are both still in surgery. Lavaun Witter, 22, was stabbed to death at a home in Wisbeach Road, Croydon, on February 5. London teen homicides: Boy's stabbing is record 30th killing, On patrol with the PCs trying to make Croydon safer. Abubakar Jah, 18, also known as Junior Jah, was shot and stabbed in Canning Town on April 26. He was taken to hospital but died four days later. Ahmed Beker, 19, was stabbed in Paddington at around 9.13pm on February 26, and was pronounced dead at the scene. You must be a paid subscriber to view this page - we rely on donations to keep the website going. After his arrest, one of the men, believed to be in his 30s, allegedly assaulted police officers and NHS staff before forcing his way out of the hospital. The deaths of Poorna Kaameshwari Sivaraj and her son in Brentford mean there My son was autistic and disabled so it hurts more., Fares Maatou, 15, Newham, east London, 23 April. On Monday January 4 at around 40 minutes past midnight, police were called to a care home in Catford to reports of an assault. Two boys, aged 14 and 15, have pleaded not guilty to his murder and will face trial next year. He was pronounced dead at the scene a short while later. A plea of not guilty to perverting the course of justice was indicated on behalf of a third defendant, Danny Webster, 30, who was not in court. At recent crisis talks the BBC attended with police, youth workers and school leaders, community activist Tilisha Goupall recounted the traumatic story of watching her 15-year-old brother Jermaine die on the pavement in front of her. Some pupils are so afraid of being attacked they are being shuttled to school by taxi. His brother said: Anas was never, never about this knife crime stupidity. London set an unwelcome new record of 30 teenage stabbing homicides in 2021, while a third of all of England's stabbing deaths are reported by the Metropolitan Police. February 12 - A 20-year-old cyclist was left fighting for his life after he was chased by three men in a car and stabbed during a brazen daylight attack in Enfield. His father, Christopher, described his son as loved, saying: He had a simple way of touching people. 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A postmortem was unable to determine a cause of death and the Metropolitan Police are treating the case as unexplained while further investigation is carried out. WebNinety-nine of those murder and manslaughter investigations have been launched by the Met, while British Transport Police has recorded two. Both Ulysses and Leighton were found guilty of Levis murder earlier this month. We had big dreams bro, Im gonna miss you lord knows it aint gonna be the same without you.. Jalan was stabbed in a fight at about 8.30am while on his way to school in Blyth Road. His sister wrote an emotional tribute to Romario when she launched a crowdfunding appeal to help the family cover the funeral and burial costs, describing him as funny, loving [and] amazing. WebSince that victory on 9 May, 2021 a total of 24 women have been fatally stabbed, strangled or assaulted. Tiparat Argatu, 43, died from neck and head injuries in Whitechapel on January 24. Nicolae Virtosu, 47, of no fixed address, appeared at Barkingside Magistrates Court on April 12 charged with attempted murder and making threats to kill. Two boys, aged 16 and 17, have been charged with murder. Across the whole of last year, 17 teens were killed in violent attacks in the capital. Alex Pasley, 25, of Paxton Grove, Coulsdon was charged with murder, as well as attempted murder of a 16-year-old boy and possession of a bladed article. For the activist, who founded the Justice for Jermaine Foundation, the way to tackle the issue of knife-carrying is to let campaigners like her into schools to speak to pupils.