UK is becoming a WAR ZONE as BLACK deaths increase

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London violent crime could take a generation to solve

It could take a generation to solve London's violent crime problem, the city's mayor has warned.

Two teenage boys and two men have been stabbed to death in the city in the last five days, including 15-year-old Jay Hughes.

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Jay Hughes was stabbed to death in a premeditated attack at a chicken shop in south-east London

Mayor Sadiq Khan told the BBC's Today programme to "really make significant progress can take up to 10 years".

Home Office minister Victoria Atkins said combating violence crime "isn't just about police numbers".

More than 110 murder investigations have been launched across the capital this year.

Jay Hughes, 15, was stabbed to death in a premeditated attack at a chicken shop in Bellingham, south-east London, on Thursday.

Another teenager Malcolm Mide-Madariola, 17, was then knifed to death outside Clapham South station on Friday afternoon.

In September, a London Violence Reduction Unit was set up mirroring the approach taken in Glasgow, where violence is treated as a public health issue and "a disease infecting communities".

According to City Hall figures police coverage in London is at its lowest rate in 20 years with 3.3 police officers for every thousand Londoners - the lowest rate since 1998 and 19% below 2010.

Local leaders need to be more successful in lobbying the government for more money for policing, Mr Khan said.

The mayor said children as young as primary school age are now carrying knives and warned it could take "a generation" to solve the problem.

He added: "They saw in Scotland what we're seeing in London which is children in primary school thinking not only is it OK to carry a knife, but it gives them a sense of belonging, joining a criminal gang, it makes them feel safer.

"We have to be tough in relation to enforcement. But we have to give young people constructive things to do, investing in youth centre, youth workers and after school clubs.

"We need to use all resources we at our disposal we can to address this horror."

Mrs Atkins said the Home Office was taking a "wrap around approach" to tackling violent crime.

"Drugs is major player in this rise, we know that serious organised crime is a major factor as well," she added.

"Which is why we are not just focusing on serious violence strategy, but also serious organised crime strategy to hit both ends of the violent crime cycle."

Local authority and health care professionals will have a new legal duty to take action and prevent violent crime, under plans announced by the government in October.

As well as the two teenagers being killed, Rocky Djelal, 38, was stabbed to death in a busy London park beside a playground in Southwark on Wednesday.

Two men have also been arrested over the fatal stabbing of a 22-year-old man in Bromley on Sunday.

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This is when the rot started in Croydon

Terry May, aged 19, was slaughtered on 1 June 1981 in Thornton Heath, Croydon, South London

A lad, who had several black friends, was murdered by a mob of about 30 blacks.

They jumped on him and his friend when they slowed down at a crossroads on their motorbike.

His friend managed to run and escape onto a bus but Terry was disabled and didn't make it.

He was stabbed and hacked with knives and axes. He cried for help but no-one came.

Their frenzy was such that they were not content just to chop and slash his body: once he had fallen they mutilated his face.

Terry's father, after identifying his son's body said: "When I saw my boy, his teeth were all smashed and his face was in a terrible state. I don't think animals should be treated like that, let alone a human being."

A black called Ronald Pilgrim was convicted of manslaughter for the killing, he had been charged with murder.

Other gang members were acquitted of murder and received sentences of Borstal or a few months' jail.

One, Gary Huggins, said to be leader of the gang, was given 5 years for riot and affray.

This was by far the worst of a series of attacks on white youths by black mobs

A series of meetings took place among so-called community leaders, many of whom had never even spoken to a black youth

Members of the black community, including well known owners of black sound systems who played at all the local black venues, were NOT allowed to take part in any of the meetings

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The slaughter of PC Blakelock

Keith Henry Blakelock was a London Metropolitan Police constable who was murdered on 6 October 1985 during rioting at the Broadwater Farm housing estate in Tottenham, north London.

PC Blakelock had been assigned on the night of his death to a unit of 11 constables and one sergeant dispatched to protect firefighters.

Even today police have to accompany emergency services visiting housing estates

When the rioters forced the officers back, Blakelock stumbled and fell.

Surrounded by a mob of around 50 black people, he received over 40 injuries inflicted by machetes or similar, and was found with a six-inch-long knife in his neck, buried up to the hilt.

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In France, USA has an image of violence and gangs' war, while London is seem as a peaceful place…

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In France, USA has an image of violence and gangs' war, while London is seem as a peaceful place…

What is reported is only the tip of the iceberg

Black youths do not report attacks unless they are seriously injured

As you may have seen from an earlier report by a doctor at Croydon hospital, youths often go into the hospital covered in blood

Hospitals report knife and gun injuries, so if the wounded person is not too seriously injured they prefer to let it heal on it's own

Black youths feel like big men and are proud of their wounds

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Boy, 16, 'stabbed to death' in south London

A 16-year-old boy has died in a suspected stabbing in south London.

The Metropolitan Police said initial inquiries suggested the teenager died of stab wounds in Tulse Hill on Monday.

Officers were first called to reports of a shooting in Greenleaf Close at 22:53 GMT where the boy was found unconscious. He died at 23:41.

The Met has deployed hundreds of extra officers on the streets of the capital in the wake of recent deaths.

The victim's parents saw their son dying as they waited up to 15 minutes for emergency crews to arrive, an eyewitness said.

The teenager, who did not live on the estate according to eyewitnesses, was being collected by his parents to take him home when "an attack" took place.

Paulina Wedderburn, who lived in the area, said she thought she heard a gunshot and a "big black Audi" driving away before finding the teenager in a driveway, looking like an "angel".

She said: "I just feel sorry for the mum. The mum's screams I can't get out of my head.

"What's going on? What is it? Why do they have to be killing each other?"

No arrests have been made over Monday's killing and the boy's next of kin have been informed.

This latest death comes after four people - two teenagers and two men - died in knife attacks in London in five days.

London violence 'to take 10 years to solve'

The suspected murder means the number of homicides in the capital during 2018 has now reached 119 - three more than in 2017.

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Why won’t they lock up Britain's knife thugs?

Four in ten criminals caught repeatedly with knives avoid jail - as swathe of fatal stabbings hit London

A mother found her 16-year-old son stabbed to death in Tulse Hill, south London

It was the capital’s fifth knife death in six days and 119th killing this year

Police forces logged record 41,884 knife offences nationwide in the year to June

Doctors warned of a ‘significant peak’ in knife attacks after school

MPs said only one in four urgent police call-outs was related to crime

Four in ten criminals caught more than once with a knife are spared prison.

Nearly 5,000 repeat offenders avoided jail despite a ‘two strikes and you’re out’ rule. The shocking figures were revealed following the third fatal stabbing of a London teenager inside a week.

Adults caught with a knife for the second time should be locked up for at least six months under laws rolled out by the Tories in 2015.

But, of the 13,056 people convicted of a further knife offence over the past three years, 4,908 were given suspended sentences, community punishments, fines or cautions.

‘These figures give the lie to the Government’s tough talk on knife crime,’ said John Woodcock, an independent MP who sits on the Commons home affairs committee. ‘It seems that “two strikes and you’re out” is anything but.

‘Communities being blighted by the huge rise in stabbings are in desperate need of fresh thinking and more police resources to end this nightmare. This presents a bad image for Britain. It risks damaging our reputation.’

Police chiefs warned of a knife crime epidemic in major cities:

The Ministry of Justice figures will fuel fears that police are losing control of the streets amid a surge in crime, the rise of ‘county lines’ drugs gangs and widespread concern over ‘Wild West Britain’.

Under the ‘two strikes’ system, minimum sentences were introduced for those aged 16 and over who are convicted of a second or subsequent offence of possession of a knife or offensive weapon.

The punishments are at least six months imprisonment for adults, while young offenders face a minimum four-month detention and training order.

Judges must impose the minimum sentence unless there are particular circumstances relating to the latest offence which would ‘make it unjust to do so in all the circumstances’.

Official MoJ figures analysed by the Daily Mail show that between 2016 – the first full year of the ‘two strikes’ regime – and June this year, just under 40 per cent of repeat knife offenders were spared jail. This will provide fresh ammunition for claims that courts are going soft to save money and reduce overcrowding in jails.

David Green, of the think-tank Civitas, said: ‘If parents are to have a chance of discouraging their children from joining gangs, the best argument they could have is that gang leaders soon end up serving many long years in jail.

‘Tragically, as the Daily Mail’s analysis shows, the system is failing law-abiding parents. Even when caught carrying weapons the majority of criminals are given feeble sentences that neither punish nor deter.’

Ann Oakes-Odger, who founded KnifeCrimes.Org after her son Westley was stabbed to death, said: ‘We are far too lenient on people caught carrying knives.

‘We really need for offenders to see that sentencing is not only robust but sends a strong message to deter them.’

Figures from the MoJ show knife crime has surged to a seven-year high. Courts dealt with more than 21,101 knife cases last year – the highest number since 2010. Experts have pointed to a link between the surge in knife violence and a huge reduction in the number of stop and searches carried out by the police.

The checks have fallen dramatically since then-home secretary Theresa May introduced reforms to reduce the ‘excessive and inappropriate’ use of the tactic.

Overall crime reported to police soared to a 13-year high of 5.6million in the year to June – an average of one alleged offence every six seconds.

A Government spokesman said: ‘Knife crime has tragic consequences which devastate families and shatter communities.

‘Under this Government, those convicted of carrying a knife are more likely to go to prison than ever before and for longer, but sentencing is rightly a matter for the independent courts.’

The spokesman said the average custodial sentence length for knife possession had increased by eight months.

Home Secretary Sajid Javid, who unveiled a Serious Violence Strategy this year, tweeted yesterday: ‘I am absolutely determined to tackle knife crime and will work with anyone to stop this senseless violence. This is an issue we are confronting head-on. I will not write off a generation of young people.’

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The return of stop and search?

A series of stabbings on the streets of London has led to a renewed focus on knife crime and how to reduce it

One power available to the police is stop and search, and Home Secretary Sajid Javid has recently emphasised its importance in tackling violence:

"If stop and search means that lives can be saved from the communities most affected, then of course it's a very good thing," he told the annual Police Superintendents' Conference in September.

But what powers are available to the police and what is the evidence they reduce crime?
The powers

There are three main acts that allow police forces in England and Wales to carry out stop and searches:

Section One of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994

Sections 44/47A of the Terrorism Act 2000

Last year, 99.1% of all searches were carried out under Section One and what the Home Office calls "associated legislation", including the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. These powers allow the police to conduct a search if they have "'reasonable grounds" to suspect someone of carrying illegal drugs, a weapon, stolen property or something which could be used to commit a crime, such as a crowbar.

Section 60, on the other hand, allows officers to search anyone in a designated area without "reasonable grounds". It applies when the police have intelligence that serious violence has taken place or may take place.

Section 44/47A allows the police to conduct searches when there is "reasonable suspicion" an act of terrorism will happen. Before last year it had not been used since 2011, but 149 searches were carried out using the power following the Parsons Green bombing in September 2017.

Unfair targeting

The police used a combination of all these powers to search 282,000 people across England and Wales last year.

That represents an 80% drop from the 1.4m searches in the year ending March 2010.
Line chart showing falling stop and searches since 2009

Stop and search occurrences began falling in 2009, following fears that it was being used too widely and was unfairly targeting ethnic minorities, especially young black men.

The government brought in measures to limit its use in 2014 and this led to the creation of a revised code around its use.
Section 60 searches quadruple

While stop and search has fallen overall, the Home Office's data reveals that searches carried out under Section 60 rose last year.

In the year ending March 2018, they quadrupled compared with the previous year - 2,501 were carried out in 2017/18 compared to 631 in 2016/17.

This was the first rise in Section 60 searches for nine years

When used, a Section 60 order lasts for a maximum of 15 hours - but it can be extended to 24.

The police should publicise - usually through social media - where and for how long a Section 60 order is in place.

For example, the Metropolitan Police imposed a 15-hour Section 60 order across the whole of this year's Notting Hill Carnival in August. It said the decision was based on "detailed analysis of intelligence".

A twitter screenshot with a message from Lambeth police saying a section 60 is in place Image copyright Lambeth police / Twitter
Image caption Police forces will often use social media to alert the public when a section 60 order is in place

Why has Section 60 use increased?

Most of the increase in Section 60 stop and and search incidents has been driven by the Metropolitan Police, which carried out 73% of all Section 60 searches last year.

In an interview with the Evening Standard in April, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Cressida Dick, said she would give the go-ahead for her officers to use the Section 60 power to crack down on gang violence.

The Met's Assistant Commissioner Martin Hewitt says the use of Section 60 is an important way of preventing violence.

"It's a legitimate and powerful tool," he told BBC Reality Check.

"Disputes between young people can quickly turn into violence and Section 60 is a preventative measure based on police intelligence," he argues.

Does stop and search work?

The government's Serious Violence Strategy, published in April, acknowledges that knife crime, gun crime and homicide have all risen as stop and search has fallen. But it dismisses any link, pointing out that knife crime fell between 2010-11 and 2013-14 - a period that also coincided with a fall in stop and search.

Last year the College of Policing published a study examining Metropolitan Police stop and search data. It found that higher rates of stop and search, under any power, only led to "very slightly lower than expected rates of crime in the following week or month".

Another way of trying to assess the effectiveness of stop and search is to look at arrest rates.

And on that measure, the data shows that as fewer people are searched, the more likely those people are to be subsequently arrested.

Last year nearly one in five of the 282,000 people searched under Section One were taken into custody - that compares with almost one in 10 in 2009-10.

Advocates of stop and search say it needs to increase to act as a deterrent. A report published by the Centre for Social Justice - a think tank founded by the former Conservative leader Iain Duncan-Smith - said that some young people were no longer scared of the police, because they believed the risk of being searched was now very low.

On the other hand, if stop and search is used too widely, it can create resentment between the public and the police, argues Leroy Logan, a BLACK former Metropolitan Police superintendent.

He says this can worsen community intelligence and that the answer to rising knife crime lies in better engagement with young people. WRONG

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KNIFE HORROR London stabbing – man in 30s rushed to hospital
after ANOTHER stabbing attack as knife crime wave continues

ANOTHER stabbing has hit London, with the latest victim described as a man in his 30s.

Police were called by London Ambulance Service at approximately 6.50pm today to reports of a man found with stab wounds in Crouch Hill.

The man was rushed to hospital for treatment, but police said his injuries were not life threatening.

The Met police said in a release: "Work continues to establish the location for where the man came to sustain his injuries."

"No arrests; enquiries continue."

Yesterday The Sun reported stabbings across the capital have risen 16 per cent as a surge in knife crime rocks the UK.

The total number of offences involving a knife or bladed instrument that have been recorded by cops in the year to March 2018 rose to 40,147, a seven-year-high.

There were 1,299 stabbings in London up to the end of April, according to official statistics from the Met Police.

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London homicides: The 120 victims of 2018

Last week saw the number of homicides in London surpass last year's figure of 116.

The toll of 120 homicides - which includes cases of murder and manslaughter - includes 69 fatal stabbings and 14 shootings.

January 2018

1. Steve Frank Navaez-Jara, 20, was stabbed on New Year's Day in Islington. His family said they "pray to God that Steve's death brings knife crime to an end".

2. Elizabeta Lacatusu, 44, was stabbed in Redbridge, east London, on 3 January. In June, Geanu Armeanu, her former partner, was jailed for 28 years for murder.

3. Vijaykumar Patel, 49, died on 6 January after being attacked outside a shop in Mill Hill, north London.

A 16-year-old boy was convicted of his manslaughter in July.

4. Daniel Frederick, 34, died after being stabbed in Hackney on 8 January in an unprovoked attack.

Five teenagers were convicted and jailed over his death in October.

5. Harry Uzoka, 25. Model killed after being stabbed in the heart in Shepherd's Bush on 11 January.

Two men were convicted of his murder, and a third of manslaughter, in August.

6. Yaya Mbye, 26, died in hospital after being stabbed in Stoke Newington on 28 January.

7. Lily-Mai Saint George, 11 weeks, was found dead in Haringey on 31 January. Police investigated her death as murder and arrested two people in April.

8. Khader Saleh, 25, was stabbed at Wormwood Scrubs prison on 31 January. The 25-year-old's brother described him as "a young man trying to move on in his life".

February 2018

9. Sayed Azim Khan, 49, was found dead in Ilford Cemetery on 2 February having suffered extensive head injuries. He had last been seen at his home address on 24 January in Thamesmead.

10. Hassan Ozcan, 19, died from multiple stab wounds in Barking, east London, on 3 February.

11. Kwabena Nelson, 23, a youth worker from Tottenham, died after being stabbed on 3 February. In August, 21-year-old Neron Quartey was found guilty of murder and sentenced to a minimum of 26 years in prison.

12. Juan Olmos Saca, 39, died on 4 February after being stabbed in the chest in Peckham on the 29 January. He spent a week in hospital, but never recovered from his injuries.

13. Hannah Leonard, 55, was stabbed in a flat in Camden on 8 February and died from her injuries.

14. Alfie Lamb, 3, was found unresponsive at his home in Croydon and died three days later in hospital. In May, police charged three people in connection with his death.

15. Sabri Chibani, 19, was stabbed in the chest in Streatham, south London, on 11 February.

16. Bulent Kabala, 41, was London's first shooting victim of 2018. He was shot in Barnet on 12 February and died at the scene.

17. Saeeda Hussain, 54, was stabbed at an address in Ilford on 13 February, and died from her injuries.

18. Lord Promise Nkenda, 17, was stabbed in Canning Town, east London, on Valentine's Day. Five teenagers are currently on trial in connection with his murder.

19. Mark Smith, 48, was found unconscious at an address in Waltham Forest, east London, on 15 February and pronounced dead a short time later. A 38-year old woman has been charged with murder.

20. Lewis Blackma9. Sayed Azim Khan, 49, was found dead in Ilford Cemetery on 2 February having suffered extensive head injuries. He had last been seen at his home address on 24 January in Thamesmead.

10. Hassan Ozcan, 19, died from multiple stab wounds in Barking, east London, on 3 February.

11. Kwabena Nelson, 23, a youth worker from Tottenham, died after being stabbed on 3 February. In August, 21-year-old Neron Quartey was found guilty of murder and sentenced to a minimum of 26 years in prison.

12. Juan Olmos Saca, 39, died on 4 February after being stabbed in the chest in Peckham on the 29 January. He spent a week in hospital, but never recovered from his injuries.

13. Hannah Leonard, 55, was stabbed in a flat in Camden on 8 February and died from her injuries.

14. Alfie Lamb, 3, was found unresponsive at his home in Croydon and died three days later in hospital. In May, police charged three people in connection with his death.

15. Sabri Chibani, 19, was stabbed in the chest in Streatham, south London, on 11 February.

16. Bulent Kabala, 41, was London's first shooting victim of 2018. He was shot in Barnet on 12 February and died at the scene.

17. Saeeda Hussain, 54, was stabbed at an address in Ilford on 13 February, and died from her injuries.

18. Lord Promise Nkenda, 17, was stabbed in Canning Town, east London, on Valentine's Day. Five teenagers are currently on trial in connection with his murder.

19. Mark Smith, 48, was found unconscious at an address in Waltham Forest, east London, on 15 February and pronounced dead a short time later. A 38-year old woman has been charged with murder.

20. Lewis Blackman, 19, from Camden, was stabbed in the early hours of 18 February after attending a party in Kensington.

21. Rotimi Oshibanjo, 26, was stabbed in Southall, west London, on 19 February and died from his injuries.

22. Sadiq Mohammed, 20, died after being stabbed in Camden on 20 February. His mother begged those with knives to stop using them, and called for action from police.

23. Abdikarim Hassan, 17, died in Camden after being stabbed on 20 February, hours after Sadiq Mohammed. The pair were among five victims attacked by a group of men between 20:15 and 22:15 GMT.

24. Jozef Boci, 30, suffered serious head injuries after being attacked on the street in Greenwich. Mr Boci, who was from Albania but living in Catford, was taken to hospital after the attack on 17 February, but died on 24 February. Two men were convicted of his manslaughter in September.

25. Amir Ellouzi, 24, from Victoria, was shot in Westminster on 20 February and died one week later.
March 2018 n, 19, from Camden, was stabbed in the early hours of 18 February after attending a party in Kensington.

21. Rotimi Oshibanjo, 26, was stabbed in Southall, west London, on 19 February and died from his injuries.

22. Sadiq Mohammed, 20, died after being stabbed in Camden on 20 February. His mother begged those with knives to stop using them, and called for action from police.

23. Abdikarim Hassan, 17, died in Camden after being stabbed on 20 February, hours after Sadiq Mohammed. The pair were among five victims attacked by a group of men between 20:15 and 22:15 GMT.

24. Jozef Boci, 30, suffered serious head injuries after being attacked on the street in Greenwich. Mr Boci, who was from Albania but living in Catford, was taken to hospital after the attack on 17 February, but died on 24 February. Two men were convicted of his manslaughter in September.

25. Amir Ellouzi, 24, from Victoria, was shot in Westminster on 20 February and died one week later.

March 2018

26. Christopher Beaumont, 42, was stabbed to death by his brother at his mother's house in Hammersmith on 1 March. Stephen Blake, 32, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was later sentenced to indefinite detention under the Mental Health Act.

27. Laura Figueira, 47, was found dead at her home in Twickenham on 5 March with stab wounds. Later the same day, her husband and two young sons were discovered at the foot of cliffs in East Sussex, all three having died from multiple injuries consistent with falling from a height.

28. Kelva Smith, 20, died after being stabbed in the abdomen in Croydon. His aunt said London's issue with knife crime was "out of control".

Tyrone Farquharson, 20, was convicted of his murder in October.

29. Kelvin Odunuyi, 19, was shot outside a cinema in Wood Green on 8 March.

30. Michael Boyle, 44 died from a single stab wound to the chest. He was attacked on 25 February and died in hospital on 10 March.

31. Julian Joseph, 36, died in hospital after being attacked on a bus in New Cross on 12 March and suffering a serious head injury.

32. Nikolai Glushkov, 68, a Russian businessman. He was found dead at his home in south-west London having been strangled. His death came a week after the poisonings of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury.

Police later disclosed that Mr Glushkov had survived a suspected poisoning himself in 2013.

33. Joseph William-Torres, 20, was shot dead in a car in Walthamstow on 14 March. A 15-year-old boy was later charged with his murder.

34. Lyndon Davis, 18, was stabbed to death in Chadwell Heath on 14 March.

35. Naomi Hersi, 36, was found with stab wounds at a hotel near Heathrow Airport on 16 March. She was pronounced dead 30 minutes later.

In November Jesse McDonald, 25, was jailed for 20 years for her murder.

36. Russell Jones, 23, died after suffering from stab injuries and a gunshot wound in Enfield on 17 March.

37. Tyrone Silcott, 41, died after being stabbed in Hackney on 18 March.

38. Balbir Johal, 48, was admitted to hospital with stab wounds after being attacked in Southall on 19 March. He died shortly afterwards. One man was later convicted of his murder, another of manslaughter.

39. Jermaine Kevin Johnson, 41, was stabbed in Waltham Forest, east London, on 19 March.

40. Beniamin Pieknyi, 21, was found with stab wounds at Stratford shopping centre on 20 March. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

41. Abraham Badru, 26, was shot dead in Dalston, north-east London, on 25 March. His family described him as a "beautiful soul" who "hated confrontation".

42. David Potter, 50, was found dead inside a house in Tooting High Street on 26 March. He had suffered stab injuries.

43. Wieskaw Kopcynski, 59, died in hospital on 27 March, two days after being assaulted at his home in Barking, east London.

44. Malachi Brooks, 21, was found stabbed in Surrey Lane, Battersea, on 28 March. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Three men were later convicted of arson after a car used by his attackers was set alight, destroying any possible DNA evidence. No-one has been charged over his death.

45. Reece Tshoma, 23, was stabbed in Plumstead, south-east London, on 29 March.

46. Leyla Mtumwa, 36, was found with stab wounds in Haringey on 30 March and died from her injuries. In October Kema Salum, 39, was sentenced to 23 years in prison for her murder.

47. Ourania Lambrou, 80, died in hospital after being assaulted on the street by Harry Goodwin-Sims, 29. He was jailed for six years for her manslaughter in September.42. David Potter, 50, was found dead inside a house in Tooting High Street on 26 March. He had suffered stab injuries.

April 2018

48. Devoy Stapleton, 20, was stabbed in Wandsworth, south London on 1 April.

49. Tanesha Melbourne-Blake, 17, died in a drive-by shooting in Tottenham on 2 April. Friends described her as a "very loveable little girl in the community".

50. Amaan Shakoor, 16, was shot in Walthamstow on 2 April and died a day later in hospital.

51. Henry Vincent, 38, was stabbed at a house in Lewisham on 4 April, reportedly while burgling the property. The 38-year-old was found collapsed in the street and died from his injuries a few hours later in hospital.

52. Babatunde Akintayo Awofeso, 53, was pronounced dead at a bookmakers in Upper Clapton, north London, on 4 April following reports of an altercation with another man.

53. Israel Ogunsola, 18, was stabbed to death in Hackney on 4 April. Police were alerted by a motorist and performed first aid, but the teenager died at the scene.

54. John Maclean, 35, was stabbed at a property in the Isle of Dogs area. Paramedics were called, but he died at the scene.

55. Natasha Hill, 18, was found with multiple head injuries in the early hours of 15 April. She was pronounced dead at the scene in Abbey Wood.

56. Raul Chiriac, 26, was stabbed to death by his girlfriend Simone Fergus, 34, on 15 April at their home in Colindale, north London. She was later convicted of his manslaughter.

57. Samantha Clarke, 38, was stabbed to death in Brixton on 15 April.

58. Sami Sihom, 18, was stabbed in Forest Gate, east London at about 22:50 BST on 16 April and died about 30 minutes later. He was reportedly on his way home from watching a West Ham game.

59. John Woodward, 47, a builder, was found dead in Hatton Garden with serious head injuries. It was initially thought that he had suffered an accident, but police later opened a murder inquiry.

60. Aaron Springett, 32, was found collapsed after a street fight in Morden, south London, on 19 April. He was taken to hospital but died a day later. In November, Joseph Ankrah, 31, was sentenced to seven years in prison for his manslaughter.

61. Kwasi Anim-Boadu, 20, was found dead with stab wounds in Roth Walk, Finsbury Park, on 21 April.

May 2018

62. Leon Maxwell, 38, was shot on 1 May near to Queensbury underground station in north-west London. He died from his injuries at the scene.

63. Rhyhiem Ainsworth-Barton, 18, was killed in a fatal shooting in Kennington on 5 May. He died from his injuries at the scene.

64. Onees Khatoon, 71, was killed by her 51-year-old son on 13 May in the home they shared in Hayes, south London.

Man admits murdering 71-year-old mother

65. Gerry Gaffney, 46, a lighting technician, was stabbed in Vassall Road, Camberwell on 14 May.

66. Osman Shidane, 20, was stabbed on 15 May in Ruislip. He died in hospital from his injuries three days later.

67. Rosina Coleman, 85, was found dead at an address in Ashmour Gardens, Romford, on 15 May. Paul Prause, a 65-year-old handyman, was later arrested and charged with her murder.

68. Abdulrahman Nassor Juma, 23, known to his friends as Mani, was killed in Barking on 17 May. Police tried to save him before the paramedics arrived, but he was pronounced dead at the scene due to his stab injuries.

69. Arunesh Thangarajah, 28, was stabbed in Mitcham, south London, and died on 20 May.

70. Sophie Cavanagh, 31, was found dead at an address in Chatterton Road, Bromley, on 20 May. Her estranged husband was later charged with murder.

71. Marcel Campbell, 30, from Haringey was stabbed to death on Upper Street in Islington on 21 May.

72. A 61-year-old woman died after suffering head injuries in an incident in Islington on 24 May. Police have not named her. A 95-year-old man was later arrested on suspicion of murder.

73. Bethany-Maria Beales, 22, was found dead at the foot of 36-storey Heron Building on Moor Lane, Moorgate, on 26 May. She had suffered injuries "consistent with a fall from height", City of London Police said. A man and a woman were later arrested in connection with the case.

June 2018

74. Andra Hilitanu, 28, was found stabbed to death at a property in Neasden on 1 June.

75. Mark Fontaine, 41, a delivery driver, was fatally stabbed in Kensington on 5 June. A 14-year-old boy was later charged with his murder.

76. Edmond Jonuzi, 35, was found with serious stab wounds near Turnpike Lane underground station in north London on 9 June. He died at the scene.

77. Gitana Matukeviciene, 50, was found dead at a property in Dagenham on 9 June having suffered from a range of injuries. A man has been charged with her murder.

78. Joshua Boadu, 23, who was known as "SJ", was found with stab wounds at an address in Southwark on 11 June. He died from his injuries. A man has been charged with murder.

79. Mark Tremain, 52, spent several weeks in hospital in a critical condition after police were called to reports of men fighting in Lambeth. He died on 14 June from a head injury.

80. Matthew Thomas, 39, a scaffolder, was found dead with unexplained injuries at a flat in Pimlico, central London. A man and a woman were arrested at the scene.

81. Gita Suri, 56, was found in the rear garden of a house in Tunnel Avenue, Greenwich, on Saturday 23 June. She had suffered stab injuries.

82. Jordan Douherty, 15, was stabbed to death in Romford, east London, on 23 June during a fight involving about 100 youths.

83. Ishak Tacine, 20, was stabbed to death in Edmonton, north London on 27 June.

July 2018

84. Shuren Ma, 72, died shortly after police attended reports of a disturbance at an address in Woolwich on 1 July. A man in his 70s was also found at the scene with stab injuries.

85. Janek Brackonecki, 57, was found seriously injured in a car park near Leytonstone High Road in east London on 7 July. He died at the scene.

86. Katrina Makunova, 17, was stabbed on 12 July in Camberwell. The teenager died from a wound to her chest.

87. Latwaan Griffiths, 18, was found by police on Denmark Road in Lambeth having suffered stab injuries on 26 July. He died the following day.

88. Sheila Thomas, 69, was found dead at an address on Casino Avenue in Herne Hill, south London on 31 July.

August 2018

89. Sidique Kamara, 23, a drill rapper known as Incognito, was found dead by police in Camberwell on 1 August. He had been stabbed.

90. A 50-year-old woman, died in a house fire on Valentines Way, Dagenham, on 2 August. Police have not named her. A man was later charged with murder and arson with intent to endanger life.

91. Malik Chattun, 22, was stabbed in Kingston upon Thames on 5 August during a brawl reportedly involving 10 people.

92. Joel Urhie, 7, died after an arson attack at his home in Deptford, south-east London, on 7 July. Joel's mother said he was was the "sweetest most caring little boy you could ever meet".

93. Simonne Samantha Kerr, 31, was stabbed to death in Wandsworth on 15 August. A nurse, she had appeared on Britain's Got Talent in an NHS choir. Desmond Sylva, 40, was later charged with her murder.

94. Joseph Cullimore, 42, was stabbed to death in Chingford, east London, on 17 August.

95. Leroy Junior Edwards, 66, was stabbed to death in Catford, south-east London, on 18 August.

96. Gary Amer, 63, was stabbed to death at a property in Walworth, south-east London, on 19 August.

97. Kaltoun Saleh, 43, died in hospital on 21 August as a result of a fire at a property in Islington on 5 July.

98. Caroline Harrison, 73, died in a house fire in Teddington on 22 August. Police began a murder investigation after tests revealed she had been attacked before her death.

99. Shevaun Sorrell, 22, was found unresponsive in Creek Road, Deptford at 23:45 BST on 25 August. Ambulance crews found he had suffered stab injuries, but he died in hospital an hour later.

100. Abdi Ali, 18, was found in the loft of an address in Enfield on 27 August, having gone missing in December last year. He had died from a blunt force trauma to the head and stab wounds to the chest.

101. Celia Levitt, 68, was killed at a residential address in Bromley on 31 August. Her death was as a result of compression to the neck, police said.

September 2018

102. Ismail Tanrikulu, 22, was shot dead in Tottenham Cemetery on 3 September.

103. Memunatu Warne, 46, died after a suspected arson attack at a property on 6 September in Woolwich.

104. Ali Al Har, 25, was stabbed to death in Islington on 18 September

105. Kanagusabi Ramathan, 76, was found dead at a residential address in Newham on 21 September.

106. Elyon Poku, 20, was stabbed during a party in Stamford Hill. He died in the early hours of 22 September as a result of his injuries.

107. Guled Farah, 19, was shot and killed in Walthamstow on 22 September. His friends drove him to hospital, but he died less than an hour after police were called.

108. Sandra Zmijan, 32, was found dead in a garden in Hayes, west London, on 24 September. Police disclosed that she had died after being hit repeatedly by a heavy blunt object.

October 2018

109. Hashim Abdalla Ali,22, was found in a car in Hillingdon with a gunshot wound on 11 October and pronounced dead at the scene.

110. Moses Mayele, 23, was stabbed yards away from his home in Hainault on 12 October.

111. Ian Tomlin, 46, was murdered in Battersea on 17 October. He died from a blunt force trauma to his head.

112. Nazia Ali, 25, from Bow, was found dead at a residential address in Tower Hamlets on 22 October.

113. Ethan Nedd-Bruce, 18, died on the street in Greenwich on 22 October. He was stabbed and shot, and it was the latter that led to his death.

114. Sheiku Adams, 49, died after falling from a third floor flat in Camden on 25 October. Three people were charged with his manslaughter on 7 November.

115. Martin Welsh, 47, was stabbed at a residential address in Hendon, north London, on 28 October. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A woman has been charged with his murder.

116. Rocky Djelal, 38, was fatally stabbed in Southwark Park on 31 October. His family said he was "a father who was idolised by his daughter, a brother who was loved dearly and an uncle, nephew and friend who was loved and respected".

November 2018

117. Jay Hughes, 15, from Bellingham, south-east London, died of a single stab wound to the heart after he was attacked in the street on 1 November.

118. Malcolm Mide-Madariola, 17, was stabbed outside Clapham South underground station in the middle of the afternoon on 2 November. The teenager from Peckham, who was a student at a college in Clapham, was taken to hospital, but died from his injuries. A 17-year-old boy has been charged with murder.

119. Ayodeji Habeeb Azeez, 22, was found on Samos Road in Anerley, south London, at lunchtime on 4 November with stab wounds. He died at the scene 30 minutes later.

120. John Ogunjobi, 16, was found with fatal injuries on Greenleaf Close, Tulse Hill, south London at 22:53 on 5 November. Police were called to reports of gunshots, but found him collapsed on the street with stab injuries.

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Two children are stabbed in Britain EVERY DAY as number of under-18s admitted to hospital with stab wounds soars by 80 per cent in three years

Stats show that 813 people aged 18 and under suffered stab wounds this year

Rise in last three years also includes jump in the number of under-16s stabbed

Comes as police battle plague of violent crime around the country this year

The number of children admitted to hospital with stab wounds has risen by more than 80 per cent in the last three years, shocking statistics reveal.

In the year up to September this year, 813 people aged 18 and under received treatment for knife attacks in England, NHS figures show.



That is a rise of more than 80 per cent on the 451 admitted to hospital in the year up to September 2015.

The statistics come as police forces battle a year of violence around the country, with the number of murders in London soaring past 120 earlier this month.

The number of under-16s treated for stab wounds also increased dramatically, from 95 in 2013 to 163 this year.

The figures show knife assault injuries among all ages have increased from a total of 3,643 in 2015 to 5,053 this year.

Meanwhile, the number of stabbed women has increased dramatically, up from 340 in 2014 to 385 this year.

The figures emerged as the grieving mother of a teenager fatally stabbed on a night out called for police to get greater powers to tackle the epidemic.

Sharon Kendall's 18-year-old son Jason Isaacs died after he was attacked in Northolt, west London, in November last year.

In an impassioned statement released by the Metropolitan Police today, Ms Kendall said: 'I am not going to remain silent, nor will we become a statistic.

'There are too many families suffering at the hands of others. The second you decide to carry a knife, there is a very strong possibility that you will ruin a family's life, and your own.

'We need to get knife crime under control. For those who try and tie the hands of the police in making their job more difficult, I ask you to stop and look at all the murdered teenagers' faces.

'If we collectively gave a little more support to the police using stop-and-search and enforcement, things would change.'

Two men have been charged with Mr Isaacs's murder, although detectives believe two more suspects are still at large and a £20,000 reward remains on offer for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of those responsible.

Ms Kendall's plea came after a spate of knifings earlier this month.

On Halloween 'adored' father Rocky Djelal, 38, was fatally stabbed in broad daylight in Southwark Park in Rotherhithe.

The following day, 15-year-old Jay Hughes was killed in Bellingham, South-East London.

A single stab wound to the heart was inflicted by a large knife wielded by a hooded figure who looked little older than Jay.

The victim was standing outside a chicken shop. All this was caught on CCTV.

The next day the slaughter continued. Malcolm Mide-Madariola, 17, was fatally knifed outside Clapham South Tube station.

Then a respite — two days —before Ayodeji Habeeb Azeez, 22, was stabbed in Samos Road, Anerley, also in South London.

The following day John Ogunjobi, aged 16, was killed in Tulse Hill around midnight.

John's death was another milestone. The 250th stabbing death in Britain in 2018, demonstrating the knife-crime epidemic is not London's alone.

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Man dies after stabbing in east London

A man has died after being stabbed in east London

The victim was found with stab wounds on Kingsland Road, Hackney, at 06:29 GMT by police.

Believed to be in his mid-twenties, the victim was taken to hospital in a critical condition but died a few hours later. His next of kin have been informed.

The Metropolitan Police has launched a murder investigation. No arrests have been made.

A post-mortem examination will be held in due course.

Temporary road closures remain in place while police inspect the crime scene. Motorists have been told to avoid the area.

It comes hours after a police officer was stabbed outside a train station in east London.

There have been more than 123 killings in London since 1 January.

The figure - which includes cases of murder and manslaughter - includes 70 fatal stabbings and 14 shootings.

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Other parts of UK are also becoming more violent

Coventry stabbing: Boy killed after horror
attack, locals rage 'it's getting like America'

West Midlands Police say a murder investigation is underway after the youngster, aged 16, was killed last night. The boy was found injured on Deedmore Road, in Wood End, at around 11.40pm. He was rushed to hospital but later died.

Two other teenagers were also taken to hospital with less serious injuries.

Detective Superintendent Matt Markham said his team were "working round the clock" to find the murderer.

He added: "A young boy has tragically been killed and we are determined to find out why this has happened.

"We are talking about the terrible loss of a 16-year-old boy, someone who had their life to live.

"We are following a number of active lines of enquiry and would urge that anyone with information which could assist our enquiries to call us as soon as possible."

The boy’s family have been informed.

The area has been cordoned off for examination.

Residents near the scene have been left in shock following the news.

One local spoke about hearing sirens but said they never imagined someone would have been murdered.

They told Coventry Live: "It’s horrible.

“His poor family must be going through hell.”

Another said more needed to be done to tackle knife crime.

They added: "Coventry is getting like America."

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Rene Webb
A truly brilliant man who was my friend and greatly influenced me, as a young sociologist, to take an interest in other cultures and become a youth worker, community worker and teacher. My time spent working with Webby was a privilege

Rene Sylvanos Webb (Webby), postal worker and campaigner: born 17 October 1919; (three daughters); died London 15 November 2005.

The Caribbean contribution in the two major wars of the last century has only recently received recognition - in large part because of the campaigning of the West Indian Ex-Servicemen's Association (UK), of which Rene Webb was secretary and chairman.
He was born in Trelawney parish, Jamaica, in 1919, the only son of a grapefruit farmer, and trained as a teacher. Nevertheless he, like many young men of his generation from throughout the British Empire, heeded the call to defend "king and country" during the Second World War, joining the RAF, then settling in Britain in 1947. That service counted for comparatively little in the aftermath of conflict. If the homes (and social conditions) of the post-war era were generally not "fit for heroes to live in", they were even worse for the early immigrants from the Caribbean.

Webb's campaign began at Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park, addressing the issues of housing and unemployment, and continued for the next 60 years. In that he was unusual. The majority of West Indians, recruited in large numbers by London Transport, and in the building and catering trades, to get Britain "on its feet" again after the war, preferred to put up with discrimination and disadvantages because they believed that their stay would be temporary.

Webb, whose experiences form part of The Windrush Legacy: memories of Britain's post-war Caribbean immigrants (1998) produced by the Black Cultural Archives, witnessed the antagonism of Teddy boys towards the black citizens they encountered on the streets - which led to the Notting Hill "riot" of 1958 - and gave his ready support to the radical United Coloured People's Association and the militant Black Power movement.

When it became evident to most West Indians that they would be staying on longer than they had anticipated, they sent for their wives and children to join them. The "immigrants" became British and demanded an improvement in their status. Webb, who was employed in the Post Office for many years, was instrumental in the setting up of several of the numerous associations and organisations to enhance their social and economic standing, and to build bridges with the host "white" community.

Sadly there is nobody like him

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Murdered'for his trainers in Wild West Britain:

Man, 20, who was found stabbed to death and barefoot outside a primary school 'was killed for his expensive shoes'

Ahsanullah Nawazai, 20, was found seriously injured late on Wednesday night

He had travelled to London Colney, Hertfordshire from his home in London

Despite the desperate attempts of paramedics, he later passed away in hospital

Hertfordshire Constabulary today said a 30-year-old woman had been arrested

A 30-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 20-year-old man was found stabbed to death in the street in a row over an expensive pair of shoes.

Ahsanullah Nawazai, 20, had travelled to London Colney, Hertfordshire, from his home in Walthamstow, London, on November 28 before he was knifed repeatedly.

He was left barefoot and was found by a member of the public at around 7.15pm on Walsingham Way before being rushed to hospital.

Despite the desperate attempts of paramedics, he later passed away.

Last night police said they had arrested a 30-year-old woman, who is believed to lived near the scene, on suspicion of murder.

Neighbours said that Ahsanullah was murdered during a row over a pricey pair of shoes he was wearing.

Yesterday a spokesman for the Hertfordshire Constabulary combined Major Crime Team confirmed that a woman was in custody, suspected of murdering Ahsanullah.

The spokesman said: 'A 30-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a man in London Colney. The woman, who is from London Colney, is currently in police custody.

'The arrest follows the death of 20-year-old Ahsanullah Nawazai, who was found seriously injured in Walsingham Way at 7.15pm on November 28.

'He had suffered a number of stab wounds and was taken to hospital, where he later passed away. Any witnesses or anyone with information who has not yet spoken to police should call the non-emergency number 101.

'Ahsanullah was found collapsed with a number of stab wounds in Walsingham Way by a member of the public at around 7.15pm on Wednesday.

'His family has asked us to release the following words describing Ahsanullah: 'He was a happy person, a lovely kid and much-loved member of the family. He always had a smile on his face'.

'Detectives from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit are continuing their investigation in order to establish the circumstances around Ahsanullah's death.'

Neighbours said that the stabbing victim was aged 20 years and was found without any shoes on his feet.

One resident, who declined to give her name, said that she had been told the murder was sparked by a row which went horribly wrong, over a pair of expensive shoes.

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