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A man who stabbed an 11-year-old girl in a horrifying attack in Leicester Square has been sentenced, after Met Police officers arrested him within just four minutes of the incident.
A man armed with a knife sparked a swift police response in Romford town centre after alarmed residents raised the alert.
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A 15-year-old boy has died after being stabbed on a busy Islington street on Tuesday, 9 December. Police and London’s air ambulance rushed to Westbourne Road at 13:02 after receiving reports of a stabbing. The teenager was treated by paramedics and taken to hospital, but tragically died later that afternoon.
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Anti-knife crime campaigner Courtney Barrett has hit out at those in authority, saying Londoners are being left at risk as
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A Romford mother has spoken of her fear, shock and dismay after her teenage son and daughter were mugged at knifepoint in Hornchurch last Friday afternoon.
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We are constantly told that knife crime in London is falling. Yet for people living here, watching the chaos unfold week after week, it feels like the opposite. For ordinary Londoners what they see isn’t improvement. What they see is police tape, flashing blue lights and yet another crime scene. In the capital a cordon has now become a grim symbol. It rarely stretches across a street for anything other than a stabbing and the only question that follows is whether the victim has survived.
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A quiet residential street in Elm Park erupted into chaos on Saturday night when a house party spiralled out of control, leaving a 16-year-old boy stabbed and multiple emergency services rushing to the scene.
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Residents in Elm Park were left shocked on Saturday night after reports of a stabbing and a series of suspected drug-related medical emergencies unfolded following a house party at the end of a residential road.
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Shocking video footage shared by the Havering Daily has captured the terrifying moment masked thugs armed with a knife stormed a mobile phone shop in Elm Park. The gang can be seen rushing inside, threatening staff and raiding displays before fleeing into the night, leaving the community outraged.
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Good work from East Area Proactive Team once again, as officers swiftly intercepted a car in Crow Lane Romford on Sunday. A search of both the man and the vehicle uncovered a lock knife and officers immediately made an arrest for possession of an offensive weapon.
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A man has been sentenced to 27 years for the murder of a teenager after an attack in Westminster.
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For over five years, The Havering Daily has worked with bereaved families and anti-knife crime campaigners, standing with them outside some of the most well-known places in London — yet, despite their pleas, no one has stepped up to genuinely tackle this crisis.
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On Saturday, anti-knife crime campaigner Courtney Barrett, founder of Binning Knives Saves Lives, joined bereaved Havering mother Sue Hedges from the Ricky Hayden Memorial to donate a Daniel Baird bleed kit to the Lord Denham Public House on Dagenham Heathway.
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Police have seized a terrifying zombie knife from a Harold Hill home after reports of a young person armed with a large blade.
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The horrific knife crime spree on board a train in Huntingdon has appalled the nation.
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Anti-knife crime campaigner Courtney Barrett has delivered a powerful message following the horrific stabbing in Huntingdon last weekend – warning that years of cuts and social decline have created the perfect storm for violence.
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Last week outside City Hall, anti-knife crime campaigners and bereaved parents gathered to speak about the horrors of knife crime — and the silence that follows.
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A man in his 20s was taken to hospital following a fight on Dagenham Heathway this afternoon. A 26 year
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Parts of Dagenham Heathway closed due to an incident.
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A man in his 20s has been rushed to hospital after being stabbed in Dagenham late on Monday night. Police are appealing for witnesses.
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