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After the horrendous scenes that were witnessed across Elm Park on Saturday night, many locals were quick to point the finger at youths coming from outside the borough.
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Shirley Jackson from Youth Unity has worked tirelessly all her life to support youths in Havering and across London. Not only has she achieved outstanding results, but her work and dedication has seen many former gang members reform and completely turn their life around.
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Police arrest two youths in Havering in connection with the Elm Park knife attack on Saturday evening.
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“I am a black mum, we raise our children to be Christians and to have respect. How can we respect them when they behave worse than animals out on the street? They are a disgrace!”, says Peguy Katu.
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Havering has witnessed scenes of awful unrest and violence that left police officers injured and youths stabbed in Elm Park over the weekend.
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A number of police officers were injured and two youths stabbed after a gang of 50-60 youths believed to be from Harold Hill gatecrashed a 16 birthday party armed with machetes and knives.
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A Sixteen birthday party went horribly wrong when a gang of youths believed to be from Harold Hill entered the venue armed with weapons. The event was supposed to have security but it was believed none was actually present allowing a gang of between 50-60 youths enter the premises.
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Youths attacked police officers and teenage girls screamed in their faces as police rushed to Elm Park in a night of utter chaos.
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After cornering him, Charles used two knives to stab Sean multiple times. During the trial, the court heard how Charles shouted “die, die, die” during the attack.
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On Friday 15 March at the Mardyke Community Centre, Rainham, bereaved mothers Sue Hedges and Peguy Kato spoke to members of the local community about the horrors of knife crime and how their lives had been destroyed.
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On Sunday 9 March, Sue Hedges from the Ricky Hayden Memorial donated a Daniel Baird bleed bag to the Deers Rest Pub. Sue, who lost her son Ricky to knife crime in 2016, has been donating vital life saving bleed kits to many organisations across Havering, London and parts of Essex in a bid to save as many lives as she can.
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We are fed up of watching our children being stabbed, we worry for our youth every time they go out. It really is time that us as mothers and families come together and talk about knife crime as no one else is helping us.”
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Are you worried about knife crime? Do you fear for your children when they go out?
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In one instance, it is alleged a victim was grabbed by the throat and punched. During most of the robberies, it was claimed that a knife was produced.
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n 2016 the knife crime epidemic was just starting to rear its ugly head. As a journalist, this was another issue for us to write on and more sensational headlines.
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‘The issue we have is that no really cares about knife crime and they care even less for the victims and their families.’
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A joint operation by Romford Town Centre and Safer Neighbourhood officers has resulted in two males being arrested for distributing Class A drugs and several weapons removed.
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A 43 year old man was taken to hospital yesterday evening after being found with a stab wound.
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‘Nobody is helping our youth and they are dying everyday on the streets. It’s time that we do something ourselves to support our children.’
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Police officers across Hylands Ward yesterday embarked in a series of preventative measures that resulted in four knives being removed from our streets.
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