“Traumatising” is how a 23-year-old dad-of-two described being stabbed in a random attack. Now, he is calling for there to be “more opportunities” to be given to young people to prevent what happened to him.
23-year-old Akil Johnson grew up in both the Meadows and Kimberley and was stabbed on October 8 2020. This was days before Keany Kristal Kissingou-Mabiala, 20, was stabbed on October 12 2020. Akil and Keany were both attacked outside Victoria Centre in Nottingham City Centre.
Akil was left in a coma and had to have surgery due the stab wound to his chest. He was in hospital for six weeks including time in the Intensive Care Unit at the Queen’s Medical Centre. Keany was not so fortunate and died after an incident that lasted about 34 seconds. Mazin Abdelmonim, 19, was later convicted of Keany's murder.
