Another young life lost, another family in grief, another neighbourhood in shock. Police have named 15-year-old Leonard Reid as one victim of a double stabbing in Archway, north London. Another victim, agd 23, has not been named. The news comes days after Victor Lee, 17, was found dead in a west London section of the Grand Union Canal, after suffering from stab wounds.
London does not appear to be on course for a repeat of 2021, which broke the record for the most teen homicides in a single year. Nevertheless, these deaths are a shocking reminder of a familiar violence impacting our city.
