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Ice cream seller suffered ‘catastrophic’ injuries in north London knife attack, court told

Shazad Khan, 41, was allegedly set upon by Zaher Zaarour while selling ice cream in Wembley

Evening Standard · Aug 27, 2025

Ice cream vendor suffered ‘catastrophic’ injuries in attack, court told

Shazad Khan was plying his trade in Monks Park, Wembley, when he was attacked from behind and repeatedly stabbed.

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2025

Five masked raiders guilty of music video double murder one of them later celebrated in drill rap song

Victims’ families in court wipe away tears as gang face life in jail for stabbing Leonardo Reid, 15, and Klevi Shekaj, 23, in Archway

Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025

Cyclist murdered driver in knife attack after BMW dragged bike along road

Killer used knife to attack man who knocked over his bike and dragged it along road, court told

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2024

Youth convicted of fatally stabbing boy aged 15 in Croydon park

Zaian Aimable-Lina was attacked in Ashburton Park in Croydon, south London, on December 30, 2021

Evening Standard · Apr 14, 2023

Youth convicted of fatally stabbing boy aged 15 in park

Zaian Aimable-Lina was attacked in Ashburton Park in Croydon, south London, on December 30, 2021.

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2023

Boy, 15, fatally stabbed in Croydon park over ‘beef’ with another teenager, court hears

Zaian Aimable-Lina suffered a 4.7 inch deep stab wound to the heart during the attack in south London

Evening Standard · Mar 27, 2023

Teen found guilty of fatally stabbing Afghan refugee in Twickenham park

He attacked Hazrat Wali just hours after being sentenced for carrying a knife on a previous occasion

Evening Standard · Jan 24, 2023

Afghan refugee ‘stabbed to death during row over girl,’ court told

The defendant, 17, who cannot be named, denies murdering Hazrat Wali

Evening Standard · Jan 7, 2023

‘I’m consumed with grief’: Mother of Islington murder victim says her life has been destroyed

The mother of a young man shot dead by drug dealers in a case of mistaken identity over the robbery of a Rolex watch said her family has been “destroyed” by the murder, as her son’s killers await sentencing.

Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2022