Teenager in hospital after ‘horrific’ machete attack by two men on a moped The 16-year-old boy was attacked on Saturday while walking in Dudley The Independent UK · May 25
Young Londoners call for 'bleed kits' to be trialled on high-risk bus routes and at bus stations Areas such as Croydon, Hackney and Stratford suggested for pilot scheme - but TfL warns of danger if kits are used incorrectly Evening Standard · Mar 9
Mother of murdered boy, 15, says her pleas for help were ignored before London machete attack Daejaun Campbell and his 14-year-old friend Kelyan Bokassa were ambushed in gang-related killings four months apart Evening Standard · Feb 9
Keir Starmer and Sadiq Khan 'failing to tackle London's knife crime epidemic', says murdered teen's mum Prime Minster Keir Starmer and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan have failed to tackle London’s knife crime epidemic, the mother of a murdered 15-year-old boy said as her son’s killers were locked up. Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2025
Government accused of ‘silence’ and ‘inaction’ as teenager’s killers locked up Imri Doue, 18, has been locked up for life with a minimum term of 21 years for the murder of Daejaun Campbell in south-east London. Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2025
Killers of 15-year-old boy jailed for machete attack in latest act of London's knife crime epidemic Jodie Taylor accused Keir Starmer and Sadiq Khan of failing to stop London’s knife crime epidemic - as her son’s killers are sentenced to a combined 32 years behind bars Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2025
‘Cowardly killers’ jailed for killing boy aged 15 amid epidemic of knife crime Daejaun Campbell was ambushed in Woolwich, south-east London. Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2025
Teenage murders at 13-year low in London as Met Police chief insists capital’s streets are ‘safer’ Sir Mark Rowley and London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan announce there were no killings of under-25s in July and August Evening Standard · Sep 2, 2025
Convictions after two young friends killed in machete attacks months apart Both killings had been linked to street gang culture with Daejaun described as being exploited and groomed by older youths. Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2025
Teens who smiled as as they stabbed schoolboy to death are jailed for life IN FULL The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2025
Two teens jailed over machete murder of 14-year-old on London bus Attack reignited concern around the ongoing problem of knife crime that has plagued the British capital for years. Al Jazeera · Jul 26, 2025
Mother of murdered schoolboy accuses government of losing control of London's streets Kelyan Bokassa was stabbed around 27 times in an attack on January 7 as he travelled on a route 472 bus in Woolwich Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2025
Mother of machete attack victim says ‘streets are bleeding’ after killers jailed Kelyan Bokassa, 14, said ‘I want my mum’ after he was mortally wounded on the 472 bus in Woolwich, south-east London earlier this year. Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2025
Knife crime is not just statistics, it’s caskets – mother of murdered boy, 14 Two youths, aged 16, were both jailed for life with a minimum term of 15 years and 10 months at the Old Bailey. Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2025 Two boys jailed for at least 15 years over London bus killing of Kelyan Bokassa, 14 Court heard Kelyan called out ‘I want my mum’ after being fatally stabbed in front of horrified passengers
Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2025 Smiling machete youths locked up for life for bus murder of 14-year-old boy The defendants, who cannot be named, boarded the bus 20 minutes later each armed with identical machetes hidden in their clothes.
The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2025 Machete-wielding youths who smiled as they fatally stabbed schoolboy jailed for life The defendants, who cannot be named, boarded the bus 20 minutes later each armed with identical machetes hidden in their clothes.
Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2025 Consequences of moment of violence are ‘eternal’, boy’s mother tells killers Aspiring rapper Kelyan Bokassa was stabbed around 27 times in the attack that lasted around 14 seconds as he travelled on a route 472 bus in Woolwich.
The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2025 Mother of murdered schoolboy fears she may ‘never recover’ from son’s loss Ms Bokassa added that she had spent her son’s 15th birthday at his graveside and that she missed everything about him
Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2025 Boy said ‘I want my mum’ after being fatally wounded in machete attack on bus Aspiring rapper Kelyan Bokassa was repeatedly stabbed as he travelled on a route 472 bus in Woolwich, south-east London, on January 7.
Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2025 Woolwich bus murder: Smiling teenage killers jailed for life for machete attack on 14-year-old Kelyan Bokassa Kelyan Bokassa cried out “I want my mum” after he had been fatally stabbed on a bus in Woolwich
Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2025 Boys to be sentenced for machete murder of 14-year-old on bus Aspiring rapper Kelyan Bokassa was fatally stabbed as he travelled home on a route 472 bus in Woolwich.
Evening Standard · Jun 26, 2025 Inside London's youth courts trying to intervene before tragedy strikes Teenage knife crime dominates London news — but what is being done to intervene before tragedy strikes? Courts correspondent Tristan Kirk looks at how the capital’s youth courts try to stop first-time offenders caught with blades from spiralling into murderers
The Independent UK · May 23, 2025 Teenagers admit stabbing 14-year-old schoolboy to death with machete on London bus Kelyan Bokassa, an aspiring rapper, was stabbed around 27 times
The Independent UK · May 23, 2025 Youths admit machete murder of 14-year-old boy on bus Kelyan Bokassa was stabbed around 27 times on a bus in Woolwich, south-east London.