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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

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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.

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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.

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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

‘Cowardly killers’ jailed for killing boy aged 15 amid epidemic of knife crime

Daejaun Campbell was ambushed in Woolwich, south-east London.

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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

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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.

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Teens who smiled as as they stabbed schoolboy to death are jailed for life

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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.

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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

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

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

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

The Guardian - UK

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.

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The Independent UK

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.

The Independent UK

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

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.

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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.

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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

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

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

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

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.

Evening Standard

Teenagers plead guilty to murdering 14-year-old Kelyan Bokassa in machete attack on Woolwich bus

The teenagers pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to murder of schoolboy on London double-decker

Evening Standard

Teenagers in court accused of murdering Kelyan Bokassa, 14, on Woolwich bus

Kelyan Bokassa died at the scene after being stabbed on board a bus in south-east London

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