The Latest Breaking News from Thornton Heath

Murder arrest after man, 20, stabbed to death in Thornton Heath

Usmaan Mahmood died a day after being stabbed in Thornton Heath Recreation Ground

Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2023

Usmaan Mahmood: Thornton Heath murder victim pictured for first time

20-year-old died following a fatal stabbing last week

Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2023

Man, 20, stabbed to death in Thornton Heath street attack

A 20-year-old man has been stabbed to death in south London, Scotland Yard said.

Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2023

Thornton Health explosion: 500 residents banned from going home days after deadly blast

The blast in Thornton Heath, south London, killed four-year-old Sahara Salman on Monday and those in neighbouring properties were evacuated by authorities

Daily Mirror · Aug 13, 2022

Residents' fury at gas company following Thornton Heath explosion that killed four-year-old Sahara

Community meeting told that at least 18 calls were made about about the smell of gas in the weeks leading up to the tragedy

Wales Online · Aug 12, 2022

Residents express anger at gas company following Thornton Heath explosion

Four-year-old Sahara Salman was killed and two others remain in hospital after the blast in Thornton Heath, south London, on Monday.

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2022

Suspected gas explosion which killed girl ‘an accident waiting to happen’

Sahara Salman, four, died after a terraced house collapsed in Galpin’s Road, Thornton Heath, in the southern borough of Merton, on Monday.

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2022

Police name four-year-old girl killed in Thornton Heath gas explosion

An 11-year-old boy and 54-year-old woman who were injured in the blast remain in hospital, with neither in a life-threatening condition.

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2022

Mother of girl, 4, killed in Thornton Heath explosion accuses gas company of ‘negligence’

‘The saddest thing is that we tried to prevent this from happening,’ says mother Sana Ahmad

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2022

Mum's world torn apart after 'incredible' girl killed in Thornton Heath explosion

Sahara Salman, four, was killed as three others were injured in a blast that sent debris flying through the air in Thornton Heath, South London.

Daily Record · Aug 10, 2022