The Latest Breaking News from Woolwich

Wife’s desperate plea for missing London husband, 50, to ‘come home’ as police launch urgent search

Steven Bailey-Hogg was last seen at home in Woolwich on Monday

Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025

Pro-Palestine activists used sledgehammers in action at Israel-linked firm, UK court told

Police officer suffered fractured spine during action at Elbit Systems factory near Bristol last year, Woolwich crown court hears

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2025

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

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

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.

Evening Standard · 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

The Independent UK · 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 · Jul 25, 2025