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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.

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

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‘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

Terrorism case against Kneecap rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh thrown out

Chief magistrate at Woolwich crown court rules that charge brought against musician is unlawful and ‘null’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 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

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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

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

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

More traffic at weekends, in Rotherhithe tunnel and on Woolwich ferry since opening of Silvertown tunnel

TfL reveals early impact of Sadiq Khan’s £2.2 billion road tunnel under the Thames

Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025

Palestine Action protest at Woolwich crown court as activists appear in the dock

Eighteen Palestine Action activists are awaiting trial on burglary and criminal damage charges

Evening Standard · Jun 30, 2025

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Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2025

Teenage boy, 15, 'cried out help after being stabbed to death with machete' in Woolwich

Daejaun Campbell died on a path in Woolwich, southeast London after being stabbed, the Old Bailey heard

Evening Standard · Jun 11, 2025

Thousands of drivers escape £180 fines for not paying Silvertown and Blackwall tunnel tolls

Grace period in place for a month, letting drivers who dodged tolls of up to £4 per crossing off the hook

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.

Evening Standard · May 23, 2025

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

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Evening Standard · May 21, 2025

Four Elizabeth line areas where house prices are tipped for future growth

Londoners might think it is too late to buy into the ‘Crossrail effect’ but new data highlights the residential development, and potential price growth, still to come near four key stations

Evening Standard · May 2, 2025

Schoolgirl found in the Thames ‘likely to have died from effect of cold water’, says coroner

Kaliyah Coa, 11, was reported missing on March 31 after playing near Barge House Causeway in Woolwich on a school inset day.

Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2025

Revealed: the 10 London postcodes with above average supply of homes and below average rents

The average rent for a room in London is £982 per month, according to SpareRoom — but here’s where to look for potential offers

Evening Standard · Apr 14, 2025

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

Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2025

'Not appropriate' to get free O2 tickets, says Labour minister as Rachel Reeves Sabrina Carpenter concert row grows

Greenwich and Woolwich MP Matthew Pennycook said he had never accepted a free ticket for the flagship music venue in east London

Evening Standard · Mar 12, 2025

Mother's tribute to 'loyal' son, 14, stabbed to death on bus in Woolwich as funeral held

Kelyan Bokassa’s funeral took place at Christ Church in Greenwich two months after he was brutally killed on double decker

Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2025

Three teenagers deny murder of 15-year-old boy

Daejaun Campbell is said to have cried out ‘I’m 15, don’t let me die’ after he was attacked on Eglinton Road in Woolwich last year.

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