Two teenagers left in life threatening condition after being attacked in North London, both stabbings are being treated as linked.
On Monday 6th of May, the police were called to a stabbing around 5:30pm on FairBridge Road, N19. A 17 years old teenager was found at the scene suffering from severe stab injuries.
#Islington DOUBLE STABBING: A 17 year old boy and an 18 year old man have both been left in life threatening conditions after being attacked suffering multiple stab wounds.
Scotland Yard say police were initially called at 5.35pm to the first incident.
The police described his present condition as ”serious but stable” after receiving medical attention.
Another stabbing was reported 10 minutes after the stabbing of the 17 years old boy on Fairbridge Road. The second victim believed to be 18 years of age was stabbed on Sussex Road, N19. he was also taken to the hospital where he received medical attention and his present condition was being described as ”no longer believed to be life threatening” says the police.
Investigation has been launched as both cases are being treated as linked.
The police also released a statement saying ”There will be an increased police presence in Islington following these stabbings. A Section 60 order has been authorised for the borough of Islington until 07:00AM on Tuesday, 7 May.”
The police has also urged the public to come forward if they have an information that could help the investigation to call 101 quoting CAD 5043/06may, to remain anonymous call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
A 21 year old man has be charged with the murder of Jaden Moodie who was stabbed in East London earlier this year.
The 14 year old who was knocked off a moped before being attacked and stabbed in Walthamstow on January 8th 2019 , he was treated by paramedics but was later pronounced dead at the scene.
Ayoub Majdouline, 18, from Wembly area was previously charged with the murder Jaden.
Yousuf Doubbad, 21, from East London, is also being charged with the same offence and is expected to appear at Thames Magistrate Court later on Friday.
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A spokesperson for the met said: “A crime scene is in place and we would encourage anyone with information about what may have happened at this premises to contact police on 101, quoting CAD 4303/26APR.”.
The police have identified a man who was suspected of abducting and raping two women as Joseph McCann.
After the abduction of two women in North London, one in Chingford the other in Edgware on April 25th, police release CCTV images of a 33 year old suspect.
He is described to be 5ft 10inches tall with blue eyes, a bald head and light coloured short beard.
He has a slight Irish accent and is know for using fakes names like Joel. He has links to Watford in Hertfordshire, Aylesbury in Buckingham-shire and Ipswich in Suffolk according to the police.
The police have urged the public to be very careful that he is dangerous and could be wearing a disguise and using false-names wherein ”he is a risk to the public and we ask people not to approach him, but instead call 999” says Detective Chief Inspector Katherine Goodwin.
Schools are on lock down and some residents in of Edmonton have said they are too sacred to leave their homes as a serial attacker is on the loose.
Earlier today at approximately 5:00am a man believed to be in his 30’s was stabbed in Edmonton less than a mile from where four people were randomly attacked during the weekend.
#Enfield BREAKING: A man in his 30s is in a life threatening condition after he was discovered with a stab wound on Aberdeen Road, #Edmonton, #N18.
Scotland Yard say Police were called just after 05:00 this morning and believe the victim was attacked on Fairfield Road. ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/YgQMNArMdO
The victim is said to have been walking with his friend where he was stabbed and his friend was left uninjured.
The victim was rushed to a major trauma centre nearby where he is currently in a life threatening condition. This brings the total number of knife crime to 5 in four days in just that area.
locals fear for their safety; a resident Kevin Ojo says “It’s scary now, this is not normal. They can’t find this person, it’s just one guy.
“It’s been peaceful for a while until all this drama started coming up. Now I’m starting thinking about moving from this area, I’m not liking it.
“It could happen to anyone – my friends, my family, it could happen to me. It’s really scary.
“We don’t even know this guy they are talking about, so it’s really scary.”
The locals say they’ve been living in fear for the last 4 days as the serial attacker could be anyone walking on the street.
I had 23 kids playing a football match in Edmonton whilst a knife welding lunatic was stabbing innocent people. As a former DS at Enfield, I am truly gobsmacked at the response to this incident. @EnfieldPolice are stretched! Blame Cameron, May and Tories!! #shocking#knifecrimehttps://t.co/oNmuC71QO3
The description of the man believed to have carried out the four previous stabbings seems to match the fifth Edmonton stabbing the attacker has been described as a tall, skinny black man, wearing a hoody
The police has asked the locals to be vigilant and report any suspicious activity whilst they keep an ”open mind” whether the attack is linked to the four other knife attacks over they weekend as they question a man in custody.
A man has been stabbed to death in North London following a Knife attack.
A murder investigation has been launched after a man, believed to be in his 20’s was stabbed.
He was pronounced dead at the scene after the police were called at approximately 8:30pm on Monday evening to Kentish Town, North-West London.
Reports of the stabbing came in approximately 4 hours after two knife attacks in Chelmsford, Essex and Wokingham, Berkshire which left the two victims with serious injuries.
Detectives in London are also looking to apprehend a serial attacker who has stabbed four people, seemingly at random in Edmonton over the weekend. Detectives are investigating the possibility of a link to the Kentish Town stabbing.
The Camden New Journal says the victim is called Calvin Bungisa and he attended HaverStock schools in Kentish Town.
A friend of the victim told the Evening Standard: “He was loved. He has everyone out here, every culture in the area was out for him. He’s not lived his life yet.”
Another man's been killed in a stabbing in London just hours after a big knife crime meeting at Downing Street. The latest attack happened in Kentish Town #CapitalReportspic.twitter.com/Fw1fy4eJe4
— Capital London News (@CapitalLONnews) April 2, 2019
The killing happened on the same day as the Prime Minister, Theresa May hosted a summit in Downing Street on the rise of knife crime in Britain where she referred to the issue as ”deep seated” saying “We cannot simply arrest ourselves out of this problem.”
"We can tackle serious youth violence, we must tackle serious youth violence and this week's summit is the next step in making sure that we do tackle serious youth violence." – PM @Theresa_May#SeriousViolenceSummitpic.twitter.com/HV6A7A2V9t
— UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet) April 1, 2019
Prior to the summit Theresa May issued a statement saying ”in recent months we’ve lost a really shocking number of young people to violent crimes in our town and cities, and often the perpetrators are as young as their victims, we cannot allow this to continue, we must deal with it. we must use every tool and tactic at our disposal to deter young people from carrying Knives and that means treating the problem of Knife issue like a disease taking public health approach to it…”
There have been over 40 fatal stabbing recorded this year in the UK with at least 23 stabbings in London.