The young victim of a fatal stabbing in Brixton has been named as police continue to search for his killer. Shane Jerome, of Thornton Heath, who was aged only 23, was stabbed to death at Brixton Tube station two nights ago.
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A man has been jailed for almost seven years after he attempted to stab a woman in a chaotic knife rampage through Battersea. Ibrahim Ajbeer, 30, of Moor Lane in Preston, Lancashire, was sentenced to six years and ten months in prison at Kingston Crown court on Monday.
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Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick says she acted with “integrity” despite accusations that “incompetence and corrupt acts” hampered investigations into the murder of Daniel Morgan. Mr Morgan, a private detective, was found with an axe embedded in his head in the car park of the Golden Lion pub in Sydenham on March 10 1987.
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A mentally ill man has been found guilty of stabbing to death a “funny and caring” father. Forty-year-old Daniel Burrell was found guilty of the manslaughter of Barrington Davis, 54, and will detained in a psychiatric ward indefinitely.
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Croydon NHS services will continue to require patients to wear masks despite Covid restrictions being lifted today. Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, along with NHS trusts nationwide, will continue to require patients, visitors and staff to wear a face masks, wash hands and follow social distancing rules in healthcare settings.
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A sixteen-year-old boy has been sentenced for stabbing and sexually assaulting teenage girls in a spate of random attacks in Croydon. The boy has been linked to four incidents between November 2019 to October 2020 where schoolgirls were sexually assaulted or assaulted as they walked to school.
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A cancer support team has vowed to do “whatever it takes” to be there for cancer patients, their carers and loved ones, as rising Covid-19 cases hit hospitals. The Macmillan Centre at St George’s Hospital in Tooting is determined to continue supporting people with cancer, despite the many challenges posed by the pandemic. The Macmillan centre closed its doors on March 23 last year.
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Three men have been arrested after the body of a man in his 40s was found in Lambeth. The victim is yet to be formally identified but the 44-year-old is said to have died as a result of ‘multiple injuries’. Cops were called by the London Ambulance Service just before 7am last Monday (July 12) to New Park Road where the body of a man was found.
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The clock is ticking for a mystery lottery winner in Lewisham who has just over a week left to claim their £1,000,000 prize. The last-ditch search is on to find the owner of the winning ticket from the EuroMillions draw on January 29. The lucky winner has until next Wednesday to claim their prize
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Lewisham businesses could get priority for council contracts in a bid to support economic growth in the borough. Lewisham Council agreed to the Sustainable Procurement Strategy 2021 – 2025 last Wednesday.
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A man in his 30s has been charged with the murder of a 16-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in Lambeth. Keane Flynn-Harling was found dead after being stabbed in Oval Place, at 11.45pm last week. A 36-year-old has been charged with his murder today.
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