Woolwich stabbing: Police hunt killer of boy killed on London bus

On Tuesday, Mark Rodney, from anti-knife crime charity Challenge Lifeline, informed reporters that he believed, simply two weeks in the past, the sufferer had laid flowers for an additional teenager who met a violent loss of life.

Daejaun Campbell, 15, was stabbed to loss of life in Eglinton Street, Woolwich, on 22 September final yr, lower than a mile-and-a-half away from Tuesday’s stabbing.

He was amongst 11 teenage boys who misplaced their lives to murder in London in 2024.

In an unrelated assault, an 18-year-old man was stabbed on Monday afternoon in close by Prince Imperial Street, Woolwich, and needed to be admitted to hospital.

Reporting from the scene of the most recent stabbing on Wednesday morning, BBC London journalist Gem O’Reilly described the ambiance within the space as “tense”, as locals struggled to avoid police cordons to get to work and take kids to high school.

One native mom, Kate, who additionally works close by, informed the BBC she believed violent crimes like these appeared to be changing into “an increasing number of widespread” within the space.

“It is a bit daunting. I’ve a toddler, and I am a bit afraid of strolling up and down this street and even on this space on the whole; it is changing into a bit harmful,” she stated.

“It is so scary, and now this stuff are taking place in broad daylight. It isn’t good.”

Mom-of-two Abigail, who lives lower than a five-minute stroll from the spot the boy was attacked, informed the BBC that she and different native mother and father had just lately been discussing how you can hold their kids secure whereas additionally alerting them to hazard.

“Now could be the time for this group to return collectively to guard our kids,” she stated.