Tag Archives: Eastfields

Police name Leon Anderson as the victim of Mitcham murder

Posted on May 2, 2025 by insidecroydon

The police have named the man killed in a stabbing at his home in Maple Close, Mitcham, on Monday night as Leon Anderson. He was 39. The man charged with his murder, Kemuel Gambicky-Forbes, 24, of Deer Park Gardens, appeared in … Continue reading →

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Police arrest 24-year-old man in connection to Mitcham murder

Posted on May 1, 2025 by insidecroydon

A 24-year-old man has been arrested following a fatal stabbing in Mitcham on Monday night. Around 7.30pm on Monday, police were called to an address in Maple Close, off Oakleigh Way, Eastfields. A 39-year-old man was treated at the scene … Continue reading →

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Solution to housing crisis is clear – but who will implement it?

Posted on August 16, 2024 by insidecroydon

What is wrong with the country’s social housing is obvious. Whether any politicians have the will to fix it seems unlikely, as highlighted by a new book from a young, south London activist. Review by STEVEN DOWNES When a kid … Continue reading →

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