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Croydon artist wins recognition at prestigious Blunden Prize
The Croydon artist who produced the Elianne Andam memorial mural has had his work recognised by a prestigious annual art competition. Alec Saunders has been named among the winners of the 2025 Blunden Prize, which is organised in association with … Continue reading
Elianne memorial mural removed during Wellesley roadworks
The memorial mural and bench installed outside the Whitgift Centre last year, on the first anniversary of the death of Croydon schoolgirl Elianne Andam, have been removed. Sources suggest that this is to save them from any possible damage during … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Crime, Knife crime, Rosemarie Mallett, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Bishop of Croydon, Croydon, Dr Rosemarie Mallett, Elianne Andam, Elianne Andam mural, knife crime, Wellesley Road, Wellesley Road pedestrian underpass, Whitgift Centre, youth knife crime
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Perry accused of ‘betrayal’ as he smuggles out more youth cuts
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Local MP and opposition councillors accuse the council of having no clear plan on what will replace an in-house team which works to reduce drugs and knife crime and to engage the borough’s youngsters. By our Town … Continue reading
Posted in Amy Foster, Children's Services, Crime, Croydon Council, Croydon East, CVA, Education, Fieldway, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons, New Addington, New Addington North, Policing, Restaurants, Schools
Tagged Amy Foster, Cllr Amy Foster, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Elianne Andam, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, MOPAC, Natasha Irons MP, New Addington, Tory, YET, Youth Engagement Service, Youth Engagement Team
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Hassan Sentamu given life sentence for Elianne Andam murder
Grieving parents decry their daughter’s murderer for his ‘senseless, monstrous and evil’ actions The Old Bailey judge in the murder case of Elianne Andam told the court at today’s sentencing hearing that the mural painted on Wellesley Road in memory … Continue reading
Promotion sees Brittain leave his role as boroughs’ top cop
Croydon is to get a new police borough commander, as Andy Brittain is leaving the role he has held since 2019. The Cambridge-educated copper, the most senior officer across Croydon, Sutton and Bromley, has been promoted to Commander, for future … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Brittain, Crime, Knife crime, Policing
Tagged Anthony King, Borough Command Unit, Bromley, Ch Supt Andy Brittain, Croydon, Donna Murray-Turner, Elianne Andam, knife crime, Metropolitan Police, murder, MyEnds, PC Perry Lathwood, Scotland Yard, Sgt Matt Ratana, South BCU, Sutton, youth knife crime
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Mayor Perry accused of ‘cover up’ over Sentamu case review
EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Sources at Croydon Town Hall say that they suspect there is a cover-up over what the council’s social workers, Metropolitan Police and community groups knew about Hassan Sentamu, the teenager convicted of the vicious murder of … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Brittain, Children's Services, Community associations, Crime, Croydon Council, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, New Addington, Policing, Youth Services
Tagged Anthony King, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Donna Murray-Turner, Elianne Andam, Hassan Sentamu, Katherine Kerswell, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, Metropolitan Police, MOPAC, MyEnds, Safer Neighbourhood Board, Youth Engagement Service
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Elianne’s death left ‘a void in our lives that can never be filled’
Murdered schoolgirl’s parents say today’s verdict should be treated as a step toward change: ‘We will continue to fight against the violence’ The parents of Elianne Andam, who was killed in a frenzied knife attack in Croydon town centre in … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Brittain, Crime, Knife crime, Policing, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Ch Supt Andy Brittain, Chief Superintendent Andy Brittain, Croydon, Dorcas Andam, Elianne Andam, Hassan Sentamu, Metropolitan Police, Michael Andam, Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb, murder, Old Bailey, Prof Nigel Blackwood, Wellesley Road, Whitgift Centre
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Croydon teen Sentamu guilty of murder of Elianne Andam
The jury in the Old Bailey trial, by a majority verdict, this afternoon found New Addington teenager Hassan Sentamu guilty of the murder of 15-year-old schoolgirl Elianne Andam. The jury had been deliberating its verdict since Tuesday afternoon, and earlier … Continue reading
Murder trial barrister describes victim Elianne as a ‘tormentor’
“Is it murder or manslaughter?” That was the stark question that the defence barrister in the murder trial of New Addington teen Hassan Sentamu put to the jury at the Old Bailey this morning, as he concluded his closing statement … Continue reading
Elianne murder’s most chilling words: ‘I can’t let this slide bro’
Hassan Sentamu opted against taking the witness stand to give evidence in his defence, or be cross-examined, in his trial at the Old Bailey for the murder of Croydon schoolgirl Elianne Andam, as lawyers made their closing statements yesterday. Evidence … Continue reading
Professor gives third day of evidence in Elianne murder trial
A professor of forensic psychiatry at Kings College London was expected to give evidence in the witness box for a third day this morning, as Hassan Sentamu is tried at the Old Bailey for the murder of Croydon schoolgirl Elianne … Continue reading
Old Bailey jury told Sentamu ‘exacted vengeance’ on Elianne
The trial at the Central Criminal Court for the murder of 14-year-old schoolgirl resumed with evidence from expert witnesses Psychiatric experts gave evidence at an Old Bailey trial yesterday that Hassan Sentamu, the teenager accused of murdering Elianne Andam outside … Continue reading
Judge adjourns Elianne Andam murder trial until New Year
The teenager who killed a Croydon schoolgirl last year had ‘anger issues’ and ‘could get triggered easily’, the Old Bailey jury has been told The jury in the Old Bailey trial into the killing of Croydon teenager Elianne Andam has … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Croydon, Elianne Andam, Hassan Sentamu, Metropolitan Police, Old Bailey, Wellesley Road, Whitgift Centre
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Arresting PC: ‘What I saw was a smear of blood on his thumb’
Day 2 of the trial of the killer of Elianne Andam heard from police officers who made the arrest and who were at the scene on Wellesley Road: ‘There were people screaming, shouting, people running away’ The police officer who … Continue reading
Elianne Andam was killed in ‘a fit of white-hot anger’ jury told
Elianne Andam, the Croydon schoolgirl who died outside the Whitgift Centre in September 2023, was killed in a row over a teddy bear, an Old Bailey murder trial was told today. Hassan Sentamu, 18, from New Addington, has pleaded not … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Croydon, Elianne Andam, Hassan Sentamu, Metropolitan Police, Old Bailey, Wellesley Road, Whitgift Centre
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UN report finds women and girls vulnerable in own homes
A United Nations report published yesterday suggests that women and girls are most vulnerable to violence in their own homes. The report by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime was published to mark the International Day for the Elimination … Continue reading
Memorial mural unveiled of Elianne Andam on first anniversary
A memorial bench and mural, close to the spot where she had been killed a year earlier, was a fitting tribute for “a beautiful soul taken to soon”. Those were the words of the Bishop of Croydon, Rt Rev Dr … Continue reading
Town centre roads closed on first anniversary of Elianne death
A major road in Croydon town centre was closed from 10am today ahead of a solemn commemoration event to mark the first anniversary of the death of Elianne Andam. The killing of Old Palace schoolgirl Andam, aged 15, made national … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Policing
Tagged Elianne Andam, Hassan Sentamu, knife crime, Metropolitan Police, murder, Wellesley Road, Whitgift Centre, youth knife crime
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One year on, Elianne Andam’s killer named as Hassan Sentamu
The teenager accused of murdering schoolgirl Elianne Andam outside the Whitgift Centre last year has been named as Hassan Sentamu. The killing of Old Palace schoolgirl Andam, aged 15, made national headlines after she was viciously attacked as she got … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Policing
Tagged Elianne Andam, Hasan Sentamu, knife crime, Metropolitan Police, murder, Wellesley Road, Whitgift Centre, youth knife crime
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College chief: ‘We have a drugs gang outside our front door’
Croydon College has a drugs gang operating outside its front door at East Croydon, looking to sell Class A drugs to students, some as young as 16, as they go to and from their daily studies. That’s according to the … Continue reading
‘Tough on causes of crime’ needs more than a glib throwaway
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Retired barrister and former councillor, JERRY FITZPATRICK, pictured right, offers his insights into an important piece of work conducted on youth crime and safeguarding Speaking as Shadow Home Secretary in 1993, Tony Blair famously promised to be tough … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Education, Health, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Policing, Schools
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Safeguarding Children Partnership, Elianne Andam, Jerry Fitzpatrick, knife crime, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Metropolitan Police, NHS, Serious Youth Violence, youth knife crime
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Teenager pleads not guilty to murder of Elianne Andam
The 17-year-old boy charged with the murder of Elianne Andam outside the Whitgift Centre last September entered a not guilty plea at an Old Bailey hearing this morning. He pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter. The boy, who … Continue reading
Youth knife crime review stresses agencies’ powerlessness
It is not difficult to summon up that feeling of absolute hopelessness that occurred on a morning last autumn when you first heard the news that a 15-year-old schoolgirl, Elianne Andam, had been stabbed to death while on her way … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Services, Crime, Croydon Council, Debbie Jones, Health, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Policing, Schools
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon murder, Croydon Safeguarding Children Partnerhip, CSCP, Debbie Jones, Elianne Andam, knife crime, London Borough of Croydon, Metropolitan Police, murder, schools, youth knife crime
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Croydon in 2023: Murder, school closures and Westfield blight
THE YEAR IN REVIEW Part 3 – September to December It’s not like there’s ever any shortage of stories to cover in Croydon. But even by this area’s usual standards, the news that Inside Croydon reported, often exclusively, in the … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Art, Business, Crime, Croydon Council, History, Inside Croydon, Knife crime, Mayor Jason Perry, Whitgift Centre
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Brick by Brick, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Elianne Andam, Employment Tribunal, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Katherine Kerswell, knife crime, Labour, Mayor Jason Perry, murder, Old Palace of John Whitgift School, Old Palace School, Purley Way, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Council to use Home Office grant for BID’s privatised policing
The council has announced that it has secured £165,000 through the government’s Safer Streets Fund to tackle crime in the town centre. The grant comes from the Home Office where, at least until this morning, Tory MP for Croydon South, … Continue reading
