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Murderer given 28 years for ‘barbaric’ killing of Shirley teen

Posted on December 3, 2022 by insidecroydon

The “barbaric” killers of Croydon teenager Camron Smith were yesterday handed lengthy sentences by a judge at the Old Bailey. Smith, 16, was unarmed and in his underwear when subjected to a “frenzied” attack, stabbed a total of eight times, … Continue reading →

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Two found guilty of viciously stabbing Shrublands teen to death

Posted on October 27, 2022 by insidecroydon

Romain LaPierre was yesterday found guilty at the Old Bailey of the murder of 16-year-old Camron Smith, who was brutally stabbed to death in his own home on Bracken Avenue, on the Shrublands Estate in Shirley, in July 2021. LaPierre … Continue reading →

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Family ‘devastated’ by murder of 14-year-old Jermaine Cools

Posted on November 22, 2021 by insidecroydon

The Metropolitan Police has named the victim of Thursday night’s fatal stabbing in West Croydon as Jermaine Cools. The 14-year-old died of multiple stab wounds after presenting at a south London hospital shortly after 7pm that night, following a fight … Continue reading →

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Amnesty backs one-man show about life on death row

Posted on October 14, 2015 by insidecroydon

Amnesty Croydon and Croydon Youth Theatre Organisation are backing a one-off performance by Swithin Fry about an African-American man on death row in Ohio. The show is this Saturday, October 17 at 7pm at the Shoestring Theatre, South Norwood. Dear … Continue reading →

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