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International man-hunt for suspect in murder of teen Habibi
An international man-hunt is under way after a prime suspect in the murder of Croydon College student Ilyas Habibi fled the country. Habibi, 17, was stabbed in the neck and killed near Sutton Station in the evening of December 5. … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Policing, Sutton Council
Tagged DCI Mike Nolan, Ilyas Habibi, Metropolitan Police, murder, Sutton, Sutton Station, Sutton Station stabbing
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Croydon man sentenced to life for Canvey Island murder
Jamie Lewis, 25, from Bensham Lane, has been jailed for a minimum of 24 years for the 2023 murder in Canvey Island of Matt Portland. Father-of-two Portland was 42. On Friday, February 3 last year he intervened in a dispute … Continue reading
Posted in Bensham Manor, Crime, Knife crime
Tagged Bensham Lane, Canvey Island, Croydon, Essex, Essex Police, Jamie Lewis, knife crime, Matt Portland, murder, Thornto Heath
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Two suspects in court for ‘brutal’ murder of Michael Afonso
Two men will appear in court today charged with the murder of Michael Afonso in Thornton Heath just before Christmas. Omari Peat, 22, of Southampton Gardens, Mitcham, was arrested on December 24 and released on bail. He was re-arrested on … Continue reading
Pollards Hill teen John Budal is charged with Afonso murder
Nineteen-year-old John Budal, from Pollards Hill, is to appear before a judge at the Central Criminal Court today charged with the murder of Michael Afonso just before Christmas. The investigation into the murder of Michael Patrick Afonso Peixoto, a father … Continue reading
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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Detectives release suspect in Michael Afonso murder hunt
A 22-year-old man arrested on Christmas Eve on suspicion of the murder of Michael Afonso was yesterday released by police. The man, who has not been named by police, has been “bailed pending further enquiries”, the Metropolitan Police said last … Continue reading
Murder investigation continues after police arrest suspect
Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of Michael Afonso in Thornton Heath in the week before Christmas have made an arrest. Afonso, 27, leaves a wife and with a young son, according to family sources. He was the 11th murder victim … Continue reading
Police name man killed in ‘barbaric’ Thornton Heath stabbing
Scotland Yard has named the man murdered in a “barbaric” stabbing in Thornton Heath on Tuesday night as Michael Patrick Afonso Peixoto, killed by a gang who stole his car. The 27-year-old died after being attacked and stabbed by a … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Brittain, Crime, Knife crime, Policing, Thornton Heath, West Thornton
Tagged Croydon, knife crime, Metropolitan Police, Michael Peixoto, murder, Thornton Heath
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Thornton Heath stabbing is 11th murder in Croydon in 2023
The Metropolitan Police has confirmed that a 27-year-old man was killed as the result of a stabbing on Mayfield Crescent, Thornton Heath, last night. It is the 11th murder to take place in Croydon this year, the highest homicide rate … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Thornton Heath, West Thornton
Tagged Croydon, knife crime, Metropolitan Police, murder, STUART KING, Thornton Heath, West Thornton
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Police name Ilyas Habibi as victim of Sutton Station stabbing
The police have named Ilyas Habibi as the teenager murdered in a stabbing at Sutton Station earlier this week. Habibi, 17, is described as a Sixth Former. He is among 104 homicide victims in London in 2023. Police and London … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Policing, Sutton Council
Tagged DCI Mike Nolan, Ilyas Habibi, Metropolitan Police, murder, Sutton, Sutton Station, Sutton Station stabbing
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Police launch murder hunt after teen killed at Sutton Station
Sutton railway station and Sutton High Street remain closed this morning as the Metropolitan Police conducts “an urgent investigation” following the murder of a 17-year-old boy last night. The victim has not yet been named and no arrests have been … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Policing, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council
Tagged knife crime, Metropolitan Police, murder, Sutton, Sutton High Street, Sutton Station, youth knife crime
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Victim and suspect in Ash Tree Way murder named by police
Sahil Sharma was to appear at Wimbledon Magistrates Court today, charged with the murder of Mehak Sharma, the 19-year-old woman found stabbed at a residential address on Ash Tree Way, Monks Orchard, on Sunday afternoon. The police named the victim … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Shirley North
Tagged Ash Tree Way, knife crime, Mehak Sharma, Metropolitan Police, Monks Orchard, murder, Sahil Sharma, Shirley
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Police release video of victim’s visit to Norbury McDonald’s
Detectives investigating the disappearance of Justin Henry have this morning released CCTV footage of his last movements, as his family appeal to the public for information. The police are treating the case as a murder investigation, and have now made … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Norbury, Waddon
Tagged Justin Henry, McDonald's, Metropolitan Police, murder, Norbury, Waddon, Waddon New Road
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Man arrested as police investigate murder of teenaged girl
The Metropolitan Police is investigating the murder of a teenaged woman who was stabbed to death at a home in Monks Orchard yesterday afternoon. The 19-year-old woman is thought to be the 10th person killed in Croydon in 2023, and … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime
Tagged Ash Tree Way, Metropolitan Police, Monks Orchard, murder
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Waddon man charged with murder of missing Justin Henry
Scotland Yard confirmed last night that they have arrested a Croydon man in connection with the murder of Justin Henry. Detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command charged Louis Benjamin, 29, of Waddon New Road, with one count of murder, … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Norbury, Policing, Waddon
Tagged Brixton, Croydon, Justin Henry, London, Louis Benjamin, McDonald's, Metropolitan Police, murder, Norbury, Scotland Yard, Waddon, Waddon New Road
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Murder investigation launched over missing Justin Henry
The disappearance of a man who was last seen at a McDonald’s drive-thru in Norbury is being treated as a murder investigation, the Metropolitan Police said this morning. Justin Henry, 34, was reported missing to police on Monday, October 16. … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Norbury, Policing, Waddon
Tagged Brixton, Justin Henry, McDonald's, Metropolitan Police, murder, Norbury, Waddon
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Man in his 40s stabbed and killed on Roundshaw Estate
A man, believed to be in his 40s, was killed in a stabbing in Beddington last night. The Metropolitan Police has been approached for a statement. The murder took place on Typhoon Way, part of the Roundshaw Estate in Sutton. … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Brittain, Crime, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Policing, Sutton Council
Tagged Ch Supt Andy Brittain, Chief Superintendent Andy Brittain, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon schoolgril murder, Elianne Adnam, knife crime, London, Metropolitan Police, murder, Roundshaw Estate, Sutton, Wallington, youth knife crime
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Perry fails to hold any safe community meetings in 18 months
EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES As the council prepared to hold a not-so-public meeting tonight at the Town Hall, which was called in the aftermath of the tragic killing last week of 15-year-old schoolgirl Elianne Andam in the middle of an … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Brittain, Crime, Croydon Council, Katherine Kerswell, Knife crime, Kristian Aspinall, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Policing
Tagged Anthony King, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon schoolgril murder, Donna Murray-Turner, knife crime, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, murder, My Ends, Safer Community Partnership, Safer Neighbourhood Board, Tory, youth knife crime
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7 killings in 6 months: Croydon Insider on the lasting tragedies
“Someone went out with a bunch of flowers in one hand and a knife in the other” Our latest episode of The Croydon Insider deals with one of the worst crises to affect Croydon, and London, after a series of … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon Council, Croydon Insider, Inside Croydon, Ken Towl, Knife crime, Local media, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Palace, Schools
Tagged Andrew Tate, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon schoolgril murder, Dan Wootton, Elianne Andam, knife crime, Laurence Fox, Mayor Jason Perry, murder, New Addington, Spotify, Tory, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, youth knife crime
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Mental health organisations reach out to offer crisis help
Have you been affected by the traumatising and tragic events in Croydon this week? The charity Mind in Croydon has been working with partners to see how they can best offer help to those who may need it. If you … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Health, Knife crime, Mind in Croydon
Tagged Croydon, Elianne Andam, Mind, Mind in Croydon, murder
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Safer Croydon Partnership calls public meeting at Town Hall
The Safer Croydon Partnership is to stage a public meeting next Monday, to be attended by senior police officers, the Croydon Mayor and MPs, to discuss the work they are doing “to make our neighbourhoods safer”, they say. The meeting, … Continue reading
Old Palace parents cancel protest in respect for murdered girl
A campaign launched less than a week ago to fight for the future of Old Palace School has cancelled plans to stage a protest tonight, out of respect for the schoolgirl murdered in Croydon yesterday. Elianne Andam, the 15-year-old who … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Education, Old Palace, Old Palace Parents' Alliance, Schools, Trinity School, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
Tagged Croydon, Croydon schoolgril murder, Elianne Andam, murder, Old Palace of John Whitgift School, Old Palace Parents Alliance, Old Palace School, OPPA, Trinity School, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
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Murdered schoolgirl named as Commissioner visits Croydon
‘The commitment of so many from the local community is inspiring’ according to Met Commissioner as he visits murder scene in Croydon The 15-year-old girl who was killed by a central Croydon bus stop when on her way to school … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Policing
Tagged Croydon schoolgril murder, Elianne Andam, Metropolitan Police, murder, Sir Mark Rowley, Whitgift Centre
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15-year-old girl murdered on her morning journey into school
A 15-year-old girl was stabbed and killed while travelling to school this morning. Police were called at about 8.30am, and office workers nearby looked on in horror and disbelief as squad cars, Met vans and ambulances arrived at the scene … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Brittain, Crime, Fairfield, Knife crime, Policing
Tagged Croydon, Elianne Andam, Metropolitan Police, murder, Wellesley Road, Whitgift Centre
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Police name 20-year-old killed in New Addington knife fight
The police have named the man killed in a knife fight in New Addington on Tuesday as 20-year-old Bradley Hutchins. “His family are being supported by specialist officers,” the Metropolitan Police said in a statement. Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, New Addington South
Tagged Bradley Hutchins, knife crime, Metropolitan Police, murder, North Walk, youth knife crime
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