By Matthew Roscoe • Published: 01 Nov 2020 • 14:37
A teenager has been stabbed to death during a fight in West Kilburn, London, according to police reports.
The incident happened at around 10pm on Saturday, October 31, when a brawl broke out on Fernhead Road resulting in a 19-year-old man being stabbed to death.
According to early reports, the teenager died at the scene and following the horrific incident, a 20-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and has been taken into custody.
A tweet by MP Karen Buck confirmed teenager stabbed to death during a fight in London: “It’s been a bad night tonight, locally. Despite all our other challenges we can’t lose sight of the need to rebuild both our Safer Neighbourhood police and the now almost non-existent prevention services to tackle serious youth violence. The alternative is worse.”
It’s been a bad night tonight, locally. Despite all our other challenges we can’t lose sight of the need to rebuild both our Safer Neighbourhood police and the now almost non-existent prevention services to tackle serious youth violence. The alternative is worse. https://t.co/lfEa99D6cG — Karen Buck (@KarenPBuckMP) November 1, 2020
It’s been a bad night tonight, locally. Despite all our other challenges we can’t lose sight of the need to rebuild both our Safer Neighbourhood police and the now almost non-existent prevention services to tackle serious youth violence. The alternative is worse. https://t.co/lfEa99D6cG
— Karen Buck (@KarenPBuckMP) November 1, 2020
On Sunday, November 1 morning she added: “Tragically it has now been confirmed that, amongst other disturbances last night, a young man was killed in W9. Utterly devastating.”
Tragically it has now been confirmed that, amongst other disturbances last night, a young man was killed in W9. Utterly devastating. https://t.co/3ctKK8KfQa — Karen Buck (@KarenPBuckMP) November 1, 2020
Tragically it has now been confirmed that, amongst other disturbances last night, a young man was killed in W9. Utterly devastating. https://t.co/3ctKK8KfQa
This is just the latest example of the rise in knife crime in the city after a 14-year-old girl was arrested recently in connection to another stabbing.
We offer our thoughts and prayers to the family and friends of the victim.
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