Londoners must "break wall of silence" on knife crime, pleads Met

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Londoners must "break wall of silence" on knife crime, pleads Met

The Metropolitan Police has called for a "collective effort" to stop the loss of young black men to knife crime.

Yvonne Lawson, whose 17-year-old son, Godwin, was stabbed to death in 2010

Date - 17th June 2021
By - Chloe Livadeas

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The capital has seen an increase in the murder of teenagers, with 17 killed so far this year. If London continues to see this rate of violence it will be on track to see the worst year for young homicides since 2008. More than two thirds of the...

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