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| Man stabbed to death in one of London’s richest boroughs, bringing capital's murder rate to 67 | |
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| A middle-aged man has been stabbed to death in London’s second wealthiest borough, Kensington and Chelsea, bringing the capital’s murder rate so far this year to 67. | A middle-aged man has been stabbed to death in London’s second wealthiest borough, Kensington and Chelsea, bringing the capital’s murder rate so far this year to 67. |
| The man, believed to be a delivery driver, was found with multiple stab wounds at 10:20pm on Cathcart Road, Chelsea, on Wednesday night. He was reportedly attacked after failing to hand money over to a group of youth. | The man, believed to be a delivery driver, was found with multiple stab wounds at 10:20pm on Cathcart Road, Chelsea, on Wednesday night. He was reportedly attacked after failing to hand money over to a group of youth. |
| The victim, understood to be in his 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene despite ambulance paramedics’ efforts. The area is home to a string of affluent people, including Notting Hill star Hugh Grant. | The victim, understood to be in his 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene despite ambulance paramedics’ efforts. The area is home to a string of affluent people, including Notting Hill star Hugh Grant. |
| READ MORE: Going Underground investigates after London’s murder rate surpassed New York (VIDEO) | READ MORE: Going Underground investigates after London’s murder rate surpassed New York (VIDEO) |
| Mika Simmons, who stars in British TV series Casualty, is a resident on the street. She tweeted: “A young black man has just been stabbed to death outside my flat on Cathcart Road, in Chelsea. | Mika Simmons, who stars in British TV series Casualty, is a resident on the street. She tweeted: “A young black man has just been stabbed to death outside my flat on Cathcart Road, in Chelsea. |
| “I’ve been told he was working as a delivery driver & refused to give some other youths some money. @SadiqKhan @theresa_may when are you going to help these children? #KnifeCrime #London” | “I’ve been told he was working as a delivery driver & refused to give some other youths some money. @SadiqKhan @theresa_may when are you going to help these children? #KnifeCrime #London” |
| It comes as a rise in violent gun and knife crime rocks the city. Four men were stabbed to death last week alone. Across the UK, figures published in April showed a 22-percent annual rise in knife crime in England and Wales and murder increased by nine percent. | It comes as a rise in violent gun and knife crime rocks the city. Four men were stabbed to death last week alone. Across the UK, figures published in April showed a 22-percent annual rise in knife crime in England and Wales and murder increased by nine percent. |
| Amid what some have called a violent crime “epidemic,” former Home Secretary Amber Rudd launched a serious-violence strategy to clampdown on the rise in gun and knife crime, which has been steadily increasing since 2014. | Amid what some have called a violent crime “epidemic,” former Home Secretary Amber Rudd launched a serious-violence strategy to clampdown on the rise in gun and knife crime, which has been steadily increasing since 2014. |
| The strategy, however, failed to mention that 20,000 personnel had been cut from police forces in the past eight years under the Tory government. | The strategy, however, failed to mention that 20,000 personnel had been cut from police forces in the past eight years under the Tory government. |
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