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| Residents in a block of flats in west London have spoken of their horror at seeing a teenager stabbed to death on Friday night. | Residents in a block of flats in west London have spoken of their horror at seeing a teenager stabbed to death on Friday night. |
| The boy, named as 17-year-old Abdirashid Mohamoud, was discovered with stab injuries outside a block of flats in Isleworth at about 10.35pm. | The boy, named as 17-year-old Abdirashid Mohamoud, was discovered with stab injuries outside a block of flats in Isleworth at about 10.35pm. |
| The teenager’s death is the 27th murder investigation launched by the Metropolitan police in London this year and the 28th in London as the British Transport Police are currently investigating a murder on the transport network. | The teenager’s death is the 27th murder investigation launched by the Metropolitan police in London this year and the 28th in London as the British Transport Police are currently investigating a murder on the transport network. |
| Officers carried out first aid and paramedics were called to the scene, but he was pronounced dead a short time later. | Officers carried out first aid and paramedics were called to the scene, but he was pronounced dead a short time later. |
| Police said on Saturday that Mohamoud had been in a park near the west London estate when a car pulled up and a group of men sprinted after him before catching up with him in the housing estate. | Police said on Saturday that Mohamoud had been in a park near the west London estate when a car pulled up and a group of men sprinted after him before catching up with him in the housing estate. |
| A couple who live in the flats called police after they heard shouting and saw the teenager being attacked by two men, one of whom was masked. | A couple who live in the flats called police after they heard shouting and saw the teenager being attacked by two men, one of whom was masked. |
| The couple, who did not want to be named, rushed to help the victim, but his attackers had fled by the time they reached him. | The couple, who did not want to be named, rushed to help the victim, but his attackers had fled by the time they reached him. |
| Police chiefs have described the recent spate of knife crime as ‘a national emergency’. In the first two months of 2019 there were 17 homicides in London alone, where 35% of all knife crimes are committed. | Police chiefs have described the recent spate of knife crime as ‘a national emergency’. In the first two months of 2019 there were 17 homicides in London alone, where 35% of all knife crimes are committed. |
| The number of NHS England admissions among people aged 10-19 with knife wounds has risen 60% in five years, surpassing 1,000 last year. | The number of NHS England admissions among people aged 10-19 with knife wounds has risen 60% in five years, surpassing 1,000 last year. |
| The number of knife and offensive weapon offences in England and Wales have risen to their highest level for nearly a decade, with the number of cases dealt with by the criminal justice system up by more than a third since 2015. Knife crime-related offences recorded by the police rose by 8% in England and Wales in 2018. | |
| Figures on sentences handed out for such crimes, published by the Ministry of Justice, showed there were 22,041 knife and weapon offences formally dealt with by the criminal justice system in the year ending March 2019. This is the highest rate since 2010, when the number was 23,667. | Figures on sentences handed out for such crimes, published by the Ministry of Justice, showed there were 22,041 knife and weapon offences formally dealt with by the criminal justice system in the year ending March 2019. This is the highest rate since 2010, when the number was 23,667. |
| In the year ending March 2019, 37% of knife and offensive weapon offences resulted in an immediate custodial sentence, compared with 22% in 2009, when the data was first published. The average length of the custodial sentences rose to the longest in a decade, from 5.5 months to 8.1 months. | In the year ending March 2019, 37% of knife and offensive weapon offences resulted in an immediate custodial sentence, compared with 22% in 2009, when the data was first published. The average length of the custodial sentences rose to the longest in a decade, from 5.5 months to 8.1 months. |
| The MoJ figures revealed that the number of juvenile offenders convicted or cautioned for possession or threats using a knife or offensive weapon increased by almost half (48%) between the year ending March 2015 and the year ending March 2019. | The MoJ figures revealed that the number of juvenile offenders convicted or cautioned for possession or threats using a knife or offensive weapon increased by almost half (48%) between the year ending March 2015 and the year ending March 2019. |
| The increase in adult offenders over the same period was smaller, at 31%. However, adult offenders still accounted for 74% of the total increase in cautions and convictions received for those offences in that period. | The increase in adult offenders over the same period was smaller, at 31%. However, adult offenders still accounted for 74% of the total increase in cautions and convictions received for those offences in that period. |
| In March 2019 chancellor, Philip Hammond, handed an extra £100m to police forces in England and Wales after a spate of fatal stabbings led to a renewed focus on rising knife crime and police resources. | In March 2019 chancellor, Philip Hammond, handed an extra £100m to police forces in England and Wales after a spate of fatal stabbings led to a renewed focus on rising knife crime and police resources. |
| In the same month more than 10,000 knives were seized and 1,372 suspects arrested during a week-long national knife crime crackdown. Officers carried out 3,771 weapons searches, during which 342 knives were found. Another 10,215 were handed in as part of amnesties. | In the same month more than 10,000 knives were seized and 1,372 suspects arrested during a week-long national knife crime crackdown. Officers carried out 3,771 weapons searches, during which 342 knives were found. Another 10,215 were handed in as part of amnesties. |
| A new Offensive Weapons Act was passed in May 2019, making it illegal to possess dangerous weapons including knuckledusters, zombie knives and death star knives. It also made it a criminal offence to dispatch bladed products sold online without verifying the buyer is over 18. | A new Offensive Weapons Act was passed in May 2019, making it illegal to possess dangerous weapons including knuckledusters, zombie knives and death star knives. It also made it a criminal offence to dispatch bladed products sold online without verifying the buyer is over 18. |
| “It was one guy who was massive, with a mask on his face and another small guy. They were kicking him [the victim], but it was dark, so it was hard to see exactly what was happening,” the man said. | “It was one guy who was massive, with a mask on his face and another small guy. They were kicking him [the victim], but it was dark, so it was hard to see exactly what was happening,” the man said. |
| His wife said: “The boy was bleeding from the mouth. The blood was everywhere. He was still alive. There was someone else there trying to help by checking his pulse. He was responding but he couldn’t speak.” | His wife said: “The boy was bleeding from the mouth. The blood was everywhere. He was still alive. There was someone else there trying to help by checking his pulse. He was responding but he couldn’t speak.” |
| Halima Abubaker, another witness, said she saw two men “running for their lives” around the time of the incident. | Halima Abubaker, another witness, said she saw two men “running for their lives” around the time of the incident. |
| She said: “I just heard loads of people, then there were seven police cars and two vans. I’ve lived here two years and nothing like this has happened. I feel really sick.” | She said: “I just heard loads of people, then there were seven police cars and two vans. I’ve lived here two years and nothing like this has happened. I feel really sick.” |
| Another neighbour said he was shocked that the fatal stabbing had happened in the area. He said: “It’s a nice area, it’s nice and quiet. We’ve never had a problem here before.” | Another neighbour said he was shocked that the fatal stabbing had happened in the area. He said: “It’s a nice area, it’s nice and quiet. We’ve never had a problem here before.” |
| The London mayor Sadiq Khan condemned the killing. He tweeted: | The London mayor Sadiq Khan condemned the killing. He tweeted: |
| This is an appalling, senseless act of violence. The family and friends of this young man are in my thoughts at this awful time. To anyone with any information at all about what happened last night - please call the police on 101 or @CrimestoppersUK anonymously. https://t.co/3wHQGmS93O | This is an appalling, senseless act of violence. The family and friends of this young man are in my thoughts at this awful time. To anyone with any information at all about what happened last night - please call the police on 101 or @CrimestoppersUK anonymously. https://t.co/3wHQGmS93O |
| DCI Richard Leonard said the victim had been in a park near the scene of the attack when “a vehicle has pulled up and a group of males have got out. They have chased the victim and attacked him in Union Lane.” | DCI Richard Leonard said the victim had been in a park near the scene of the attack when “a vehicle has pulled up and a group of males have got out. They have chased the victim and attacked him in Union Lane.” |
| Scotland Yard has launched a murder investigation and is asking anyone with information to contact officers on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111. | Scotland Yard has launched a murder investigation and is asking anyone with information to contact officers on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111. |
| No arrests have been made. | No arrests have been made. |
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