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| Four charged over stabbing murder | Four charged over stabbing murder |
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| Four teenagers have been charged with murdering 16-year-old Kodjo Yenga, who was stabbed to death in London. | Four teenagers have been charged with murdering 16-year-old Kodjo Yenga, who was stabbed to death in London. |
| Kodjo, of Portland Road, Notting Hill, died after he was stabbed through the heart on Wednesday. | Kodjo, of Portland Road, Notting Hill, died after he was stabbed through the heart on Wednesday. |
| The four youths, two aged 13, one aged 15 and a 16-year-old, are due to appear at West London magistrates' court. Five other youths were given bail. | The four youths, two aged 13, one aged 15 and a 16-year-old, are due to appear at West London magistrates' court. Five other youths were given bail. |
| Friends of the victim have left tributes at a makeshift shrine close to where he died in Hammersmith Grove. | Friends of the victim have left tributes at a makeshift shrine close to where he died in Hammersmith Grove. |
| 'Getting worse' | 'Getting worse' |
| Kodjo was interviewed about knives on television five days before his death. | Kodjo was interviewed about knives on television five days before his death. |
| He told an MTV programme: "Stabbings are getting worse but the media is also making it bigger than what it is." | He told an MTV programme: "Stabbings are getting worse but the media is also making it bigger than what it is." |
| Kodjo was an interviewee in a programme about knife crime and was asked about its prevalence. | Kodjo was an interviewee in a programme about knife crime and was asked about its prevalence. |
| He said: "I don't think it happens all the time but it happens quite a lot." | He said: "I don't think it happens all the time but it happens quite a lot." |
| Detectives searching for the murder weapon have focussed on the area around Hammersmith Grove. | Detectives searching for the murder weapon have focussed on the area around Hammersmith Grove. |
| Police have said at least 40 people have come forward with information about the attack. | Police have said at least 40 people have come forward with information about the attack. |