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BBC News
25-03-2025
- BBC News
Knife crime: London man jailed over stabbing now anti-gang campaigner
"There is a war going on in the United Kingdom. If we don't do anything, things are going to get bad."Michael, who has just been released from prison after serving a sentence for stabbing a man, is speaking to me at location I cannot reveal as he is worried about April 2022, the then gang member attacked a rival on a busy shopping street in Maidstone. "I stabbed him three times. Luckily, he didn't die," he 24-year-old from south London went on to plead guilty to wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm and was jailed for two years and eight months. Reflecting on his attack, he explains to me why he did it."He beefs my crew, so I have to stab him so people can respect me," Michael he was arrested three days later, he realised that "respect" meant nothing - he was alone in a cell, while the world outside moved on without him."Be ready to sit in a prison cell for hours and hours and hours, while people forget about you," he was a member of a south London gang for most of his teenage years. There were a number of factors that led him towards that life, he says. When his father went to prison, he says his attendance at school his mother worked long hours, she was unaware he was not going to school. 'I see 10 people trying to kill me' He also describes how his family was struggling financially. "There's no food in the fridge, no electricity for one week. You are 15, thinking you have to provide for your family," he explains how he got in with a group of youngsters who thought gang life was "cool" and offered respect in a world that gave them very order to join the gang, he had to have something to offer, whether it be money or clout in the says he offered the gang "recklessness" and would buy knives for the group, which included anything from machetes to zombie says he would conceal them in his tracksuit bottoms as he walked around the streets. He would also keep a folding knife in his pocket."I could walk past you now, and you would have no idea that I was carrying one." As a teenager he also got into drill music under the name WoolyO. But his videos put a target on his back, he says, and led to him being targeted in a "honeytrap", which is a tactic frequently used by involves an individual or individuals who assume a false identity to cultivate a relationship with the target this instance, Michael says a woman lured him to a hotel where members of a rival gang were hiding."I look across. I just see 10 people emerging, running after me, trying to kill me." 'Dirty work' Since Michael's release from prison, two teenagers have been killed in attacks in Bokassa, 14, was stabbed on a London bus in Woolwich in January, while 16-year-old Lathaniel Burrell was shot in Stockwell on 4 March. Michael wants to help prevent such deaths. He hopes to encourage young people to reject gang life, which he believes "makes no sense".He says he thinks very few youngsters actually know why they are attacking each south Londoner is calling on older gang members to stop using teenagers to do their "dirty work".He also wants the government to start investing more in families who are struggling in the UK, rather than in conflicts overseas.
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Yahoo
Rider wearing Just Eat jacket wanted over shooting
A moped rider wearing a bright orange Just Eat jacket is wanted over the fatal shooting of a boy, a court has heard. Lathaniel Burrell, 16, was shot in the chest by a lone gunman shortly after 15:00 GMT on 4 March. He collapsed on grass and died at the scene in Paradise Road, Stockwell, south London. Omar Prempeh, 32, appeared at the Old Bailey charged with murder. It is alleged he drove the gunman, who remains at large, from the scene. During the preliminary hearing, it was heard the gunman was wearing a crash helmet, gloves and a distinctive orange Just Eat jacket and was riding a stolen Honda moped. The court was told by the prosecution that the shooting was "a targeted attack on the victim". "The gunman is still outstanding," the court was told. It was heard the gunman had gone in and out of Paradise Road within 20 seconds, during which time Lathaniel was shot. Mr Prempeh, of Stanstead Road, Forest Hill, south-east London, appeared in court by video link from Belmarsh prison and spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth. Judge Rebecca Trowler KC set a plea hearing for 29 May and a provisional four-week trial from 1 December. She remanded Mr Prempeh in custody. A 17-year-old boy has also been charged with murder and appeared at Bromley Magistrates' Court. He is next due at the Old Bailey on Friday. Listen to the best of BBC Radio London on Sounds and follow BBC London on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to HM Courts & Tribunals Service
Sky News
12-03-2025
- Sky News
Stockwell shooting: Second person charged with murder after death of Lathaniel Burrell
A second person has been charged following a fatal shooting of a teenage boy in south London. A 17-year-old boy has been charged with murder in connection with the death of Lathaniel Burrell, 16, following a shooting in Paradise Road, Stockwell, on 4 March. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will appear at Bromley Youth Court this morning. Omar Prempeh, aged 32, was previously charged with murder. He appeared at Bromley Magistrates' Court on Monday, 10 March and is due to appear at the Old Bailey later today. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.
BBC News
11-03-2025
- BBC News
Boy, 17, arrested over Stockwell shooting
A second person has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a teenager who was shot dead in south boy, aged 17, remains in police custody following the shooting of Lathaniel Burrell, 16, on Paradise Road near Stockwell Tube station last Prempeh, 32, of Stanstead Road, Forest Hill, appeared at Bromley Magistrates' Court charged with murder on Monday and is due at the Old Bailey on Wednesday.A third person, a 40-year-old woman, has been released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X to get the latest alerts.
Yahoo
09-03-2025
- Yahoo
Man charged with murder of 16-year-old boy near south London Tube station
A man has been charged with murder after a boy was shot dead near a south London Tube station. Lathaniel Burrell was shot on Paradise Road near Stockwell Tube station on Tuesday afternoon. He died at the scene. Omar Prempeh, 32, was charged with murder on Saturday following the fatal shooting. Prempeh will appear at Bromley Magistrates' Court on Monday. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive breaking news alerts on a smartphone or tablet via the Sky News app. You can also follow us on WhatsApp and subscribe to our YouTube channel to keep up with the latest news.
