Dying teenager in call for mother as he becomes 18th victim this year

Three masked boys attacked 16-year-old Londoner as girl looked on The latest teenage victim of knife crime in London called for his mother as he lay dying in a South London doorway. Three masked and hooded boys attacked Shakilus Townsend, 16, with knives and a baseball bat while a girl looked on, police said yesterday. Witnesses said that one of the gang members then walked into a convenience store and demanded a drink. Shakilus, known as Shaki, told residents who comforted him that he was afraid of dying. Dee Bamina, 35, tried to stem his bleeding with a towel after her neighbour brought him to the communal doorway of her block of flats. “I think a group of boys must have been after the boy. All I heard was them saying ‘get him from the other side’.” She saw four or five boys aged 15 to 19 with scarves covering their faces.... [read full story]