Fatal Stabbing at Finsbury Park (last night)

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Permalink Reply by Alison P on May 9, 2010 at 21:05

Not another one, what an awful story. Not unlike one a few years back (Holloway Road I think?) where a row over someone pestering someone on a bus lead to a fatal stabbing.

It doesn't sound gang related at all, from the various linked reports.

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Permalink Reply by Nigel Lupton (luptonn) on May 9, 2010 at 22:57

The Telegraph seems to have more detail than most:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/7700594/Polish-teenage...

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Permalink Reply by LP on May 10, 2010 at 8:44

Heard on the news this morning that he was trying to protect his girlfriend who got punched in the face on the bus, apparently they were out celebrating her 18th.

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Permalink Reply by Becky on May 10, 2010 at 18:54

Looks like the police have been able to gather some information from the CCTV:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8671805.stm

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Permalink Reply by Kit on May 10, 2010 at 21:13

And on Friday, a young Ladder resident was shot dead in Tottenham. Joseph Hylton was 21 and lived on Umfreville Road. Two young men killed a day apart. Senseless, and so very sad.

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Permalink Reply by pamish on May 10, 2010 at 18:52

There's a more detailed report here. His name was Marcin Bilaszewski, he was 19. They were in a large group on a 254 bus, it seems the attacker got into an argunment with them all, punched a young woman in the face and Bilaszewski was stabbed trying to defend her. It sounds like they know who the attacker is, so this is one who will be traced and taken out of circulation for a while.

I despair.

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Permalink Reply by james walsh on May 10, 2010 at 19:25

This sad stabbing episode appears to be a mental health issue once again.

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Permalink Reply by Hugh on May 14, 2010 at 20:08

The Journal has reported an arrest in this case.

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