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Violent Crime · Hammersmith and FulhamMan arrested after fatal stabbing of 52-year-old woman in Shepherd’s Bush
Police arrested a 48-year-old man on suspicion of murder after a woman died and another was injured in a stabbing at a residential address in Shepherd’s Bush on 18 August. Detectives are treating the incident as isolated but have urged witnesses to come forward.
Hammersmith and Fulham4 min readTrust 42 · Craft 55 · Hype 15
Violent Crime · NewhamMan, 19, stabbed in Manor Park as police hunt suspect
A 19-year-old man was stabbed in Manor Park on 9 August 2026, suffering injuries described as neither life-threatening nor life-changing. Metropolitan Police are appealing for witnesses after no arrests were made at the scene near Aldersbrook Lane.
Newham3 min readTrust 44 · Craft 60 · Hype 15
Violent Crime · LambethThree charged after Abdulkadir Mahamed stabbed to death in Clapham street fight
Abdulkadir Mahamed, 22, died after being stabbed in Clapham in the early hours of 25 July 2025. Three men have been charged, including one with murder, and a provisional trial date is set for March 2027. Four others suffered non-life-threatening stab wounds.
Lambeth4 min readTrust 55 · Craft 65 · Hype 50