Tragic faces of the 11 teens stabbed to death this year in London knife crime spree
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mirror.co.ukThe tragic death of a 14-year-old boy brings the total number of teenagers fatally stabbed in London this year to 11. Fares Maatou is the capital's latest victim after he was knifed in broad daylight outside a pizza restaurant in Canning Town in his school uniform on Friday afternoon.
At the same time last year, five teenagers had been murdered so the grim figure for the last four months presents a concerning forecast for the rest of 2021 - and it comes despite the country spending most of that time under tough lockdown restrictions.
In 2020 the number of teen knife crime deaths in the capital was 17, in a sharp fall from the 25 victims in 2019. However the coronavirus pandemic and lockdowns last year resulted in a drop in most crime
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