Malcolm Mide-Madariola died after he was stabbed with a zombie-style knife in November 2018.
Dr Olumide Wole-Madariola says he remembers "vividly" the weapon used to murder his 17-year-old son Malcolm Mide-Madariola in November 2018.Malcolm, an A-level student, had just finished his last day at college, when he tried to step in to defend another teenager outside Clapham South Tube station, and was stabbed in the heart.
Prosecutors said Malcolm was an innocent victim who "bravely sought to stand up to Brown, for which he paid with his life"."He's someone who's left a legacy, of standing up for someone," Dr Wole-Madariola tells me.He says Malcolm's death has left a void, which nothing else can fill: every family celebration, even the graduation of his other children, is a reminder that Malcolm is missing.
"Over time it will reduce, the circulation will drop. That's what the law is going to do. So it's a welcome development. But it's a starting point, not an end point." Although the number of homicides involving knives or sharp implements has fallen since 2019, so far this year, eight teenagers have lost their lives,
He believes more needs to be done to challenge the culture around why some young people see carrying weapons as part of a "social status".
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