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Opinion: These 60 deprived Croydon kids could tell us why we're facing a knife crime epidemic
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Last year, 135 people were killed in the capital. We can't pretend we didn't see this coming

Purple ribbons are seen tied to a tree and fence at a park near to where 17-year-old Jodie Chesney was stabbed to death in an attack with no obvious motive, in the Harold Hill area of London. Chesney was stabbed in an unprovoked attack while out with friends on March 1, 2019. Four males aged 16, 17, 19 and 20 have been charged with her murder which all four deny.

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