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'Enough is enough', says sister of murdered teen
Danny Brierley, Evening Standard18.07.08
The sister of Ben Kinsella, one of the 21 teenagers to be killed in London this year, today issued an emotional plea as he was buried, saying: "Enough is enough".
As her family laid the 16-year-old to rest, former EastEnders actress Brooke Kinsella said people who carry knives had to stop. "Do something now to make sure your brother, sister, son or best friend's life doesn't end the same awful way," she said.
"The problem is far worse than imagined. It's why we have to act so quickly."
His funeral today was set to see hundreds gather to remember him and call for action against knife crime.
He was the 17th teenager to be killed. Here is the list of London's casualties this year:
1 January: Henry Bolombi, 17, from Tottenham, stabbed to death in Edmonton after being chased by a gang.
5 January: Faridon Alizada, 18, stabbed to death at a flat in Erith, south-east London. Two men have been charged with his murder.
21 January: Student Louis Boduka, 18, fatally knifed as members of rival "crews" fought in daylight in Edmonton. A 17-year-old boy has been charged with murder.
26 January: Fuad Buraleh, 19, from Hayes, west London, clubbed to death in a park in Ealing.
19 February: Sunday Essiet, 15, stabbed to death in Plumstead, during a fight between rival gangs. A 21-year-old man has been charged with murder.
26 February: Tung Le, 17, from Deptford, died six days after being stabbed outside a West End nightclub. An 18-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder.
29 February: Schoolboy Ofiyke Nmezu, 16, of Enfield, died of a fractured skull suffered when he was hit with a brick in Edmonton two weeks earlier. An 18-year-old has been charged with murder.
13 March: Geography student Michael Jones, 18, found dead in his Edmonton flat. He had been beaten to death. A man, 45, has been charged with murder.
15 March: Nicholas Clarke, 19, died hours after being shot in the head in Camberwell.
27 March: Devoe Roach, 17, from Stoke Newington, died after being stabbed in Stamford Hill. A 20-year-old man has been charged with murder.
27 March: Amro Elbadawy, 14, of West Kilburn, fatally stabbed. A 16-year-old boy has been charged with his murder.
3 May: Lyle Tulloch, 15, from Peckham, was fatally stabbed in Borough hours after Boris Johnson was elected Mayor. A 17-year-old boy has been charged with his murder.
10 May: Altar boy Jimmy Mizen, 16, bled to death when cut by a shard of glass during an unprovoked attack in Lee, south-east London.
24 May: Actor Rob Knox, 18, who had a part in the new Harry Potter film, stabbed to death outside a bar near his home in Sidcup.
28 May: Convicted drug dealer Sharmaarke Hassan, 17, died four days after being shot in Camden.
2 June: Arsema Dawit, 15, was stabbed to death as she returned to her home in Lambeth North.
29 June: Student Ben Kinsella, 16, stabbed in Islington while celebrating completing his GCSEs. Two 18-year-olds and a 19-year-old have been charged with murder.
4 July: Schoolboy Shakilus Townsend, 16, of New Cross, died hours after being chased by a group of youths and repeatedly stabbed in Thornton Heath.
7 July: David Idowu, 14, from Southwark, died in hospital nearly three weeks after being chased by a gang and stabbed in Borough, south London.
10 July: Melvin Bryan, 18, of Peckham, stabbed in the neck and head in Edmonton.
Last night: Frederick Moody, 18, stabbed in Stockwell.
