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Boy in 'territory' stabbing yards from where Ben Kinsella died Andrew Motion: Tributes to Ben Kinsella show the value of poetry BT condemned for painting over artwork of stabbed boy Fancy dress for Ben's funeral Four teenagers held as Ben's sisters lead march 'Lay down your knives', star's plea over stabbed brother

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Boy in 'territory' stabbing yards from where Ben Kinsella died

05.09.11
A teenage thug has been jailed for 18 months for stabbing a public schoolboy with a screwdriver in a row over territory - just yards from where 16-year-old Ben Kinsella was murdered in 2008... more

Boy, 16, stabbed with screwdriver on way home from rehearsal

09.02.11
Teenager rehearsing school play for the Edinburgh Festival was stabbed by a gang just yards from the spot where Ben Kinsella died in north London... more

Andrew Motion: Tributes to Ben Kinsella show the value of poetry

06.12.10
The murder of Islington teenager Ben Kinsella showed how young people can find comfort in poetry at moments of crisis, the former poet laureate says... more

Knife killer jailed in first case under tougher sentencing

21.09.10
A London knife killer is jailed for life in what is thought to be the first case dealt with under tough new sentencing powers... more

Police unveil first Facebook campaign on teenage murders

07.09.10
Scotland Yard unveils its first Facebook campaign with a stark message to teenagers about the risks of carrying weapons... more

The ‘incredible pain’ of Jimmy Mizen parents

10.05.10
Parents of murdered schoolboy Jimmy Mizen spoke today of their 'incredible pain' on the second anniversary of their son’s death... more

Jack Straw raises sentence for knife killers to 25 years

02.03.10
Murderers who kill with a knife will face a minimum jail term of 25 years after a campaign by the family of Ben Kinsella wins a change in the law... more

BT condemned for painting over artwork of stabbed boy

30.10.09
Bosses at BT were under fire today for painting over a mural of murdered teenager Ben Kinsella... more

Knife murder jail sentences 'may double' in wake of Ben Kinsella death

16.06.09
Jail sentences for murder with a knife may be doubled as a direct result of calls made by the family of Ben Kinsella... more

Murdered Ben's family calls for judicial shake-up

12.06.09
Family of murdered teenager Ben Kinsella criticise length of sentence imposed on his killers and call for a shake-up in the judicial system... more

Met snares 200 violent gang suspects in raids

11.06.09
More than 200 of London's most violent teenagers and suspected gang members were seized in dawn raids... more

'He loved life, he had so much to live for'

11.06.09
Ben Kinsella's heartbroken mother spoke movingly of the devastation suffered by her family... more

Guilty: 'Animals' who killed Ben Kinsella

11.06.09
Three knife-wielding thugs who stabbed 16-year-old Ben Kinsella to death in a row over "respect" have been convicted of his murder... more

Argument that led to killing of Ben Kinsella

29.04.09
The brother of EastEnders star Brooke Kinsella was murdered after a row which started with the words: “What are you looking at?”, the Old Bailey heard... more

Ben Kinsella ‘blameless’ in brawl that led to his fatal stabbing

28.04.09
The brother of a former EastEnders actress was the innocent victim of a bar brawl, the Old Bailey heard ... more

Stab victim's boxing club given £4,000 to combat gangs

31.10.08
A boxing club where knife victim Ben Kinsella was once a member has been given £4,000 to help young people.... more

Facebook friends stage knife rally

19.09.08
Two old school friends are behind this weekend's antiknife crime rally which will bring thousands of Londoners to Hyde Park... more

TV actress speaks of her sorrow over Ben's knife death

17.09.08
Actress Linda Robson has spoken of her sadness at the killing of her teenage son's best friend Ben Kinsella... more

'Enough is enough', says sister of murdered teen

18.07.08
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"... more

Fancy dress for Ben's funeral

18.07.08
Friends of Ben Kinsella, the teenager stabbed to death in north London, wore fancy dress to celebrate his life... more

Family release first picture of son stabbed to death in bedsit

16.07.08
This is the first picture of the latest teenager to be killed in London... more

Boris Johnson calls on footballers to help curb crime

14.07.08
Boris Johnson will urge London's Premiership football clubs to help tackle knife crime and teenage violence... more

200 arrests over four days as Met targets knives

09.07.08
More than 200 people have been arrested over four days in an unprecedented Met crackdown on knife crime in London... more

Make violent boys do national service, says murdered Ben's sister

03.07.08
The sister of murdered teenager Ben Kinsella has called for the reintroduction of national service to combat knife crime... more

Black mothers face a hard truth over knives

03.07.08
Walking with Ben Kinsella's bereaved sisters on Tuesday's poignant march were black men and women... more

If we don't get tough on knives, the young will

02.07.08
Never have I seen my working-class neighbours as angry as they are about the motiveless murder of Ben Kinsella... more

Institutional racism 'still a problem for Met police'

01.07.08
Senior MPs have declared that the Met is still dogged by "institutional" race problems more than 10 years after the inquiry into Stephen Lawrence's murder... more

Four teenagers held as Ben's sisters lead march

01.07.08
Four teenagers are being questioned by police about the murder of 16-year-old Ben Kinsella... more

'Lay down your knives', star's plea over stabbed brother

30.06.08
The sister of murdered teenager Ben Kinsella has called for an end to youth violence as she pleaded: "Put down your knives"... more


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