AOAV’s review of unsolved murders in London over the past decade has found that murder cases are far more likely to remain unresolved when the victim is a young Black man or when the killing involves a firearm.
In finding this out, we hope to raise meaningful questions about how to regain community trust in London’s policing, what can be done about improved witness cooperation and how to address what might seem, to some grieving families, as unequal access to justice.
Key Findings: unsolved murders in London (2015–2024)
- Between 2015 and 2024, there were 1,222 homicides recorded in London. Of these, 111 cases (9%) remain unsolved (at time of publication).
- Between 2019 and 2023, firearms were used in 38% of all unsolved London murder cases, compared to 8.7% of all homicides (solved and unsolved). Shootings appear to be more than four times more likely to remain unsolved than other methods of killing.
- Non-White British individuals made up 93% of all unsolved murder victims in London between 2019 and 2023. Between 2019 to 2023, non-White British individuals accounted for 61.7% of reported homicides.
- The average age of homicide victims in London is approximately 36 years old (2019 – 2023). For unsolved cases, the average victim age dropped to 28 (2019 – 2023)
- Black Londoners represented a disproportionate 71.4% of all unsolved murder cases (2019 – 2023); by contrast Black Londoners were victims in 40.1% of all homicides, solved and unsolved (2019-2023).
Overview
An analysis of all unsolved homicides in London over a ten-year period (2015 – 2024) has revealed five key findings, patterns that became even more striking when we compared that data with overall London homicide statistics (between 2019 and 2023).
First, 9% of all homicides in London between 2015 and 2024 remain unsolved as of writing. While some attempts towards justice collapsed at various stages of the judicial process, many have no viable leads at all, and will likely remain cold for years to come. That’s 111 lives cut short without justice, 111 families left in limbo, still waiting for answers that may never come.
By year, the unsolved killings breaks down as:
- 2024: 5
- 2023: 7
- 2022: 7
- 2021: 7
- 2020: 6
- 2019: 15
- 2018: 26
- 2017: 17
- 2016: 14
- 2015: 7
Second, a notable disparity was the ethnicity of victims of unsolved killings. 92.8% of unsolved homicides involved non-White British victims. In London 36.8% of the population identify as White British according to the 2021 Census.
Third, shootings emerged as the arguably hardest serious crime for the Metropolitan police to solve, appearing in unsolved cases at roughly four times higher than their appearance in all murders (solved and unsolved). Between 2019 and 2023, firearms were involved in 38% of all unsolved murder cases in London. By contrast, between 2019 and 2023, shootings accounted for just 8.7% of all (solved and unsolved) homicides. The speed and distance at which gun attacks occur, often with stolen or untraceable weapons, makes identifying suspects far more difficult than in knife attacks – an issue added to given the frequent absence of DNA or blood-splatter evidence. In many cases, witnesses appear either too far away to be certain of that they saw or too fearful to come forward.
Fourth, the victims of unsolved killings are disproportionately young, with an average age of just 28. This figure – drawn from all unsolved murders 2019 and 2023 – seems to reflect the deadly toll of street and gang violence, where young people are increasingly drawn into situations that end in life-altering, or life-ending, consequences. It also reflects that older people are more likely to be killed by people intimately known to them and so presents a relatively easier case to solve.
Finally, and perhaps most striking, is the disproportionate impact on London’s Black community. Black victims accounted for 71.4% of all unsolved homicides between 2019 and 2023. This compared to 40.1% of total homicides city-wide between 2019 and 2023. With Black Londoners making up just 13.5% of the population, they are overrepresented in unsolved killings by a factor of five.
Methodology
Data on unsolved homicides were drawn from MurderMap, a publicly available database recording homicides in London. All cases listed as unsolved between 2015 and 2024 were extracted and entered into a structured dataset. Each case was coded against a consistent set of variables, including age, ethnicity and method of homicide. Case-level information was then cross-checked manually against contemporaneous media reporting and, where available, subsequent coverage to identify updates relating to investigations, charges and judicial outcomes. This process aimed to reduce classification error and ensure that case status reflected the most recent publicly available information. The dataset was then independently double-checked by a second researcher.
For comparative purposes, a second dataset was constructed using all London homicide data, both solved and unsolved, published by Action on Armed Violence for the period 2019–2023. These data were used to derive period averages and provide a benchmark against which the characteristics of unsolved cases were assessed.
Accordingly, figures describing the characteristics of all 111 unsolved cases may refer to 2015–2024, while comparisons between unsolved and overall homicide patterns generally use the overlapping 2019–2023 period. Percentages from the two periods therefore have different denominators and should not be combined.
For the purposes of this analysis, a case is classified as unsolved where, at the time of writing, no individual is facing an active homicide prosecution and no individual has been convicted or otherwise held criminally responsible for the killing. Cases in which no suspect has been identified, a suspect has been identified but not charged, or a suspect is believed to be outside the jurisdiction of UK law enforcement are therefore included. Cases in which charges were previously brought but later discontinued, collapsed at trial or resulted in acquittal are also treated as unsolved.
By contrast, cases are removed from the unsolved cohort once a live homicide prosecution is under way or an individual has been convicted or otherwise held criminally responsible. This means that the classification reflects current case status rather than whether a suspect has ever previously been charged.
Ethnicity was coded on the basis of descriptions used in contemporaneous and subsequent media reporting. Classifications were recorded only where ethnicity was explicitly stated or could be inferred consistently across multiple sources. To limit over-interpretation, broad analytical categories were applied, including White British, Black, Asian, Middle Eastern or Arab, Eastern European and Latin American. This approach necessarily relies on proxy indicators and may not reflect individuals’ self-identification. Ethnicity is therefore used here only for aggregate analysis and pattern identification, rather than as a definitive statement of identity.
Data integrity checks identified one case initially classified as unsolved in MurderMap that had in fact been resolved: the 2021 murder of Frank McKeever. Subsequent updates were incorporated as case status changed. Following the initial data collection in mid-2025, Ahmed Jama was reclassified after a suspect was charged following extradition proceedings, and Piotr Woroniecki was removed after a suspect was sentenced. Further updates incorporated charges brought in connection with the killings of Jonah Ho-Shue, Tiffany Regis and Kamonnan Thiamphanit, as well as the two 2024 Walthamstow fire deaths. All statistics reported in this analysis reflect these revisions.
Data examined
The aim of this analysis was to move beyond assumptions and let the data tell its own story about who is most affected by London’s unsolved homicides. Age, sex, and ethnicity were critical categories for identifying patterns within the vast lists produced by MurderMap, and they also proved invaluable for cross-referencing, ensuring news reports aligned accurately with the cases they described. The method of killing was another key factor, offering insight into the kinds of crimes victims were caught up in and raising questions about why certain groups appeared more frequently in the dataset. Examining the judicial journey of each case, whether it went to trial and collapsed, or stalled from the outset with no viable leads, gave details to the label of “unsolved.” While many of these cases involve suspects or fragments of evidence, legal and procedural barriers often prevent that information from being used to secure convictions. It should be noted that the word “unsolved” can evoke an image of cases left cold and untouched, but in reality it often masks the painstaking work that Met officers continue to put into finding answers, even when justice remains elusive.
Ethnicity
Between 2015 and 2024, the ethnic breakdown of London’s 111 unsolved murder victims highlights stark disparities. Non White British individuals accounted for 92.8% of all cases.
Between 2019 and 2023, Black Londoners represented an average of 40.1% of all homicide victims (solved and unsolved), Of note, Black Londoners in this period comprised 71.4% of unsolved cases.
This persistent “clear-up gap” leaves many of the city’s most marginalised families waiting years, sometimes decades, for justice. While this may reflect elements of institutional racial discrimination, it is also tied to challenges in engaging with and obtaining information from certain minority communities.
With 80.7% of Met officers being White, compared to 53.8% of London’s population (36.8% being White British), officers may struggle to build trust within communities that are underrepresented in the force.
As the criminologist Peters Squires, Professor of Criminology & Public Policy at the University of Brighton told AOAV: “the poor links that police have in many ethnic minority communities will probably make it more difficult for them to investigate crimes there – irrespective of whether they make as diligent an effort to solve these cases as they do in the case of white victims.”
The disparity may also stem from the differing nature of crimes committed against particular groups. For example, young Black men are statistically more likely to be victims of street shootings, which are among the most difficult crimes to solve. Such incidents often occur rapidly, with limited reliable evidence, and the high-risk nature of the violence can deter potential witnesses from coming forward.
Weapons
Between 2019 and 2023, London averaged 124.6 homicides a year, with stabbings accounting for 65.3% of all killings and shootings just 8.7%. Yet among the 42 murders from this period that remain unsolved, shootings make up a striking 38%, over four times their share of the overall homicide total.
Shootings are among the hardest crimes to solve: often carried out in public spaces, increasingly using e-bikes and mopeds for quick getaways, and leaving little trace beyond spent shell casings. Offenders typically conceal their identities with balaclavas, making CCTV footage of limited use. In several unsolved cases, victims were innocent bystanders, hit by ricochets or targeted in cases of mistaken identity, leaving detectives with no clear motive or suspect pool to pursue. Again, as Professor Peter Squires said – in the cases of gun related homicide, “there is a profound disinclination on the part of victims to report to or co-operate with the police and a reluctance of witnesses or other ‘implicated’ persons to contact the police.”
Stabbings, by contrast, remain the most common method of homicide in London and account for the largest share of unsolved murders at 46.8%, though they are slightly underrepresented relative to their prevalence. They often yield more forensic evidence and may occur in situations with more identifiable suspects, giving investigators more to work with.
Looking separately at the wider ten-year dataset of 111 unsolved murders between 2015 and 2024, Black victims accounted for 83.7% of unsolved shooting victims, 36 people, and 73.5% of unsolved stabbing victims, 39 people.
These figures relate to the ten-year dataset, rather than the 42 unsolved murders used in the 2019–2023 comparison above.
Sex
Of the 111 unsolved murder victims in London, four were women, accounting for 3.6%, while men made up the overwhelming majority at 96.4% (107).
The women were Mohanna Abdhou, 20; Maureen Whale, 77; Zoe Orton, 46; and Joanna Borucka, 41. The four female cases varied considerably in circumstance, including a public shooting, a strangulation in a home, a death following a burglary and the case of a woman whose body was found concealed in a suitcase.
Of note, solved female victims’ deaths typically occurred in domestic or targeted settings, involving methods like arson, strangulation, or blunt-force trauma, often behind closed doors. These types of crimes tend to be easier for detectives to investigate, as they often involve known suspects and clearer motives.
Age
Unsolved homicide cases in London disproportionately involve younger victims, with the average age standing at 28, nearly a decade younger than the city’s overall average victim age of 36.
This troubling trend reflects how many young people become caught up in street crime, gang disputes, or violent group altercations, often after nights out. The widespread carrying of knives in today’s urban environment means that conflicts which might once have been dismissed as youthful recklessness can now have deadly consequences.
By contrast, male victims were predominantly killed in public spaces, usually by knives or guns, reflecting the violent realities of street crime.
Between 2019 and 2023, homicide victims were 80.4% male and 19.6% female overall, but this sex gap widens dramatically in unsolved cases. London’s unresolved murders are overwhelmingly concentrated among young men, particularly those killed in street violence. The four female victims in the wider 2015–2024 unsolved dataset died in markedly different circumstances and had an average age of 46.
In contrast, murders involving older victims tend to occur in domestic settings or involve acquaintances with clearer motives, making it easier for police to identify and prosecute suspects. This difference in circumstances is likely to contribute to why unsolved murders skew younger. Cases involving young victims frequently arise in chaotic, fast-moving situations where witnesses are reluctant to come forward and evidence is limited, resulting in a persistent challenge for law enforcement.
Challenges facing justice
Of the 111 unsolved homicide cases analysed, 58.6% remain without any clear lead. The remaining 41.4% have seen some investigative or judicial progress but have still not resulted in a conviction. This includes 20.7% of cases in which suspects were arrested but later released or cleared, 17.1% that proceeded to trial before collapsing, and 3.6% in which an identified suspect is believed to have fled abroad.
This breakdown reveals the Metropolitan Police’s ongoing challenges in engaging minority communities to secure witnesses and gather evidence.
While many unsolved cases do have suspects or investigative leads, progress can be blocked by evidential, procedural and jurisdictional barriers, highlighting the complexity of resolving violent crime in London.
Case Study 1: James Owusu-Agyekum
On November 2, 2016, James was fatally shot five times in a tragic case of mistaken identity. Having paused his Business studies course at university to care for his disabled mother, James was at home when two suspects, riding mountain bikes with their hoods up, opened fire through the front door. Four bullets struck him in the back, and a fifth hit his arm. He died in his mothers arms after telling her “Mum, I haven’t done anything to anyone… I don’t like trouble.”
Believed to be caught up in a local gang dispute, the suspects fled the scene, with CCTV footage showing them escaping on their bikes. Despite this evidence and a reward of £20,000 offered, the case remains unsolved nearly a decade later. James was a popular figure in his community and a devout Christian. His death underscores the heartbreaking reality for many young Black-British victims, caught innocently in violent clashes yet denied justice.
Case Study 2: Taofeek Lamidi
On New Year’s Eve 2017, just two days shy of his 21st birthday, Taofeek, known to friends as Cyrus, was stabbed repeatedly and died from wounds to his heart. A young man of Nigerian heritage who had recently left the care system, Taofeek had a disagreement earlier that day with Ahmed Mohammed, the suspect, which led to a fight at a local recreational ground. Later that evening, armed with a knife and driven back to the scene by a friend, Mohammed confronted Taofeek again, resulting in the fatal stabbing. Two medical professionals on-site attempted a life-saving blood transfusion, but Taofeek was pronounced dead at 8:20 pm, surrounded by friends. Shortly after, Mohammed fled to Nairobi, Kenya, halting all efforts to bring justice. Taofeek’s tragic death illustrates how impulsive, youthful conflicts can now have fatal consequences, and how suspects can evade justice by simply crossing borders, even when key witnesses and photographic evidence exist.
Case Study 3: Abraham Badru
On March 25, 2018, 26-year-old Abraham Badru was shot at close range with a rented shotgun as he unloaded shopping from his car in Hackney. His killing marked a tragic end to a life defined by both courage and fear. At just 14, Abraham had intervened to stop a gang rape at a party and, despite his mother’s pleas, testified in court against the attackers. His bravery led to nine convictions (including one a life sentence) and earned him a Metropolitan Police bravery award. But bravery came at a cost. Soon after, he began receiving death threats such as, “You’re dead meat, you’re a snitch.”The intimidation left him so anxious he stopped going out altogether. Determined to rebuild his life, Abraham moved to Bristol to finish his A-levels, later earning a master’s degree at Gloucester University. In 2016, he returned to London to work as a personal trainer, only to encounter one of the men he had helped convict. Soon after, his car was vandalised, its tyres removed and windows smashed.
By 2018, Abraham was preparing to leave Hackney, but before he could move, he was gunned down. Despite clear motives, all those convicted in the gang rape case had alibis for the night of his murder. Police also investigated a woman Abraham had been speaking to in the months before his death, who was on the phone to him at the moment he was shot, but the lead went nowhere. Detectives have since described facing a “wall of silence” in the community, with no witnesses coming forward. Abraham’s story serves as a reminder of how violent crime can consume the lives of innocent bystanders, and how even in cases with obvious lines of inquiry, fear and mistrust can stifle attempts at justice. This case and others like it provide justification for the community’s reticence to come forward with information for the police.
MET Police Response
Commander Paul Brogden said of this report: “We know serious violence disproportionately affects certain communities, particularly young black men, who have the lowest trust in policing. This means sadly victims or witnesses are less likely to come forward and trust us. As this report outlines, that is an added complexity following shootings or stabbings on the streets, where identifying suspects requires more detailed investigative work, particularly when compared to domestic murders. While we use every tool at our disposal such as CCTV and forensics, often it’s witness evidence which can prove vital in securing convictions.
“London’s homicide rate is at a record low. Met’s detectives are among the best in the world, securing an arrest, charge or conviction in more than 95% of cases last year. Over the past decade, we have solved more than 1,000 homicides. We pursue every case relentlessly, regardless of a victim’s background, and no investigation is ever closed. Every case is kept under constant review, and we remain determined to deliver justice for every victim and their families.
“We know that there is more to do and progress is being made in rebuilding trust, through initiatives such as the London Race Action Plan, and a recent report by Dr Shereen Daniels which examined how the Met is responding to racism and discrimination. This will help us raise confidence in us as we drive down on serious violence, solve more cases and put the most dangerous offenders behind bars.”
Conclusion
London’s unsolved murders are not random. They appear to be very much concentrated among young Black men and in cases involving public, firearm-related violence.
Between 2019 and 2023, Black Londoners accounted for 71.4% of victims in unsolved cases, compared with 40.1% of homicide victims overall. Shootings, while relatively rare, were far more likely to go unsolved, making up 38% of cold cases but just 8.7% of all killings. Victims in these cases were also younger, with an average age of 28.
What this points to is a clear imbalance in how justice is delivered. The same groups most exposed to lethal violence are also those least likely to see it resolved. Where cases stall, trust erodes, cooperation declines and the conditions that frustrate investigations are reinforced.
The result might well become a self-perpetuating gap in outcomes. London’s cold cases are not only a measure of investigative difficulty, but they might even suggest unequal protection under the law. This would be hard to prove, but amongst Black Londoner communities this might feel like a lived truth. Detailing this – as this project does – is one attempt to address that.
Recommendations
First, rebuild trust by making homicide investigations visibly accountable to the communities most affected. That means properly resourced, long-term neighbourhood liaison attached to murder teams, alongside routine publication of clear-up rates and case outcomes broken down by borough, age, and ethnicity. It also means diversifying the Met’s investigative ranks.
Second, treat gun-enabled killings as an perational problem, and fund them accordingly. The Met should expand specialist firearms forensics and intelligence capacity, prioritise rapid retrieval and analysis of CCTV and phone data in the first 48 hours, and invest in focused disruption of the small number of networks that supply and move weapons.
Third, strengthen witness protection and support. Dedicated funding for relocation, safeguarding, trauma-informed counselling, and independent legal advice for witnesses should be routine in serious violence investigations, with pathways for anonymous intelligence that can be converted into admissible evidence.
Fourth, reduce the flow of young men into the high-lethality situations that drive these cold cases, by concentrating prevention where risk is highest and time is shortest. That means sustained, properly evaluated youth-work and mentoring in the streets and estates most affected, violence interruption that is independent but closely co-ordinated with public services, and tighter scrutiny of repeat locations and repeat victims to stop retaliatory cycles before they transmute, terribly, into murder.
The list of unsolved murders in London
2024
Date: 11 May 2024
Name: Jazmel Patterson‑Low
Age: 26
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Shot on the Westbury Estate, Nine Elms, and dropped at St Thomas’ Hospital where he died.
Source: https://news.met.police.uk/news/detectives-issue-a-reward-for-information-following-a-fatal-shooting-in-lambeth-497242
Date: 28 August 2024
Name: Jade Anthony Barnett
Age: 38
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Attacked in broad daylight while riding a mobility scooter on Rushmore Road, Clapton.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gvdy674z1o
Date: 4 September 2024
Name: Tikquaan Stephenson‑Walters
Age: 28
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Killed near his home on Bravington Road, West Kilburn, by a gunman on a white Honda moped.
Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/crimestoppers-reward-moped-murder-met-police-kilburn-tikquaan-stephenson-walters-london-b1197959.html
Date: 13 October 2024
Name: Hanif Redwood
Age: 32
Ethnicity:Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Killed outside Factory 15 Bar in Barking after attending a birthday party; father of two.
Source: https://www.voice-online.co.uk/news/uk-news/2025/03/04/appeal/
Date: 10 November 2024
Name: Curtis Green
Age: 30
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Shot near Wells Park Road, Sydenham; two others injured in the same incident.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy1k5grr1wo
2023
Date: 26 January 2023
Name: Fernando Johnson
Age: 23
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Attacked in his Mercedes on Rosebank Way, North Acton, Ealing, and died at the scene.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-64522468
Date: 26 April 2023
Name: Darren Augustin
Age: 44
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Found fatally stabbed at Brentwick Gardens, Brentford; father of two.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66028159
Date: 11 July 2023
Name: Emiliano Hasanpapaj
Age: 22
Ethnicity: Eastern European
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Stabbed during a group fight in Berkshire Gardens, Palmers Green, Enfield; died in hospital.
Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/07/14/london-man-22-stabbed-to-death-in-late-night-street-brawl-named-19127691/
Date: 14 July 2023
Name: Claudyo Jauad Lafayette
Age: 17
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Attacked at a birthday party in Granville Road, Kilburn/North Maida Vale; died at the scene.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cxe2jedlz7po
Date: 4 September 2023
Name: Ronaldo Scott
Age: 21
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Stabbed near Morrison Road, Brixton; collapsed in a nearby playground and died at the scene.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8dmm1g8epo
Date: 20 September 2023
Name: Max Moy Wheatley
Age: 19
Ethnicity: White British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Killed in Jubilee Park, Petts Wood, Bromley; described as a peacemaker among friends.
Source: https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/24596688.unsolved-petts-wood-murder-case-max-moy-wheatley/
Date: 5 December 2023
Name: Ilyas Habibi
Age: 17
Ethnicity: Middle Eastern / Arab
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Attacked near Sutton Railway Station; suspect fled the country.
Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/ilyas-habibi-murder-gatwick-airport-police-b2603669.html
2022
Date: 29 March 2022
Name: Petru‑Sorin Doleanu
Age: 41
Ethnicity: Eastern European
Method: Assault
Circumstances: Attacked near the Job Centre in St John’s Road, Wembley, in December 2021; never recovered.
Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/petru-sorin-doleanu-murder-investigation-punch-wembley-london-b994551.html
Date: 19 July 2022
Name: Daneche Tison
Age: 26
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Shot outside flats in Bruckner Street, Queen’s Park, Westminster; died shortly after reaching hospital.
Source: https://news.sky.com/story/daneche-tison-named-as-man-shot-in-heart-outside-west-london-flats-12659416
Date: 24 July 2022
Name: Camilo Palacio
Age: 22
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Ambushed in Stuart Crescent, Wood Green; shots fired from a dark Range Rover later burned out.
Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/london-old-bailey-wood-green-range-rover-enfield-b2166976.html
Date: 29 August 2022
Name: Takayo Nembhard
Age: 21
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Killed under the Westway flyover in Ladbroke Grove during Notting Hill Carnival; Bristol rapper known as TKorStretch.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c05j40n685po
Date: 4 September 2022
Name: Maximillian Kusi‑Owusu
Age: 29
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Fatally shot near flats on Kensington High Street, West Kensington; father of two and drill rapper M Lo.
Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/09/04/m-lo-shooting-police-appeal-alfa-romeo-19446219/
Date: 13 October 2022
Name: Michael Agyare
Age: 24
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Attacked in Fairfield Road, Kingston; staggered to a pub garden but died at the scene.
Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/michael-agyare-stabbing-kingston-london-b2204918.html
Date: 30 October 2022
Name: Lemar Rashawan Urqhart
Age: 27
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Chased and shot in Railton Road, Herne Hill, Lambeth, after his car collided with a moped; the moped rider, 21‑year‑old Guilherme Messias da Silva, also died.
Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/arrest-brixton-shooting-lemar-urquhart-police-deliveroo-driver-killed-b1059054.html
2021
Date: 18 February 2021
Name: Drekwon Patterson
Age: 16
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Found with stab wounds near Preston Road station, Wembley. Died in hospital the next morning. The attack involved suspects exiting a black Ford Mondeo later found burned out.
Source: https://news.sky.com/story/drekwon-patterson-police-appeal-after-teenager-driven-at-and-chased-before-being-stabbed-to-death-12225166
Date: 28 May 2021
Name: Mohamed Ahmed
Age: 21
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Killed near Turnpike Lane and Willoughby Road, Hornsey, in suspected gang-related revenge shooting.
Source: https://www.mylondon.news/news/north-london-news/cctv-appeal-after-fatal-shooting-24087428
Date: 17 June 2021
Name: Matthias Poleon
Age: 27
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Attacked on the driveway of his home in Bedford Hill, Balham, by two masked suspects who fled in a grey VW Golf.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4n69p6l7e3o
Date: 1 September 2021
Name: Alex Ajanaku
Age: 18
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Shot while sitting on a bench on Beaumont Road, Leyton, after attending an unlicensed music event. Suspects fled in a stolen black Kia Sportage later found burned out.
Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/alex-ajanaku-teenage-murder-leyton-rave-metropolitan-police-london-b1136275.html
Date: 12 September 2021
Name: Chino Johnson
Age: 27
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Shot in Ferrey Mews, Brixton, by two suspects on a moped; a woman was also injured.
Source: https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/south-london/police-call-help-chino-johnson/
Date: 12 November 2021 (after assault on 17 October)
Name: Riccardo Holness
Age: 42
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Blunt force trauma
Circumstances: Assaulted on High Street, Beckenham; died in hospital weeks later.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8ynglnkz4o
Date: 14 December 2021
Name: Ian Gualavisi
Age: 23
Ethnicity: Latin American
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Chased and stabbed at his family’s restaurant in Maldonado Walk, Elephant and Castle; pronounced dead at the scene.
Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/ian-gualavisi-london-elephant-castle-restaurant-stab-murder-rincon-costeno-b1048308.html
2020
Date: 5 June 2020
Name: Oluwamayowa “Samson” Adeymi
Age: 21
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Killed in Brackenfield Close, Clapton, Hackney, around 11.30pm. Suspects used a large Volvo estate with false plates, later found abandoned in Stoke Newington.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-53035793
Date: 8 June 2020
Name: Alexander Kareem
Age: 20
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Attacked on Askew Road, Shepherds Bush, while riding an e‑scooter; believed to be a case of mistaken identity. A white Range Rover linked to the attack was later found burned out in Ealing.
Source: https://www.lbhf.gov.uk/news/2023/06/who-killed-alex-kareem-now-20000-reward-offered
Date: 15 July 2020
Name: Ahmed Yasin‑Ali
Age: 18
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Stabbed in Elmfield Way, Maida Hill, Westminster, around 12.30am; died shortly after in hospital. A cloned Mazda 2 GT Sport was believed to be used in the attack.
Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/ahmed-yasinali-murder-probe-family-forgive-killers-a4500851.html
Date: 8 August 2020
Name: Jeremy Meneses‑Chalarca
Age: 17
Ethnicity: Latin American
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Stabbed during a street fight in Market Place, near Oxford Street, at 5.38pm; died in hospital the same evening.
Source: https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/southwark/southwark-teen-murdered-in-broad-daylight-oxford-street-stabbing-named-by-police/
Date: 12 August 2020
Name: Jeffrey Wegbe
Age: 26
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Chased into his home on Hansel Road, Kilburn, and shot four times with two different guns by suspects in a silver Jaguar XF Estate.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-60436557
Date: 18 December 2020
Name: Joanna Borucka
Age: 41
Ethnicity: Eastern European (Polish)
Method: Other
Circumstances: Found dead inside a suitcase at the Pay And Sleep hostel in Southall. Police sought Petras Zalynas in connection with her death and believed he had left the UK.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-55658906
2019
Date: 27 January 2019
Name: Kamil Malysz
Age: 34
Ethnicity: Eastern European
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Found stabbed to death at a flat in Alfred Road, Acton. Suspect Patryk Makuch, also Polish, fled abroad.
Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/family-appeal-information-suspect-murder-acton-kamil-malysz-patryk-makuch-b1010528.html
Date: 29 January 2019
Name: Nedim Bilgin
Age: 17
Ethnicity: Middle Eastern / Arab
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Killed on Caledonian Road, Islington, near Tilloch Street. Four teenage males were arrested but not charged.
Source: https://www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/report-into-care-of-murdered-teen-probes-school-roll-system
Date: 16 March 2019
Name: Nathaniel Armstrong
Age: 29
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Stabbed in Gowan Avenue, Fulham. A murder charge against a suspect was dropped due to insufficient evidence.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-48636390
Date: 22 March 2019
Name: Abdirashid Mohamoud
Age: 17
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Chased and fatally stabbed near flats in Union Lane, Isleworth, around 10.35pm.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-47688814
Date: 1 April 2019
Name: Calvin Bungisa
Age: 22
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Chased and stabbed to death in Grafton Road, Kentish Town, by four masked men. Suspects fled in a VW Bora later found burned out.
Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/calvin-bungisa-murder-family-appeal-kentish-town-b928099.html
Date: 8 April 2019
Name: Noore Bashir Salad
Age: 22
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed and shot
Circumstances: Attacked in Church Road, Manor Park; suffered multiple stab wounds and a gunshot wound to the shin.
Source: https://www.mylondon.news/news/east-london-news/east-london-man-shot-stabbed-23587482
Date: 18 April 2019
Name: Aron Kato
Age: 28
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Other
Circumstances: Last seen being chased and forced into a BMW in Ley Street, Ilford; body never recovered.
Source: https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/aron-kato-search-missing-father-turns-murder-inquiry-142900263.html
Date: 28 May 2019
Name: Ismaila Ceesay
Age: 33
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Fatally stabbed during a fight in Warwick Road, Forest Gate, around 1.15am.
Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7134795/Pictured-Knife-victim-33-51st-murdered-London-year.html
Date: 14 June 2019
Name: Eniola Aluko
Age: 19
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Shot dead in a car park in Hartville Road, Plumstead, around 4.54pm.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-48655068
Date: 21 June 2019
Name: Edward Simpson
Age: 25
Ethnicity: White British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Shot at Exeter House, Feltham; believed to have been caught in crossfire of a gang feud.
Source: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/news-media/news/2023/jul/london-murder-of-young-man-in-children’s-park-shooting-prompts-our-20-000-reward
Date: 11 July 2019 (injury date; death after prolonged care)
Name: Boluwatife Oyewunmi
Age: 22
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Shot on Lincoln Road, Enfield, in April 2017; died in 2019 from complications of the injury.
Source: https://news.sky.com/story/murder-investigation-as-man-22-dies-two-years-after-being-shot-in-head-in-north-london-11814735
Date: 8 September 2019 (died 9 September)
Name: Wilson Alexandre Garcia Varela
Age: 24
Ethnicity: Latino (Portuguese heritage)
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Killed in a drive‑by on Malden Road, Kentish Town; believed to be mistaken identity.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-49682238
Date: 12 September 2019
Name: Asad Abdullah Yarow
Age: 25
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Killed near Camden Town tube station; another man was also injured.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-49732625
Date: 13 September 2019 (died 14 September)
Name: Omar Smith
Age: 34
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Blunt force trauma
Circumstances: Attacked in a chicken shop in Downham Way, Grove Park, Lewisham, around 11.55pm.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-49709083
Date: 21 October 2019 (likely killed around 4 October)
Name: Zoe Orton
Age: 46
Ethnicity: White British
Method: Strangled
Circumstances: Found dead at her flat in McMillan Street, Deptford. No sign of forced entry; likely killed in early October.
Source: https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/deptford/zoe-orton-murder-appeal-deptford/
2018
Date: 28 January 2018
Name: Yaya Mbye
Age: 26
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Chased and stabbed multiple times on the George Downing Estate, Stoke Newington; fatal wound to the stomach.
Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/met-police-ps20-000-reward-unsolved-murder-yaya-mbye-sankareh-hackney-b932199.html
Date: 12 February 2018
Name: Bulent Kabala
Age: 41
Ethnicity: Middle Eastern / Arab
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Taxi driver shot in a “targeted hit” after a staged car crash at a Cockfosters roundabout; suspects fled in a stolen van.
Source: https://www.times-series.co.uk/news/19916621.police-appeal-four-years-taxi-driver-murder-cockfosters/
Date: 8 March 2018
Name: Kelvin Odunuyi
Age: 19
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Killed outside Vue cinema in Wood Green by gunman on a moped; linked to gang tensions.
Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/wood-green-shooting-grieving-mother-pays-tribute-to-victim-kelvin-odunuyi-aka-dipdat-who-was-gunned-down-outside-cinema-a3785756.html
Date: 12 March 2018
Name: Nikolay Glushkov
Age: 68
Ethnicity: Eastern European
Method: Strangled
Circumstances: Found dead in his home in Clarence Avenue, New Malden; staged to appear as suicide; counter‑terrorism investigated.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/apr/09/murder-kremlin-critic-london-made-look-like-suicide-nikolai-glushkov
Date: 19 March 2018
Name: Jermaine Johnson
Age: 41
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Attacked in Vallentin Road, Walthamstow; died at the scene.
Source: https://walthamforestecho.co.uk/2021/11/01/how-a-walthamstow-killer-escaped-justice/
Date: 25 March 2018
Name: Abraham Badru
Age: 26
Ethnicity:Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Shot while unloading items from his Mercedes near his home in Ferncliff Road, Hackney; former police bravery award recipient.
Source: https://news.sky.com/story/rape-witness-was-shot-dead-years-after-helping-convict-culprits-his-family-fear-killer-will-never-be-caught-12620980
Date: 29 March 2018
Name: Reece Tshoma
Age: 23
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Attacked in Nathan Way, Plumstead; taken to hospital but died of injuries.
Source: https://www.barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk/news/crime/20918395.barking-man-reece-tshoma-23-named-victim-plumstead-stabbing-murder/
Date: 1 April 2018
Name: Devoy Stapleton
Age: 20
Ethnicity: White British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Stabbed after leaving a bar in Earlsfield; found on Ellerton Road.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-43643542
Date: 2 April 2018
Name: Amaan Shakoor
Age: 16
Ethnicity: Middle Eastern / Arab
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Gunned down outside Walthamstow Leisure Centre; linked to gang rivalries; died the following day.
Source: https://www.itv.com/news/london/2023-01-18/family-offer-50000-reward-in-hunt-for-suspect-who-killed-boy-16-in-2018
Date: 16 April 2018
Name: Sami Sidhom
Age: 18
Ethnicity: Middle Eastern / Arab
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Ambushed and chased outside his home in Forest Gate after returning from a football match.
Source: https://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/24256505.sami-sidhom-fatal-stabbing-plea-justice-six-years/
Date: 21 April 2018
Name: Kwasi Anim‑Boadu
Age: 20
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Attacked during a fight outside a birthday party in Roth Walk, Finsbury Park.
Source: https://www.westminsterextra.co.uk/article/knife-attack-mothers-plea-for-justice-one-year-after-finsbury-park-attack
Date: 5 May 2018
Name: Rhyhiem Ainsworth Barton
Age: 17
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Gunned down on John Ruskin Street, Kennington, while with friends; linked to drill rap group Moscow 17.
Source: https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/kennington/rhyhiem-barton-mothers-desperate-plea-and-renewal-of-20000-reward-in-bid-to-find-killer-of-boy-gunned-down-in-kennington/
Date: 27 May 2018 (injury in 2003)
Name: Rajesh Verma
Age: 57 at death (42 at assault)
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Died 15 years after sustaining catastrophic brain injuries from a group attack in Acton Park.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-51837887
Date: 31 May 2018 (died 14 June)
Name: Mark Tremain
Age: 52
Ethnicity: White British
Method: Assault
Circumstances: Attacked in Albert Square, Lambeth; died in hospital.
Source: https://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/news/local-news/police-name-man-who-died-1700720
Date: 27 June 2018
Name: Ishak Tacine
Age: 20
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Killed in Cavendish Road, Edmonton, during a fight involving baseball bats.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-44703026
Date: 25 July 2018
Name: Latwaan Griffiths
Age: 18
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Fell off a moped in Denmark Road, Camberwell, after being fatally stabbed; moped driver fled.
Source: https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/unsolved-murder-rapper-18-police-20950384
Date: 7 August 2018
Name: Joel Urhie
Age: 7
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Arson
Circumstances: Died in an arson attack on his home in Adolphus Street, Deptford; mother and sister escaped.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66425698
Date: 3 September 2018
Name: Ismail Tanrikulu
Age: 22
Ethnicity: Middle Eastern / Arab
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Shot dead in Tottenham Cemetery; believed linked to a drug dispute; gunman fled to Turkey.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-47365173
Date: 22 September 2018 (early AM)
Name: Elyon Poku
Age: 20
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Fatally stabbed at a house party in Wilderton Road, Stamford Hill; 200 attendees, none came forward.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-53891582
Date: 22 September 2018 (late PM)
Name: Guled Farah
Age: 19
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Shot in Vallentin Road, Walthamstow, from a moving car; friends drove him to hospital.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-45656323
Date: 12 October 2018
Name: Moses Mayele
Age: 23
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Attacked on his birthday in Manford Way, Hainault; suspects’ VW Golf was later burned out.
Source: https://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/17187140.second-person-charged-connection-murder-moses-mayele-hainault/
Date: 22 October 2018
Name: Ethan Nedd‑Bruce
Age: 18
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Targeted outside Collins House, Greenwich; chased by suspects in a car and on a motorbike.
Source: https://news.sky.com/story/mother-of-murdered-teen-fears-killer-will-never-be-caught-and-believes-police-have-prioritised-other-cases-12426625
Date: 5 November 2018
Name: John Ogunjobi
Age: 16
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Ambushed by multiple suspects in Greenleaf Close, Tulse Hill; linked to stolen vehicles.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-46186112
Date: 30 November 2018
Name: Peter Gouldstone
Age: 98
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Assault
Circumstances: Attacked during a burglary in Evesham Road, Enfield; house ransacked and TV stolen; died four weeks later.
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-46411792
Date: 5 December 2018 (died)
Name: Maureen Whale
Age: 77
Ethnicity: White British
Method: Other
Circumstances: Collapsed after burglars broke into her home in Bells Hill, Barnet; linked to series of burglaries.
Source: https://www.times-series.co.uk/news/19536391.inquest-held-death-chipping-barnet-woman-burglary/
Date: 18 December 2018
Name: Richard Odunze‑Dim
Age: 20
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Shot while visiting friends in St Joseph’s Road, Edmonton; two shots fired through the front window.
Source: https://www.itv.com/news/london/2021-09-13/richard-odunze-dim-new-cctv-appeal-over-2018-fatal-london-shooting
2017
Date: 25 February 2017
Name: Jonathon McPhillips
Age: 28
Ethnicity: White British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Fatally stabbed during a fight between two groups in Upper Street, Islington; died four days later in hospital.
Source: https://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/21227317.jonathon-mcphillips-inquest-jjs-mum-confronts-man-acquitted-sons-murder-tells-i-not-wish-answer/
Date: 6 March 2017
Name: Satnam Singh
Age: 45
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian/Punjabi)
Method: Blunt force trauma
Circumstances: Beaten in Atlee Road, Hayes; died of head injuries and pneumonia on 23 May 2017.
Source: https://www.hillingdontimes.co.uk/news/18289855.reward-10-000-offered-secure-conviction/
Date: 19 March 2017
Name: David Adegbite
Age: 18
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Shot while cycling through St Ann’s, Barking; believed to be a case of mistaken identity.
Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/david-adegbite-murder-investigation-barking-met-police-crimestoppers-reward-b1006731.html
Date: 28 March 2017
Name: Malachi Brooks
Age: 21
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Attacked by three masked men in Surrey Lane, Battersea, in a suspected gang feud; car used by killers later burned out.
Source: https://www.itv.com/news/2018-08-09/three-jailed-after-gangland-murder-getaway-car-was-torched
Date: 29 March 2017
Name: Bjorn Brown
Age: 23
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Stabbed during a robbery in Kelling Gardens, Thornton Heath; collapsed on his bike and died in hospital five days later.
Source: https://news.sky.com/story/ex-gogglebox-star-sandi-bogles-disgust-at-nephews-unsolved-murder-as-hundreds-of-killers-still-at-large-12684668
Date: 7 April 2017
Name: Karim Samms
Age: 16
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Shot in Pier Parade, North Woolwich, around 10.44pm; suspects approached in a Nissan Juke.
Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/shocking-moment-boy-16-shot-dead-in-north-woolwich-before-suspects-flee-a3571266.html
Date: 25 April 2017
Name: Abdullah Hammia
Age: 24
Ethnicity: Middle Eastern / Arab
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Stabbed during an altercation with a group in Melody Road, Wandsworth.
Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/wandsworth-murder-probe-third-person-charged-after-abdullah-hammia-stabbed-to-death-in-south-london-a3537021.html
Date: 26 May 2017
Name: Mohanna Abdhou
Age: 20
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Shot while talking to friends near Dickens House, Kilburn; suspects fled on bicycles; believed to be gang‑related.
Source: https://www.westminsterextra.co.uk/article/family-of-mohanna-montana-abdhou-heartbroken-after-playground-shooting
Date: 29 June 2017
Name: Mahad Ali
Age: 18
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Killed at an Eid celebration warehouse party in Coronation Road, East Acton; post‑mortem confirmed multiple stab wounds.
Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/mahad-ali-teenager-stabbed-to-death-by-gang-of-armed-attackers-at-warehouse-party-was-talented-boxer-a3576696.html
Date: 2 August 2017
Name: Joshua Bwalya
Age: 16
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Chased by youths on bicycles and fatally stabbed on a traffic island at Movers Lane and Ripple Road, Barking.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41570176
Date: 23 August 2017
Name: Cafer Aslam
Age: 54
Ethnicity: Middle Eastern / Arab
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Killed at junction of Westminster Road and Bounces Road, Enfield; suspects used a stolen grey Audi Q5, later burned out.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-51904933
Date: 4 September 2017 (afternoon)
Name: Patrick Oyeri
Age: 29
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Killed during a fight in Rosebery Road, Hounslow; two men convicted of violent disorder but not murder.
Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/patrick-oyeri-first-picture-of-man-29-stabbed-to-death-in-the-street-in-hounslow-a3629806.html
Date: 4 September 2017 (afternoon)
Name: Corey Junior Davis (“CJ”)
Age: 14
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Shot in a playground at Moore Walk, Forest Gate, by a gunman from a Range Rover; died the next day in hospital.
Source: https://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/24201085.cj-davis-shooting-mums-plea-justice-sons-2017-death/
Date: 24 September 2017
Name: Jude Gayle
Age: 30
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Fatally stabbed in an alleyway off Dunelm Grove, West Norwood, after visiting a local shop; died at the scene.
Source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/17847326/son-stabbed-to-death-shopping-ketchup/
Date: 8 November 2017
Name: Adetokunbo Jordan Ajobo
Age: 21
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Stabbed in Pier Road, North Woolwich, around 8.10pm; pronounced dead at 9.30pm in hospital.
Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/first-picture-of-murdered-boxing-coach-jordan-ajobo-who-was-trying-to-steer-teenagers-away-from-gangs-a3689396.html
Date: 7 December 2017
Name: Alex Vanderpuye
Age: 23
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Attacked suddenly in Christie Road, Hackney; witnesses said the attacker appeared to know the victim.
Source: https://london-post.co.uk/reward-and-appeal-for-information-in-the-2017-murder-of-alex-vanderpuye-in-hackney/
Date: 31 December 2017
Name: Taofeek Lamidi
Age: 20
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Found in Memorial Avenue, West Ham, at 7.37pm; stabbed repeatedly and died at 8.22pm. Suspect fled to Kenya.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-64094123
2016
Date: 27 January 2016
Name: Harjit Singh Dulai
Age: 44
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian/Punjabi)
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Stabbed to death after meeting a drug dealer in Rosedale Park, Hayes, around 6.40pm. Suspect was charged but ultimately acquitted
Source: https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/unsolved-murder-uxbridge-man-stabbed-19681219
Date: 13 March 2016 (body found)
Name: Junior George Nelson
Age: 52
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Other
Circumstances: Discovered on an embankment in Rabournmead Drive, Northolt; believed linked to drug exploitation.
Source: https://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/news/25020826.reward-information-murdered-kilburn-man-junior-nelson/
Date: 18 April 2016
Name: Lewis Elwin
Age: 20
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Collapsed near a school in Penwortham Road, Tooting; police sought a silver Peugeot 307 seen nearby.
Source: https://www.greaterbelize.com/two-men-to-stand-trial-for-the-murder-of-bobo-youth-elwin-lewis/
Date: 30 April 2016
Name: Rukevwe Tadafe
Age: 21
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Attacked during a fight with three men in Molesworth Street, Lewisham; died five days later in hospital.
Source: https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/15176401.20000-reward-offered-in-lewisham-murder-investigation/
Date: 14 May 2016
Name: Abdi Gutale
Age: 24
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Shot dead while driving his Vauxhall Zafira in Leyton at 3.15am; passenger wounded in the foot.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-36451723
Date: 21 June 2016
Name: Matthew Kitandwe
Age: 18
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Killed outside his home in Wayford Street, Battersea; footballer who played for the Ugandan youth team.
Source: https://www.itv.com/news/london/2018-06-21/police-renew-appeal-to-find-matthew-kitandwe-killers-two-years-after-stabbing
Date: 3 August 2016
Name: Mohammed Hassan
Age: 35
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Stabbed to death in a broad daylight attack on the Winstanley Estate, Battersea; two other men also injured. Arrests were made during the investigation but ultimately led nowhere
Source: https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/16400405.20-000-reward-offer-information-wandsworth-murder/
Date: 3 August 2016 (late night)
Name: Andrew Oteng‑Owusu
Age: 19
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Collapsed on his doorstep in Sharratt Street, New Cross, after being stabbed around 11.41pm; died the next morning.
Source: https://southwarknews.co.uk/news/crime/insisted-give-kidney-ill-mum-reveals-stabbed-sons-hopes-tackle-diabetes/
Date: 20 August 2016
Name: David Robinson
Age: 25
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Killed at Big House 101 recording studio in Sunnyside Road, Hornsey Rise; likely with a revolver.
Source: https://www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/mums-tell-me-who-killed-my-son-outburst
Date: 3 October 2016
Name: Jordan Bari
Age: 20
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Shot after answering a door at a birthday gathering in Bethnal Green; suspected drug‑related motive.
Source: https://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/crime/21232856.jordan-bari-two-islington-men-among-trio-cleared-killing-talented-martial-arts-fighter/
Date: 8 October 2016
Name: Kacper Latuszek
Age: 31
Ethnicity: Eastern European
Method: Assault
Circumstances: Found dead in a house on Forest Road, Walthamstow, around 10.35pm.
Source: https://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/14820673.fresh-appeal-for-information-on-murder-of-homeless-kacper-latuszek-in-walthamstow/
Date: 27 October 2016
Name: Ziggy Worrell‑Owusu
Age: 19
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Stabbed while trying to break up a fight at an 18th birthday party at a shisha bar in Ilford.
Source: https://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/crime/22937790.ziggy-owusu-murder-cops-fresh-appeal-leads-one-year-stabbing-hackney-bulls-star-player/
Date: 2 November 2016
Name: James Owusu‑Agyekum
Age: 22
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Shot on his doorstep in Tynsdale Road, Harlesden; believed mistaken identity in gang dispute.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-54794730
Date: 19 November 2016
Name: Mohamed Kakay
Age: 33
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Attacked in the gardens of St Giles Church, Camberwell, shortly after 9am; suspects fled through the front of the church.
Source: https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/camberwell/mohamed-kakay-reappeal-murder-camberwell/
2015
Date: 3 February 2015
Name: Redwan El‑Ghaidouni
Age: 38
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Shot in his Audi A3 on his driveway in Vine Lane, Uxbridge, in a suspected gangland “hit.”
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-36292997
Date: 19 February 2015 (assault)
Name: Terry Isaacs
Age: 56
Ethnicity: White British
Method: Blunt force trauma
Circumstances: Found injured in Bannister Close, Tulse Hill; died in hospital five days later.
Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/police-make-appeal-after-man-56-dies-after-assault-in-tulse-hill-10068546.html
Date: 21 April 2015
Name: Ola Raji
Age: 21
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed and shot
Circumstances: Attacked while cycling home on East Surrey Grove estate, Peckham, around 10.30pm after watching a Champions League match with friends.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn5x67pg0kxo
Date: 5 June 2015
Name: Lukey Maxwell
Age: 22
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Stabbed
Circumstances: Killed in Northumberland Park, Tottenham; a murder charge was later dropped due to insufficient evidence.
Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/lukey-maxwell-murder-rapper-chipmunk-pays-tributes-to-clean-hearted-young-man-stabbed-to-death-in-north-london-street-10303570.html
Date: 10 July 2015
Name: Erdogan Guzel
Age: 42
Ethnicity: Middle Eastern / Arab
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Innocent bystander standing outside his family bakery in Lordship Lane, Wood Green; a woman was also injured.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-48936737
Date: 8 August 2015 (died; injury 12 May 2002)
Name: Marvin Couson
Age: 39 (26 at shooting)
Ethnicity: Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British
Method: Shot
Circumstances: Shot outside the Lime in London Bar, Shoreditch, during a dispute between Birmingham and London gangs; lived 13 years with catastrophic injuries before dying.
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp3k4607zjko
Date: 23 September 2015
Name: Tadas Jarusevicius
Age: 29
Ethnicity: Eastern European
Method: Blunt force trauma
Circumstances: Beaten to death under a flyover near Plumstead railway station; believed to have been living rough with other homeless men.
Source: https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/13791246.two-more-people-have-been-arrested-on-suspicion-of-murder-after-a-man-was-found-dead-under-a-bridge-in-plumstead-bridge/
Edits were made to this report on 26 August 2026 to clarify which findings refer to the full 2015–2024 dataset and which use the 2019–2023 comparison period. The report was further updated on 11 September 2026 to include the unsolved murder of Joanna Borucka, which had been omitted from our original extraction of the Murdermap data. The relevant totals and percentages have been revised accordingly.
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