Young UK-born Ghanaian stabbed to death near Jeremy Corbyn’s home

A young UK-born Ghanaian,  Kwasi Anim-Boadu, was stabbed to death in a violent attack on Saturday, UK press reports.

Kwasi Anim-Boadu was knifed near Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s home in Finsbury Park,

The stabbing, in the early hours of Saturday morning, was the 39th fatal knife attack in London this year amid soaring violent crime which has seen more than 60 people killed in the capital in 2018 already.

In an emotional post online, the victim’s sister Naya wrote: “My younger brother, my only brother got stabbed to death this morning. Guys this needs to stop. The pain I'm experiencing is indescribable.”

A 21-year-old man was found nearby with stab wounds and was taken to hospital in a non-life threatening condition. He was later arrested.

Kwasi’s sister today paid tribute to her younger brother, who she said was “taken away from us in a blink of an eye”.

She said: “In the early hours of Saturday 21st of April 2018. Kwasi Anim-Boadu also known as Jnr was taken away from his friends and family in a devastating way. His life was cut short due to a brutal and violent mindless act of knife crime.

“Kwasi was a young boy who was full of life, he brought joy to everyone around him through his conspicuous smile and heart-warming aura.

“He was to turn 21 in May and had his whole life ahead of him. This has now come to an end. When we mention Kwasi it is all now memories and will only be memories.”

She added: “If you love our community-stop killing one another.”

“He was to turn 21 in May and had his whole life ahead of him. This has now come to an end. When we mention Kwasi it is all now memories and will only be memories.”

She added: “If you love our community-stop killing one another.”

Kwasi, who also had nicknames ‘Lavish’ and ‘Junior’, was pronounced dead in the street after being found injured on the Andover Estate.

His family are now raising money to cover the costs of the 20-year-old's funeral.

A friend posted online after the incident: "The good-hearted are rare to find truss [sic] me and this was one of them".

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said he was "deeply saddened" by "another life unnecessarily lost to violent crime on our streets".

He said: "The Met Police are using extra City Hall resources to fight this scourge and to remove violent criminals and weapons from the streets.

"We are also working tirelessly with the Met Police, community and youth groups, health and education services, and local and national government on preventing young people getting dragged in to lives of violent crime."

A Scotland Yard spokesman said police were called to the scene of a stabbing in Seven Sisters Road at about 3am on Saturday and later discovered the 20-year-old in nearby Roth Walk.

A 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder, possession of an offensive weapon and affray.

The Met added: "At this early stage it is believed both males had been involved in an altercation involving a number of other people in the area of Roth Walk prior to the emergency services being called."

Charged

Meanwhile, the that man has been charged with possession of an offensive weapon as murder police continue to investigate the stabbing of 20-year-old Kwasi Anim-Boadu on the Andover Estate.

Brayan Tchenda, 21, of Delancey Street, Camden, was due to appear in court today. Detectives are still appealing for information about the fatal attack in Roth Walk in the early hours of Saturday.