Schoolboy's death marks new low in UK knife-crime crisis

The death of a 14-year-old boy almost three weeks after he was stabbed marked a new low in Britain’s knife crime crisis tonight.

Schoolboy's death marks new low in UK knife-crime crisis
Thu, 10 Jul, 2008 - 15:31

The death of a 14-year-old boy almost three weeks after he was stabbed marked a new low in Britain’s knife crime crisis tonight.

Detectives launched yet another murder inquiry after David Idowu lost his 20-day fight for life at an east London hospital.

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