London was devastated by a horrific weekend of crime.
Two men are dead and another 15 have been injured following a number of knife attacks over the past few days.
On Friday (February 5), five incidents were reported in South London between 6.56pm and 9.12pm.
A further four incidents called in on Saturday (February 6) between 11.20am and 6.12pm.
Over the weekend five separate stabbings took place in Croydon. The youngest victim was just 15.
Here are the knife crimes that took place over the weekend:
22-year-old stabbed to death on Croydon estate
Larvaun died at the scene on Wisbeach Road
Larvaun Witter, 22, was stabbed to death at a property in Selhurst on Friday.
Police were called to a residential address in Wisbeach Road shortly after 8pm.
Despite the best efforts of the emergency services, Larvaun, also known as Lavz, was pronounced dead at the scene at 9.09pm.
“His death is being investigated by homicide detectives from the Specialist Crime Command,” a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said.
A second man also sustained non-life threatening injuries in this incident.
Man chased and stabbed to death in Kilburn
Sven was just 22 when he was killed
(Image: Jasna Badzak)
A 22-year-old was stabbed to death in Kilburn on Saturday.
Sven Badzak died in Kilburn after going out to buy some orange juice from Waitrose. A bag of shopping was found next to him as he lay motionless after the attack.
A 16-year-old boy was also stabbed in the attack and is fighting for his life in hospital.
Detective Chief Inspector Darren Jones, who leads the investigation, said: “At this early stage we believe Sven and his friend became involved in an altercation with a group of males.
“As this group chased the pair, Sven and his friend became separated.
“Sven fell to the ground and was attacked by a number of the group. His friend was also attacked but managed to seek sanctuary in a shop – however, he remains critically ill in hospital.”
Sven Badzak was stabbed to death in Kilburn
(Image: Met Police)
Officers and London Ambulance Service were called at around 5.40pm to reports of a stabbing in Willesden Lane on Saturday.
Paramedics performed CPR on Sven at the scene and he was taken to a Central London hospital but despite the best efforts of the emergency services he died there.
Man stabbed in fight in Camden
Police were called at 5.28pm on Friday to reports of a fight involving a group of males in Hatton Gardens, Camden.
When officers arrived the group had already fled the scene and a man aged in his 30s was found in the street suffering from a slash injury to his face.
One man, believed to be aged in his 30s, was detained by City of London Police following a vehicle stop in Granville Street
The victim was taken to hospital by the London Ambulance Service but his condition is not life-threatening.
Police are working to trace a number of men and are appealing for the public’s help.
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Man stabbed in Chapman Road, Croydon
A man was stabbed inside a property in Croydon on Friday evening.
Emergency services were called to Chapman Road, not far from IKEA, to reports of a stabbing at just before 7pm.
A man was found at the scene suffering a knife injury.
His injury is not life-threatening, Scotland Yard said.
No arrests have been made.
Four men turn up to South London hospital with stab wounds
Police were called at 7.15pm on Friday to a South London hospital after four males in their 20s, self-presented suffering from stab and slash injuries.
It has been established that the injuries happened following an altercation in Penwortham Road, Streatham.
None of their injuries were life-threatening and there have been no arrests.
Two men stabbed in Bromley
Police received a report of two men in their 30s attending a South London hospital with stab injuries at 8.51pm on Friday.
It is believed both men sustained their injuries during an incident in Jay Gardens, Chislehurst .
Neither man’s injuries were life-threatening.
There have been no arrests.
Man in his 40s stabbed in Croydon
A man in his 40s was found suffering a stab wound on Friday night.
Police were called to an address in Dingwall Road, Croydon shortly after 9pm.
The man was taken to hospital for treatment where his condition was assessed as non life-threatening.
He was subsequently arrested on suspicion of affray and a 38-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of GBH and remains in custody.
Man in his 20s stabbed in fight in Croydon
A man in his 20s was stabbed after a fight broke out in Hadleigh Grove, Coulsdon on Saturday morning.
Police were called at 11.20am to reports of the fight.
They found a man in his 20s who had been stabbed. He was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Two men have been arrested in relation to that incident.
24-year-old man stabbed in London Road, Croydon
A 24-year-old was stabbed in Croydon on Saturday afternoon.
Police were alerted by London Ambulance Service that the man had been stabbed just after 3pm.
He was taken to hospital where his injuries were assessed as non-life threatening.
London Road was cordoned off for a number of hours following the attack.
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15-year-old stabbed in Pimlico
A 15-year-old is being treated in hospital after he was stabbed in shortly after 6pm on Saturday.
The teenager was taken for medical care after police were called to Churchill Gardens Estate close to the River Thames.
Police have said that his injuries are not life-altering and no arrests have been made at this time.
Man, 20, fighting for his life in hospital after stabbing near Tesco in Harrow
A 20-year-old man is currently fighting for his life in a West London hospital after he was stabbed near a Tesco in Harrow.
Emergency services were called to Hindes Road, at 3.19pm on Sunday (February 7) to reports of a fight and found the victim suffering from severe stab wounds.
Paramedics treated the victim at the scene before he was taken to hospital. Police have arrested five people in connection with the attack.
A video on social media shows a number of police vehicles and an ambulance at the scene of the crime.
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of GBH and possession of an offensive weapon, a police spokesperson told MyLondon.
“A further three people – one male and two females – have been arrested for conspiracy to commit GBH,” they added.
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