Men who stabbed to death expectant father at illegal rave in south-east London

Pic: Renea Campbell was stabbed to death at an illegal rave in Abbey Wood 
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Two men have been jailed over the murder of a father-to-be who was stabbed to death at a rave in south-east London.

Renea Campbell was fatally injured when a fight broke out close to an industrial estate in Abbey Wood in June last year.

Police officers rushed to Felixstowe Road where Mr Campbell and three other men had been stabbed.

The 26-year-old was taken to an east London hospital where he died from a single stab wound.

Mr Campbell had been out celebrating the news he was to become father to a second son with his brother Rico.

The pair were also both celebrating getting new jobs, their mother Claudette Campbell said in a statement.

She said her world “came crashing down” after hearing “something bad” had happened to her sons.

The statement read: “I have been living in the worst nightmare ever since. 

"Renea and I shared a bond which was unique, he was my first child and I adored him from the moment he was born, he was my friend as well as my son and would regularly go out with me just to be with me, even on boring shopping trips. 

“He liked to be my protector and would always need to know where I was going and make sure that I was safe and ok. 

“I miss him and my heart hurts every single day. Renea was a loving, caring young man with genuinely good values, manners a bright future and a smile which always made me smile with him.”

She went on to describe her sorrow that her son never met his youngest child.

Mrs Campbell said: "My two grandsons will never see their dad and he was an amazing father who couldn't wait to meet his new son.

"Time has gone on, a year and a half later my grandson is a year older and the son Renea, never got to see is now a year old.

“Both his children have missed out on many things with their dad. The communication, the first steps. Renea would have been there for those special moments in his son’s life, but they were cut short.”

Damien Fraser, 27, from Somerfield Grove, Tottenham was jailed for 21 years at the Old Bailey on Monday.

Aiden Mcgowan, 25, of Northumberland Park, Tottenham, was jailed for 19 years.

He was found guilty of murder, GBH, violent disorder and possession of an offensive weapon at the same court on December 14.

Rennae Henriques, 29, of Gillham Terrace, Tottenham, was jailed for two-and-a-half years for violent disorder immediately after the incident.

A charge of violent disorder Trimaine Laing, of Newington Green, Islington was dropped.

£20,000 reward to solve mystery of boy who vanished after going to buy eggs in Croydon 30 years ago

Pic:Kevin Hicks disappeared 30 years ago
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Detectives today announced a £20,000 reward to discover what happened to a 16-year-old boy who disappeared 30 years ago after going out to buy some eggs in south London.

Kevin Hicks told his mother he was heading to some shops a few minutes away. He did not return and was never seen again.

Today detectives said they believed he was assaulted and murdered by someone he met after he left his Croydon home and appealed for people in the local community to come forward.

Kevin had set out on Sunday, April 2, 1986 to buy ingredients for an O-level cookery exam the following day. 

It was a cold evening and he was carrying just £1 when he went to Sperrings community shop, a few minutes’ walk away in Lower Addiscombe Road.

He was last seen by someone who knew him at 10pm in Shirley Road, walking in the general direction of home.

His parents have both since died, but today his younger sister Alexandra Hicks, 45, from Sutton, told of her ongoing heartache, saying: “Christmas is always a particularly hard time of the year, especially now both my parents are gone. 

“It would be the best Christmas present to have Kevin back or to know what has happened to him. Someone somewhere knows something. It is time to let go of that secret.”

Detectives said they now believed the teenager had been murdered after a review of the case was carried out earlier this year.

Detective Inspector John McQuade, who is leading the inquiry, said: “Kevin simply disappeared that night and was never seen nor heard of again.

“Many enquiries have been carried out over the years but Kevin’s body has never been found yet there is no evidence he is still alive. 

“We believe Kevin must have met someone that night and been assaulted. Perhaps the suspect didn’t mean to kill him but it is clear Kevin’s body must have then been disposed of.”

He appealed to a person who called the Croydon Advertiser newspaper anonymously 10 years after Kevin’s disappearance, saying she knew the location of his body to get in touch with police again.

Mr McQuade said: “I truly believe people in the local Croydon community hold the answers to what happened to Kevin.”

Kevin was described as a happy teenager with no problems at school and had been applying for jobs in the weeks before his disappearance.

Teenager fighting for life after knife attack in west London

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A teenager was left fighting for life in hospital after he was stabbed in the chest in west London.

The 19-year-old was reportedly left in a coma after he was knifed in Queen’s Park on Saturday night.

Police and paramedics raced to the scene of the attack in Barfett Street at about 8.45pm.

The man was rushed to a central London hospital where he remained in a critical condition, police said on Tuesday. 

Karen Buck, Labour MP for Westminster North, posted on Twitter: “Overnight news of a 19-year-old in induced coma after Queen’s Park stabbing.

"Tackling serious youth violence still a priority. #endyouthviolence.”

O/night news of 19 yr old in induced coma after Queen's Park stabbing. Tackling serious youth violence still a priority #endyouthviolence

— Karen Buck (@KarenPBuckMP) December 18, 2016

A Met Police spokesman said: “Officers and London Ambulance Service attended and found a 19-year-old man suffering from stab wounds to the chest. 

“The man was taken to a central London hospital where he remains in a critical condition.

“Next-of-kin have been informed. 

“No arrests have been made. Enquiries continue.”