UK knife crime: The first 100 fatal stabbings of 2019

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One hundred people have been fatally stabbed in the UK so far this year.

The first death was 33-year-old mother Charlotte Huggins, who died in London just a few hours after celebrating the start of the new year.

The 100th death was John Lewis, 32, who died in Middlesbrough on the evening of 14 May.

Those killed in 2019 range in age from 14-year-old Jaden Moodie, who was stabbed in Leyton, east London in January - to 80-year-old Barbara Heywood, who was attacked at her home in Bolton in March.

Almost half of the victims were under 30 and were overwhelmingly male.

Knife crime in England and Wales rose to record levels in 2017-18 with the number of fatal stabbings the highest since Home Office records began in 1946.

There has been one fatal stabbing every 1.45 days so far this year in England and Wales. If killings continued at that rate for the rest of the year, the total would be slightly lower than the 285 stabbing deaths recorded in 2017-18.

Thirty of the fatal stabbings were in London, 10 in Greater Manchester and eight in the West Midlands.

First 100 fatal stabbings in the UK 2019

Location of incidents - double-click to zoom

Source: BBC Research. All locations approximate. Map made with Carto.

The police have made arrests in nearly all of the cases and have charged suspects in 85.

Below are the details and, where available, photos of those who have lost their lives so far this year.

UK fatal stabbings 2019

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100 homicides in total

• Charlotte Huggins

  

  1 JanuaryCamberwell, south London

  Thirty-three-year-old mother Charlotte Huggins died just a few hours after celebrating the start of the new year.

• Tudor Simionov

  

  1 JanuaryCentral London

  Tudor Simionov, 33, had recently moved from Romania to east London with his girlfriend. On New Year’s Eve, he was working as a doorman at a private party in Mayfair.

• Lee Pomeroy

  

  4 JanuaryHorsley, Surrey

  Computer programmer Lee Pomeroy, 51, died after being attacked on a South Western Railway train bound for London Waterloo.

• Jaden Moodie

  

  8 JanuaryLeyton, East London

  Jaden Moodie became the first teenager to be stabbed to death in the UK in 2019 when he was knocked off a moped and attacked in Leyton, east London.

• Gavin Moon

  

  8 JanuaryWashington, Tyne and Wear

  Gavin Moon, 31, died from a stab wound he suffered at his flat in Washington, Tyne and Wear.

• Przemyslaw Cierniak

  

  10 JanuaryBoston, Lincolnshire

  Przemyslaw Cierniak was found with stab wounds shortly after midday on 10 January in a street in the centre of Boston, Lincolnshire.

• Bashir Abdullah

  

  10 JanuaryEaston, Bristol

  Thirty-two-year-old Bashir Abdullah was found dead inside a block of flats in Bristol.

• Asma Begum

  

  11 JanuaryTower Hamlets, London

  Asma Begum, 31, was found with a neck injury at an address in Tower Hamlets.

• Paul Dickson

  

  12 JanuaryBolton, Lancashire

  Paul Dickson was stabbed at a house in Bolton, Lancashire, on 30 December.

• Alison Hunt

  

  16 JanuarySwinton, Greater Manchester

  Alison Hunt’s body was found at a property in Swinton, Greater Manchester, on 16 January. The 42-year-old had been stabbed to death, police confirmed.

• Mary Annie Sowerby

  

  22 JanuaryDearham, Cumbria

  Sixty-nine-year-old Mary Annie Sowerby, known as Annie, was a "devoted wife" who "filled her life with joy and happiness", her family said.

• Stephen O'Donnell

  

  22 JanuaryHMP Risley, Warrington

  Prisoner Stephen O’Donnell was stabbed inside HMP Risley, Warrington, on 22 January.

• Ian Ogle

  

  27 JanuaryEast Belfast

  Community worker Ian Ogle, 45, died after being stabbed 11 times and beaten in the street near his home in East Belfast on 27 January.

• Kamil Malysz

  

  27 JanuaryActon, west London

  Kamil Malysz was found dead in a shared residential building in Acton on 27 January. The 34-year-old was a Polish national who had been living in west London.

• Nedim Bilgin

  

  29 JanuaryIslington, north London

  Teenager Nedim Bilgin died after being attacked on Caledonian Road in Islington on 29 January.

• Michael Liddell

  

  31 JanuaryGloucester

  Michael Liddell, 35, was found by paramedics suffering from a stab wound at a home in Longlevens, Gloucester, on 31 January.

• Reece Ottaway

  

  1 FebruaryNorthampton

  Reece Ottaway, 23, was found dead at a social housing complex in Northampton on 1 February, following a "disturbance".

• Kevin Byrne

  

  3 FebruaryKirkcaldy, Fife

  Kevin Byrne's body was discovered at an address in Alison Street, Kirkcaldy, on 5 February.

• Jurijs Paramonovs

  

  3 FebruaryWisbech, Cambridgeshire

  Jurijs Paramonovs was stabbed inside his home in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, on 3 February.

• Lejean Richards

  

  5 FebruaryBattersea, south London

  Lejean Richards became the third teenager to be stabbed to death in London in 2019 when he was attacked near his home in Battersea.

• Aliny Mendes

  

  8 FebruaryEwell, Surrey

  Mum-of-four Aliny Mendes had been picking up her children from school when she was attacked and stabbed in a street in Ewell, Surrey, on 8 February.

• Dennis Anderson

  

  10 FebruaryEast Dulwich, south London

  Dennis Anderson was attacked in a street in Dulwich, south London, reportedly after a row about cigarettes in an off-licence.

• Wesley Adyinka

  

  10 FebruaryMaidstone, Kent

  Wesley Adyinka died after being stabbed in the heart near his home in Maidstone on 10 February.

• Carl Hopkins

  

  11 FebruaryColchester, Essex

  Carl Hopkins, 49, was stabbed in his lung near Colchester’s Castle Park on 11 February.

• Patrick Hill

  

  13 FebruaryCoventry, Warwickshire

  Paramedics were called to a shared property in Coventry and found 22-year-old Patrick Hill suffering from a stab wound.

• Dorothy Bowyer

  

  14 FebruaryBuxworth, Derbyshire

  Dorothy Bowyer, 77, was found dead at a house in the Derbyshire village of Buxworth on Valentine’s Day.

• Sidali Mohamed

  

  15 FebruaryBirmingham

  Sixteen-year-old Sidali Mohamed was attacked outside Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College in Highgate, Birmingham, on 13 February. He died two days later.

• Abdul Deghayes

  

  17 FebruaryBrighton

  Abdul Deghayes was found stabbed in a car in Brighton after a crash on 16 February. He died from his injuries the following day.

• Bright Akinleye

  

  18 FebruaryCamden, London

  Bright Akinleye was stabbed in the leg during a row at a party near Euston railway station on 18 February.

• Abdullah Muhammad

  

  20 FebruaryBirmingham

  Sixteen-year-old Abdullah Muhammad was stabbed in the back and chest in a Birmingham park on 20 February. He was the second teenager to be stabbed to death in the city in a week.

• Alasdair Forsyth

  

  21 FebruaryEdinburgh

  Alasdair Forsyth was discovered with serious injuries at an address in Clearburn Road, Prestonfield, Edinburgh, on 21 February.

• Glendon Spence

  

  21 FebruaryBrixton, south London

  Glendon Spence, 23, died after being attacked at the Marcus Lipton Youth Centre in Brixton on 21 February.

• Courtney Valentine-Brown

  

  21 FebruarySouthend, Essex

  Courtney Valentine-Brown died after being stabbed in the leg in Southend just before midnight on 21 February.

• Kamali Gabbidon-Lynck

  

  22 FebruaryWood Green, north London

  Kamali Gabbidon-Lynck died after he was stabbed by a gang riding bikes in Wood Green, north London.

• Philip McMillan

  

  22 FebruaryHolytown, North Lanarkshire

  Philip McMillan, 26, died in Wishaw General Hospital, in North Lanarkshire, after being stabbed during a fight in a street in Holytown on 22 February.

• Phillip Rooney

  

  23 FebruaryLeigh, Greater Manchester

  Father-of-two, Phillip Rooney, 32, was found dead at a house in Leigh, Greater Manchester, after being stabbed in the stomach.

• Gary Cunningham

  

  23 FebruaryHarborne, Birmingham

  Gary Cunningham became the third person in ten days to die from a stabbing in Birmingham.

• Connor Brown

  

  24 FebruarySunderland

  Teenager Connor Brown died in hospital after being attacked behind The Borough pub in Sunderland city centre in the early hours of 24 February.

• David Lopez-Fernandez

  

  25 FebruaryTower Hamlets, London

  Spanish national David Lopez-Fernandez was found stabbed at an address in Stepney, east London.

• Hazrat Umar

  

  25 FebruaryBirmingham

  Hazrat Umar became the third teenager within 12 days to be stabbed to death in Birmingham.

• Jodi Miller

  

  25 FebruaryLeeds, West Yorkshire

  Jodi Miller was found suffering from serious injuries inside a home in Harehills, Leeds, on 25 February.

• Che Morrison

  

  26 FebruaryIlford, east London

  Che Morrison was stabbed to death outside Ilford railway station in east London on 26 February.

• St John Lewis

  

  26 FebruaryBramley, Leeds

  St John Lewis died after being attacked in Broadlea Terrace in Bramley, Leeds, on 26 February.

• Peter Flux

  

  27 FebruaryPaignton

  Emergency services were called to an address in Paignton, Devon, on 27 February where 74-year-old Peter Flux was pronounced dead at the scene.

• Lance Martin

  

  28 FebruaryNormanton, Derby

  Lance Martin, 24, was found with life-threatening injuries in Normanton on 28 February, and died in hospital.

• Jodie Chesney

  

  1 MarchHavering, London

  Jodie Chesney was attacked while playing music in a park with friends in Harold Hill, Havering, on 1 March. The 17-year-old died after being stabbed in the back.

• Yousef Makki

  

  2 MarchHale Barns, Greater Manchester

  Yousef Makki, from Burnage, died after being attacked in Gorse Bank Road, near Altrincham on 2 March. The Manchester Grammar School student had been stabbed in the street.

• Elize Stevens

  

  2 MarchHendon, north-west London

  Mother-of-three Elize Stevens was stabbed to death at a house in Hendon, north-west London on 2 March.

• David Martinez-Valencia

  

  6 MarchLeyton, east London

  Spanish national David Martinez-Valencia,26, was stabbed in the chest, legs and back inside a flat in Leyton, east London, on 6 March.

• Luciano Dos Santos

  

  6 MarchOxford

  Luciano Dos Santos was struck by a vehicle in Oxford and stabbed several times.

• Mohamed Elmi

  

  6 MarchCentral London

  Mohamed Elmi was one of two men stabbed in linked attacks in central London on Sunday 3 March.

• Ayub Hassan

  

  7 MarchWest London

  Ayub Hassan, 17, was stabbed three times in the chest in Lanfrey Place, West Kensington, on 7 March.

• Rachel Evans

  

  11 MarchSt Helens, Merseyside

  Mother-of-five Rachel Evans, 46, was stabbed multiple times at a house in Hignett Avenue, St Helens, on 11 March.

• Reece Leeman

  

  15 MarchEast Belfast

  Reece Leeman was stabbed following an argument at a house in Sydenham, East Belfast.

• Nathaniel Armstrong

  

  16 MarchFulham, south-west London

  Nathaniel Armstrong, 29, was stabbed to death in the early hours of the morning on 16 March in Fulham, west London.

• Kumarathas Rajasingam

  

  17 MarchWymondham, Norfolk

  Kumarathas Rajasingam, 57, was stabbed to death at his home in Wymondham, Norfolk.

• Debbie Twist

  

  17 MarchLeigh, Greater Manchester

  Mother-of-three Debbie Twist was stabbed to death at her home in Leigh, Manchester, on 17 March.

• Alison McKenzie

  

  20 MarchMiddlesbrough

  The body of Alison McKenzie, 55, was found inside a flat in the Berwick Hills area of Middlesbrough on 20 March.

• Abdirashid Mohamoud

  

  22 MarchIsleworth, London

  On the evening of 22 March, teenager Abdirashid Mohamoud had been in Syon Park, Isleworth, when he was chased to a block of flats by a group of men.

• Jonathan Roper

  

  23 MarchWells, Somerset

  Jonathan Roper, from Glastonbury, was stabbed on the afternoon of 23 March.

• Ravi Katharkamar

  

  24 MarchPinner, north-west London

  Ravi Katharkamar, 54, was stabbed in the chest as he went to open his newsagents in Pinner, north-west London, on a Sunday morning.

• Richard Astin

  

  26 MarchHuddersfield, West Yorkshire

  Richard Astin, 42, died from his injuries after being stabbed on a road outside the nearby Highgate pub in Oakes, Huddersfield.

• Barbara Heywood

  

  27 MarchBolton, Greater Manchester

  The 80-year-old great-grandmother was fatally stabbed at her home in Bolton on 27 March.

• Zahir Visiter

  

  28 MarchWest London

  Zahir Visiter, a Chechen refugee, was stabbed in St John’s Wood, London, on the evening of 28 March.

• Hassan Ahmed Mohamoud

  

  28 MarchToxteth, Liverpool

  Hassan Ahmed Mohamoud, from Toxteth, Liverpool, was stabbed in the neck in broad daylight on 28 March.

• Gavin Garraway

  

  29 MarchSouth London

  Father-of-three Gavin Garraway was attacked in his car while he was driving near Clapham Common tube station.

• Leneto Kellengbeck

  

  29 MarchSolihull, West Midlands

  Father-of-one Leneto Kellengbeck was stabbed near his home in Solihull, on 29 March.

• Damian Banks

  

  30 MarchDurham

  Damian Banks was found unconscious and with stab wounds to his chest at a property in Durham on 30 March.

• Paul Taylor

  

  31 MarchJarrow, Tyne and Wear

  Paul Taylor, 45, from Hebburn, South Tyneside, was pronounced dead by emergency services after he was found at a house in Jarrow.

• Calvin Bungisa

  

  1 AprilCamden, north London

  Calvin Bungisa was chased and repeatedly stabbed in Gospel Oak, Camden, in what was described by the Met as a “brutal and merciless attack”.

• Jordan O'Brien

  

  2 AprilGainsborough, Lincolnshire

  Jordan O'Brien, 25, died in hospital after suffering serious injuries at a house in Gainsborough on 27 March.

• John Carroll

  

  2 AprilSelly Oak, Birmingham

  John Carroll, 52, died on 2 April after being stabbed at a house in Selly Oak, Birmingham.

• Tyrelle Burke

  

  5 AprilWythenshawe, Greater Manchester

  Tyrelle Burke died in hospital after being stabbed in Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester, on 5 April.

• Alexandru Constantinescu

  

  7 AprilDunkirk, Kent

  Alexandru Constantinescu died at a caravan park in Dunkirk near Canterbury after being stabbed in the heart.

• Odessa Carey

  

  8 AprilAshington, Northumberland

  Odessa Carey was found injured inside her home in Ashington, on 8 April.

• Noore Bashir Salad

  

  8 AprilNewham, east London

  Noore Bashir Salad was shot and stabbed in Newham, east London, on 8 April.

• Yet to be named

  

  13 AprilDalry, Ayrshire

  Police Scotland launched a murder investigation on 13 April after a 25-year-old man was found dead in Dalry, Ayrshire.

• Steven Brown

  

  17 AprilStoke Newington, north London

  Steven Brown, 47, was stabbed in the heart outside a builder’s merchants in north London.

• Anthony Ferns

  

  18 AprilThornliebank, East Renfrewshire

  Anthony Ferns was stabbed in the neck in his car in Glasgow.

• Simon Jones

  

  20 AprilDerby

  Simon Jones died in hospital after being stabbed near Chaddesden Park, Derby, on the evening of 20 April.

• Joe O'Brien

  

  21 AprilFailsworth, Greater Manchester

  Barrister’s clerk Joe O’Brien, 24, was stabbed during a brawl outside a pub in Failsworth, Greater Manchester, at about 3am on Easter Sunday.

• Saima Riaz

  

  23 AprilRochdale, Greater Manchester

  Saima Riaz, who was a nurse, was found stabbed to death at her home in Rochdale.

• Katheeskaran Thavarasa

  

  23 AprilHitchin, Hertfordshire

  Twenty-five-year-old Katheeskaran Thavarasa – better known as Karan – was found seriously injured in a flat in Hitchin on 23 April.

• Sammy-Lee Lodwig

  

  23 AprilSwansea, South Wales

  Sammy-Lee Lodwig was killed at a house in Swansea on 23 April.

• Meshach Williams

  

  24 AprilHarlesden, west London

  Meshach Williams was fatally stabbed on High Street, Harlesden by a gang who used two cars to block traffic on 24 April.

• Jordan Moazami

  

  24 AprilBirmingham

  Teenager Jordan Moazami was stabbed to death in a street in Harborne, Birmingham, on 24 April.

• Meuric Roberts

  

  24 AprilLuton, Bedfordshire

  A murder inquiry was launched by Bedfordshire Police after grandfather Meuric Roberts was found dead inside his flat on 24 April.

• Joshua White

  

  26 AprilHackney, east London

  Joshua White died from injuries after being stabbed in Homerton, Hackney, on 26 April.

• Niall Magee

  

  27 AprilCrumlin, County Antrim

  Niall Magee was stabbed at a house in the Cairn Walk area of Crumlin, County Antrim.

• Tashaun Aird

  

  1 MayHackney, east London

  Teenager Tashaun Aird died in Hackney after being stabbed in the street on 1 May.

• Alex Davies

  

  1 MayParbold Hill, Lancashire

  Alex Davies, 18, was reported missing from his home in Skelmersdale on April 30. His body was found in woodland the next day in Parbold, Lancashire. He had been stabbed and suffocated.

• Michael Dale

  

  2 MayHaslingden, Lancashire

  Michael Dale died from a stab wound to the chest.

• Ellie Gould

  

  3 MayCalne, WIltshire

  Year 12 pupil Ellie Gould died after being stabbed at a house in Calne, Wiltshire, on 3 May.

• Hamze Ibrahim Ismail

  

  5 MayManchester

  Hamze Ibrahim Ismail, 21, died in hospital after being stabbed in the street.

• McCaulay Junior Urugbezi-Edwards

  

  5 MaySouthwark, south London

  McCaulay Junior Urugbezi-Edwards, 18, was stabbed to death after being chased down a street in south-east London.

• Daniel Pitham

  

  6 MayBedworth, Warwickshire

  Daniel Pitham, 33, was found dead by police officers after they forced their way into a house in Bedworth.

• Murdoch Brown

  

  7 MayColchester, Essex

  Murdoch Brown, 31, was stabbed to death at an address in Colchester.

• Nadeem Uddin Hameed Mohammed

  

  8 MaySlough, Berkshire

  Nadeem Uddin Hameed Mohammed, 24, was stabbed in the chest in a Tesco car park in Slough.

• Thomas Abraham

  

  10 MayGloucester, Gloucestershire

  Thomas Abraham, 48, was found with stab wounds at an address in Gloucester, by police and paramedics who had been called to a disturbance.

• John Lewis

  

  14 MayMiddlesbrough

  John Lewis, 32, was found stabbed at an address in Middlesbrough.