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10:56am Tuesday 1st April 2008
A teen who collapsed outside Lunar House after being knifed during a fight in Croydon town centre is fighting for his life in hospital.
It is thought Daniel Dokubo, 19, was stabbed in Chapel Walk, but staggered through the Whitgift Centre to the Border and Immigration Agency building in Wellesley Road with a knife still embedded in his chest.
“I will exercise my influence on the police to try and make Croydon safer for the public.”
Councillor Steve O’Connell
An air ambulance helicopter landed yards from the scene as concerned shoppers and residents looked on. Paramedics tried desperately to stem the flow of blood before placing him on a stretcher and taking him to hospital, where his condition was said to be serious.
The broad daylight attack was the latest in a long line of stabbings and shootings that are blighting Croydon's reputation.
It is thought he followed his attackers before collapsing in a pool of blood close to the Home Office building.
It came less than a week after a 16-year-old was stabbed minutes after appearing at Croydon's youth court in Barclay Road.
His attacker brazenly walked into the court building after knifing the youth under his arm to announce he had just carried out the attack. A youth was later arrested and bailed.
The council's crime spokesman, Councillor Steve O'Connell, said more needed to be done to stop teens carrying deadly weapons.
He told the Croydon Guardian: "Too many young people are carrying knives as a matter of course.
"These offences need to be looked at much more seriously if we are to try and tackle them.
"They are increasing the danger to the public and the people involved. People carrying out these crimes are ruining lives and must be stopped.
"I will exercise my influence on the police to try and make Croydon safer for the public."
A police spokesman confirmed the teen was taken to hospital after being stabbed. Officers from Croydon's CID are investigating and have appealed for witnesses to come forward.
The male attacker was mixed-race, about 5ft 11in, with a scar on the right side of his face.
Anyone with information should call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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ex-liberal wrote:Ah, yes! "You can take the man out of the bog, but not the bog out of the man".
Most of these boys dying are semm to be from Africa. I thought the point of escaping war-torn countries was to get away from violence, not to bring it here.
Bob Peel, Behind a Meggit anti-stab vest says...
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mag wrote:They demand the free bit because they get police on the street with little outlay apart a uniform and appointments.
PLEASE CAN WE HAVE MORE POLICE PRESENCE ON THE STREETS? RECRUITING IS NOT BEING ENCOURAGED. WHY?? APPLICANTS ARE NOW EXPECTED TO DO A STINT WITH VOLUNTARY POLICE GROUP FIRST. WHY?
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ex-liberal, watford says...
4:57pm Wed 2 Apr 08
Croyboy wrote:I thought the sayng was "You can take the man out of the jungle, but not the jungle out of the man".
ex-liberal wrote: Most of these boys dying are semm to be from Africa. I thought the point of escaping war-torn countries was to get away from violence, not to bring it here.Ah, yes! "You can take the man out of the bog, but not the bog out of the man".
ex-liberal, watford says...
5:01pm Wed 2 Apr 08
Samjid wrote:Ha, ha that story sounds like a whopper.
According to one news report the perpetrator stabbed the victim outside MacDonald's and it was apparently over a Big Mac. I personally cannot get my head around the attacker's beef with the victim.
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trasie, mitcham says...
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6:23pm Wed 2 Apr 08
trasie wrote:You cannot blame lunar house soley for this and the other gang violece in croydon today, Immigration is a problem in this country as a whole, not just croydon.. I agree that Lunar house had contibuted to the decline of croydon, but i cannot see how it is linked with this stabbing.
One way to clear some of the mess in croydon is to close down the immigration building in croydon and set it up it Chelsea and Kensington.It might do the cotton wool brigade a chance to see what the rest of us can see. Hell.
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Jay wrote:i completely agree its nothing to do with race and why assume this boy was in a gang just because he got stabbed like its his fault! just stupid dumb people who are thinking there too bad on road these days! It dont make you a man to kill another man u kno! FIX UP!
I personally know him and can confirm he is NOT in a gang!
And for those who are talking about immigration....wt does tht have to do with it?
If Daniel and the attacker were white would you still mention immigration?
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ex-liberal, watford says...
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Young girl wrote:Are you related to to Vicky pollard by any chance. Yea but, no but
Jay wrote: I personally know him and can confirm he is NOT in a gang! And for those who are talking about immigration....wt does tht have to do with it? If Daniel and the attacker were white would you still mention immigration?i completely agree its nothing to do with race and why assume this boy was in a gang just because he got stabbed like its his fault! just stupid dumb people who are thinking there too bad on road these days! It dont make you a man to kill another man u kno! FIX UP!
croydon girl, croydon says...
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Jay wrote:yes he is!! lol ive know him for years and hes always been in one! i used to b round his house everyday! he thinks hes a bad man! claire freeman
I personally know him and can confirm he is NOT in a gang! And for those who are talking about immigration....wt does tht have to do with it? If Daniel and the attacker were white would you still mention immigration?
Dora, France says...
11:04pm Wed 2 Apr 08
Jay wrote:Yes because white people come from other countries too...
I personally know him and can confirm he is NOT in a gang! And for those who are talking about immigration....wt does tht have to do with it? If Daniel and the attacker were white would you still mention immigration?
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Croyboy, says...
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I thought the sayng was "You can take the man out of the jungle, but not the jungle out of the man".
Your version sounds like your talking about an Irishman but I guess your trying to be diplomatic..
Croyboy, says...
8:36am Thu 3 Apr 08
...for those who are talking about immigration....wt does tht have to do with it?
If Daniel and the attacker were white would you still mention immigration?
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DECENT PEOPLE DON'T BELONG TO GANGSno matter how you look at something, whether he was or wasn't in a gang, black or white these are peoples lifes that are being taken away for WHAT. I try have sympathy for people in gangs as they have S*** PARENTS that rather go out raving, or go out without there children and NOT knowing where they are or what their doing. These parents who cry and complain when there child is older and wants to lick dem down in der own house deserve it, they should have been a parent when they were needed. Some youths of today have no respect, morals, they weren't born by themselves, WHERE ARE THE PARENTS.
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