{"id":30603,"date":"2019-10-25T14:15:48","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T13:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=30603"},"modified":"2019-10-25T14:15:48","modified_gmt":"2019-10-25T13:15:48","slug":"21-year-old-arrested-for-carrying-a-17-inch-blade-in-north-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/21-year-old-arrested-for-carrying-a-17-inch-blade-in-north-london\/","title":{"rendered":"A 21-year-old arrested for carrying a 17-inch blade in North London"},"content":{"rendered":"
A man has been jailed for carrying a knife in North London. Yahya Abdullah, 21, was sentenced to nine months in prison, Metropolitan Police says.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Abdullah was involved in a car crash in Copenhagen Street on July 24 and got out of one of the vehicles with a 17-inch knife. He was seen running away and discarding the weapon behind a gate in Twyford Street. No one was hurt.<\/div>\n
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After several inquiries and CCTV footage review, the Police was able to identify him He had pledged guilty for this crime earlier in September.<\/div>\n
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A man has been jailed after he was seen carrying a sword – with a 17 inch blade – in an #Islington<\/a> street https:\/\/t.co\/0oFKqnXM6j<\/a><\/p>\n

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Knife crime incidents in London are on the rise. Three men have been arrested in Lewisham over a triple stabbing attack which wounded 19, 20 and 23-year-olds. The victims are still in the hospital.<\/div>\n
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On a separate incident, another three men have been arrested over the stabbing of a 16-year-old in Brixton, who is also still fighting for his life.<\/div>\n
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Again, a 15-year-old boy was stabbed in Stratford. He died on the scene. The attacker, another 15-year-old, was arrested.<\/div>\n
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These are just some of the recent chapters in violence amongst youth in London.<\/div>\n

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Words: Catarina Joele | Photo: Metropolitan Police<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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