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We failed on knife gangs, admits Boris Johnson on 20th anniversary of Damilola Taylor’s killing as he backs calls for National Day of Hope in tragic boy’s memory Damilola Taylor was stabbed to death in Peckham, London 20 years ago, aged 10 Boris Johnson admitted governments failed to learn lessons from his death The PM … Read more
Damilola Taylor’s father says that ‘nothing has really changed’ 20 years after his ten-year-old son was stabbed to death with a broken bottle in 2000. Richard Taylor, 72, from London, appeared on Good Morning Britain today to speak about launching his new charity The Hope Collective, which aims to educate impoverished and marginalised communities around … Read more
Damilola Taylor’s father hails his son’s school friend Hollywood actor John Boyega a ‘hero’ after impassioned speech at Black Lives Matter protest 10-year-old Damilola Taylor was stabbed to death while walking home in 2000 His close friend John Boyega has since gone on to become a Hollywood star The Star Wars actor made an impassioned … Read more
One of Damilola Taylor’s killers who was sentenced to eight years behind bars for the 10-year-old’s manslaughter is jailed again for four years after running over a police woman Ricky Preddie, 32, pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving He has been sentenced to four years behind bars by Harrow Crown Court Ricky and his … Read more
One of Damilola Taylor’s killers who was sentenced to eight years behind bars for the 10-year-old’s manslaughter is jailed again for four years after running over a police woman Ricky Preddie, 32, pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving He has been sentenced to four years behind bars by Harrow Crown Court Ricky and his … Read more