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A brave girl stood up to her friend’s violent ex. Minutes later she was murdered in front of horrified friends

An aspiring human rights lawyer, Elianne Andam’s family said the ‘vibrant’ and ‘beautiful’ beautiful girl ‘would have changed the world’ but her life was stolen

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Teenager guilty of murdering schoolgirl Elianne Andam over teddy bear row

The Independent UK

Teenager guilty of murdering Elianne Andam in Croydon after row over teddy

Hassan Sentamu stabbed 15-year-old girl in neck outside shopping centre in September 2023

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Difficult childhood and autism no excuse for ‘frenzied’ murder, jury told

Hassan Sentamu, 18, is accused of fatally stabbing Elianne Andam, 15, in Croydon, south London, on September 27 2023.

Evening Standard

‘Heartless’ fraudster stole £1m from bank customers to fund Porsche sports car and lavish lifestyle

Adam Raja used more than 100 mobiles and SIM cards to contact unsuspecting victims from his bedroom in Croydon

Evening Standard

‘Mwah, mwah’: Croydon judge rules air-kissing is not sexual harassment

Ruling came at tribunal that dismissed claim by Brighton whisky bar worker that her manager harassed her

The Guardian - UK

Discarded cigarettes help catch man who murdered father in Croydon

Officers found cigarette butts on the floor near where a BMW was parked before Michael Patrick Afonso Peixoto was fatally stabbed

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Purpose-built £3.5m community cafe closed since Covid is a 'waste of space' and 'must be reopened'

Despite previous promises to reopen this year, Croydon Council kept the café shut due to issues with its roof

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Aaron Pierre: ‘There wasn’t one day filming Rebel Ridge that I didn’t have a bruise or a cut’

His intense turn in Netflix’s smash hit thriller made the Croydon-born actor go global. Next up he’s playing Mufasa in the Lion King prequel. Bring on the big roles, he says

The Guardian - UK

£10k reward offered by police in hunt for man wanted for Croydon murder

Victim Rijkaard Saifa, 22, was fatally stabbed in Croydon’s Fellmongers Yard

Evening Standard

Elianne Andam killer acted like ‘Top Boy’ TV show character, court told

Hassan Sentamu has admitted manslaughter but denied Elianne’s murder.

The Independent UK

Elianne Andam held out hand to halt fatal attack, court told

Hassan Sentamu lashed out the 15-year-old with a kitchen knife.

Evening Standard

Teenager ‘caught with blood on thumb minutes after stabbing Elianne Andam to death’

Hassan Sentamu lashed out with kitchen knife in row over teddy bear, murder trial told

The Independent UK

Croydon stabbing: Schoolgirl Elianne Andam smiled on Snapchat moments before attack

Elianne Andam filmed herself on Snapchat in the moments before she was stabbed outside a Croydon shopping centre

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Chilling moment Elianne Andam's killer chased her before fatal stabbing shown to jury

Hassan Sentamu, 18, is accused of murdering the teenager outside a Croydon shopping centre

The Guardian - UK

Croydon schoolgirl Elianne Andam stabbed in ‘white-hot anger’, court told

Hassan Sentamu killed the 15-year-old in row over teddy bear and perceived ‘disrespect’, prosecutor tells Old Bailey

The Independent UK

Boy murdered Elianne Andam in ‘white-hot anger’ after teddy bear row, court told

Hassan Sentamu, 18, lashed out at Elianne with kitchen knife after failing to hand over her friend’s teddy bear, Old Bailey told

Evening Standard

Croydon schoolgirl Elianne Andam 'murdered in white-hot anger by teenager who felt disrespected by girls'

Elianne Andam was stabbed outside a Croydon shopping centre during a row over a teddy bear

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Grieving mother's world 'turned upside down' after son murdered and younger brother stabbed in Croydon

Bradley Hutchins’ injuries were so severe that despite the efforts of the emergency services, he died a short time later

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Tower block with 230 flats to replace Croydon town centre car park

Planning permission for the site was approved in July 2022

The Guardian - UK

Jess Phillips on new anti-domestic violence measures: ‘I feel hopeful today’

Police say strict new restraining orders on domestic abusers will enable them to ‘manage offenders proactively’

Evening Standard

More London bus stops fitted with CCTV in bid to improve safety for women and girls

New locations include Brent, Croydon, Hackney, Lambeth, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest and Westminster

Evening Standard

London Leaver: 'Kent is so nice, there was too much crime in Croydon'

When Soniya and Olabasi became parents, they decided they wanted to head somewhere a little bit safer

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Giant Elf on the Shelf coming to Croydon this Christmas in 'London first'

Giant Elf on the Shelf to appear in eight south London locations as competition announced for shoppers

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Croydon nurse struck off for asking colleague to kiss him on night shift

A senior nurse told a colleague ‘come on you're so hot, just one kiss, your partner never needs to know'

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