The mother of a young man stabbed to death in south London has said she is still haunted by his unsolved murder as she appealed for justice ahead of the fourth anniversary of his killing.
Sandra Graham, a special needs teacher, lost her son Lewis Elwin in a brutal attack on April 18, 2016.
Lewis was 20 when he was stabbed in the back in Penwortham Road, Tooting, shortly after 3pm and just yards away from the home of London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who attended his funeral.
Witnesses said he staggered along the street and collapsed in front of parents with their schoolchildren. He died at the scene despite efforts from medics.
Two 19-year-old men were arrested on suspicion of murder in May 2016 and subsequently bailed. Both were later released with no further action.
Despite a £20,000 reward, no one has been charged.
Mr Elwin’s widowed mother and five elder siblings had got together at the family home in Southfields just two days before he was killed to warn him he was mixing with the “wrong crowd”.
“I don’t know what brought us together that day — we had tried so many times to meet up as a family but we were all busy. But that day we all managed to make it work. Everyone came away really uplifted,” Mrs Graham, 56, said.
She had dropped him off at Tooting on that Monday before going on to a medical appointment. She said: “It’s been four years and I have to think of the same thing over and over again. It’s like a flashback to me. I see him getting out of my car every single day. I can see what he is wearing, I can see his face and it’s like it doesn’t disappear.”
Detective Chief Inspector Mick Norman said: “The investigation continues and any fresh evidence will be acted on.”
Anyone with information can phone police on 0208 721 4005, Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or 101. They can also contact Twitter @MetCC.
