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Yeah - we live on Amesbury - this was 5 or 6 doors down from my house. We had just left for the weekend so missed it (a huge fight broke out as I understand it, prior to the stabbing) but it leaves us wondering how to address and message this with our 6 and 3yr old boys. Quite a few residents naturally horrified, as others have said, with the age of the victim and the time of day - just so brazen. I had heard the boy was recovering well, but nevertheless, tragic.
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The boy is doing much better than originally thought, thankfully. At least two of the men who've been arrested for attempted murder are neighbours of yours, they live on the same road. The kids involved go to Dunraven, so are around the area on week days at this time - many of them getting the train or buses home from Streatham High Road. Hopefully things will be quiet today.
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I'm at the high street end of Downton.
I wouldn't stress about it loads, they are kids so it's rather natural/normal to shield them from the reality of how dark the world can be at times. Beyond "don't be stabby, it's bad" what will a kid of 3 or 6 get from a long talk about it.
Markyboy
Clockwise
That's a few roads over from me, have some old friends in that road. I'd had the idea the top end of the ABCD had got better since the alley at the end of Hillside was cleaned up and shops got all tidy, not seen signs of anything gang related in years on our few streets.
Hope your kids friend is on the road of recovery and his study isn't totally trashed by it either. Also hope it doesn't erupt retaliation and more swept into gangs and stuff.