- Police stated {the teenager}’s life had been taken in ‘completely horrific circumstances’
Street lights within the Bristol park the place a 16-year-old boy was stabbed to loss of life yesterday night had been ‘damaged for months’, neighbours say.
The teenager was stabbed in Rawnsley Park at round 6pm by two masked assailants who fled on bicycles, leaving the boy to stagger to a close-by highway the place he died.
The killing comes weeks after the deaths of Mason Rist, 15, and Max Dixon, 16, who have been additionally fatally stabbed within the metropolis.
Now, indignant residents are clamouring for higher safety measures amid fears extra younger lives shall be misplaced to knife crime.
Hamdi, 38, a neighborhood mom, says residents have been demanding the council take security measures critically on the park ‘for months’ – however ‘nothing has been carried out’.
Police and forensic gives at Rawnsley Park close to to the scene within the St Philips space of Bristol the place a 16-year-old boy has died
Police tent at Rawnsley Park marks the spot the place the boy is believed to have been stabbed
The scene in Rawnsley Park, Bristol, the place the 16-year-old was stabbed to loss of life
A police cordon stays in place across the park, with a big police presence
She stated: ‘We have been complaining for the council to repair the sunshine and the CCTV within the park – however the CCTV digicam that’s alleged to be there, would not even work.
‘It faces the buildings – not the parks. It would not even work! So many instances is has been stated the sunshine must be fastened.
‘At evening, you’d be scared going by that park as an grownup. I run faster by that park day-after-day when I’m coming residence at evening.
‘There are drug sellers sat on the bench, smoking god is aware of what… This is a horrible space for elevating youngsters, completely horrible – heartbreaking we aren’t being heard.’
Abdiaseez Osman, 29, stated: ‘The reality is that there are not any lights on this park – which suggests as quickly because it begins to get darkish, it is pitch black.
‘You can not see something – so the individuals who did this get away with it as a result of they cover in darkness.’
A proper identification of the boy killed yesterday has not but taken place, however the sufferer’s household has been knowledgeable. A autopsy examination is because of happen.
Bristol Commander, Supt Mark Runacres, stated: ‘Tragically, we’ve misplaced one other younger life from our metropolis in completely horrific circumstances.
‘Our ideas are with the sufferer’s household at what shall be an unimaginably troublesome time and officers will proceed to assist them.
‘We are dedicated to bringing these accountable to justice and we shall be working tirelessly to that finish.
‘While we’re holding an open thoughts, there is no such thing as a clear proof to counsel that is linked to different current incidents within the metropolis.’
Avon and Somerset PCC Mark Shelford stated: ‘I’m saddened to be taught in regards to the deadly stabbing of a 16-year-old boy in Bristol on Wednesday night. I want to move on my ideas and prayers to his household and mates, as their PCC, but in addition as a fellow mother or father.
‘Devastating incidents like this may understandably create heartache and lift concern among the many wider group.
‘I’ve requested the Chief Constable to discover the total vary of follow choices that the Police have at their disposal for prevention and deterrent, and to discover choices of carry into the power psychologists and teachers to audit the most effective follow for the prevention of knife crime.
‘I actually need to perceive why younger males really feel the necessity to carry knives and commit violence and the way to cease it.’
The A420 was closed between West Street and the Lawrence Hill roundabout to permit crime scene investigators to look at the scene however has since reopened in a single day. A cordon stays in place in Rawnsley Park.
After being stabbed in Rawnsley Park, the boy ran to Stapleton Road the place a passing motorist helped him – earlier than he collapsed in West Street
Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees spoke of the ‘tragic information’ town was waking as much as this morning.
He stated: ‘I can not start to think about what the victims’ household are experiencing, my ideas are with them. This must cease. We will make each effort to assist the household, the police and local people right now.’
Locals have immediately described their horror on the newest Bristol stabbing.
Shaif Shahbaaz, 26, stated: ‘We simply heard quite a lot of noise this morning, ambulance, police – all kinds.
‘Are police really going to take motion this time although? Or simply go away it and never resolve it. I by no means see the seriousness of the police on this nation.’
Speaking from the scene, Moore Ibraheem, 56, of St. Paul’s, who has six youngsters, stated: ‘This may be very unhappy, particularly for the youngsters.
‘I really feel extremely unhappy – considered one of my boys is nineteen, I needed to name him and inform him to test the information and examine this, as a result of they’re of such comparable age.
‘It’s very surprising and I actually fear for my sons’.
Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees spoke of the ‘tragic information’ town was waking as much as this morning
The teenager was attacked in Rawnsley Park in Bristol by two folks sporting masks who fled on bicycles
A forensic tent has been arrange on the scene of yesterday’s stabbing
Mo Buckley, one other native who was on the scene immediately after visiting her boyfriend final evening – who lives within the flats reverse the park.
Mo, 37, who lives in Knowle West, stated: ‘It’s so scary, it is in every single place – you do not know the place you might be secure.
‘I normally lower by the park to get right here and now I’m terrified to even do this.
‘It’s so scary.
‘I need everybody to signal this petition which has been launched by Wayne Webster – his child was mates with the 2 boys who died a pair weeks in the past after being stabbed in Knowle West.
‘We are at 4 and a half thousand signatures and we’d like 10k to get it to parliament – it’s calling on dad and mom to test their child’s baggage and it’ll deter children from committing these crimes.
‘Honestly we’d like extra bleed kits in native retailers, pubs, in every single place – if there had been a bleed package nearer to this park that poor boy may not have died.
‘It was a really good distance for him to be working.
‘It’s humorous the federal government have cracked down on XL bully canine – defending our youngsters from canine however not from knives and different harmful folks.
‘This is simply getting nearer and nearer to residence. We simply took down the flowers all of us put up for Max and Mason, and now this.
‘It’s horrible. Check your youngsters’s baggage and simply do what you possibly can – signal the petition.’
Anyone with data, can name 101 and provides the reference 5224039827 to the decision handler.