List of teenagers who met violent deaths in London in 2023

Of the 21 who were killed, 18 were stabbed, two were shot and one died in a collision with a car while riding a moped.

In 2023 21 teenagers met violent deaths in London, up from 14 the previous year but below a peak of 30 in 2021.

Of those who died, 18 were stabbed, two were shot and one was killed in a collision with a car while riding a moped.

Here is a list of those who lost their lives.

April 10 – Chima Osuji, 17, was fatally stabbed after being chased by an attacker in Chingford, east London.

Tyler McDermott was shot dead in Tottenham (Metropolitan Police/PA)

Jordan Kukabu, 18, died after being stabbed in May (Metropolitan Police/PA)

Renell Charles murder — Sixteen-year-old Renell Charles was fatally stabbed (Metropolitan Police/PA)

June 26 – Victor Lee, 17, from Ealing, west London, was found stabbed in a canal under Scrubs Lane, near Willesden Junction.

Leonardo Reid, 15, was stabbed to death along with a 23-year-old man in Archway in June (Metropolitan Police/PA)

Andre Salmon was shot in north London (Metropolitan Police/PA)

Rahaan Ahmed Amin was fatally stabbed at the age of 17 (Metropolitan Police/PA)

Claudyo Jauad Lafayette, 17, died following a birthday party (Metropolitan Police/PA)

Stefan Valentine Balaban died in a stabbing in Edgware (Metropolitan Police/PA)

September 4 – Anis Omar Zen, 19, was fatally stabbed in Masefield Avenue in Stanmore, north London.

September 20 – Max Moy Wheatley, 19, was stabbed in Jubilee Country Park close to Tent Peg Lane in Petts Wood, south-east London.

Croydon stabbing — Elianne Andam was stabbed to death on her way to school in Croydon (Metropolitan Police/PA)

Edmonton stabbing — Taye Faik was fatally stabbed in an attack by two men near his home in north London (Metropolitan Police/PA)

Tafari Thompson-Mintah death — Tafari Thompson-Mintah was killed while riding a moped (Metropolitan Police/PA)

November 15 – Simarjeet Singh Nangpal, 17, was stabbed to death in Burket Close, Hounslow, west London, after police were called to reports of a fight.

Simarjeet Singh Nangpal death — Simarjeet Singh Nangpal was murdered in a suspected fight (Metropolitan Police/PA)

Ilyas Habibi death — Keen footballer Ilyas Habibi was stabbed to death on his way home from college (Metropolitan Police/PA)

Primrose Hill death — Harry Pitman was fatally stabbed on New Year’s Eve (Metropolitan Police/PA)