Two clicks away: Islington gang knife video on Youtube
A VIDEO featuring knife-wielding Islington gang members, shown during an Old Bailey murder trial, was still easily accessible online yesterday (Thursday). Its availability raises questions about what social media websites are doing to combat escalating youth violence…
Grieving mum’s plea: Just tell us what happened
A TRIBUNE investigation has found that a 15-year-old boy, who later died, was not taken to hospital by ambulance despite convulsing on the floor for three minutes at a council-owned leisure centre.
Freedom of Information investigation reveals that police pursuing moped thieves in Islington are told: ‘Back off’
POLICE are told by their bosses to stop chasing moped criminals at least once a week, with permission to pursue granted in fewer than 20 per cent of cases, new figures reveal. Officers in Islington radioed to their superiors requesting authorisation to follow a suspect 65 times in 2017, but figures obtained by the Tribune show they were told to back off in all but 10 occasions.
Finsbury Park ‘Skull’ find man bids to clear his name
A CHARITY shop volunteer whose home and car were cordoned off by police over the reported discovery of skeletal remains has spoken to the Tribune about how he intends to clear his name. George Zavadsky, 79, a former chef from Finsbury Park, was arrested in May last year and held in a cell at Islington Police Station for 24 hours.
U-turn on fire door risks at Islington tower block
IN a climbdown this week the Town Hall promised to fit new fire doors at a Clerkenwell tower block despite a recent report stating they were “low risk”. The change of heart has raised concerns about the validity of the borough’s fire risk assessments.