A a 21-year-old man died in Primrose Hill on Tuesday (Image: PA)
Police have been criticised following the fatal stabbing of a 21-year-old man in north London. Finbar Sullivan was fatally stabbed in Primrose Hill on Tuesday, and, despite the efforts of paramedics, was pronounced dead at the scene. His father, Christopher Sullivan, said Finbar wanted to become a cameraman like his grandfather Michael Seresin, who worked on Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban and Rambo III, and had gone to the park to use a new camera he had got for his birthday.
A second man, aged in his 20s, was found nearby in Regent’s Park Road with knife wounds, and was taken to hospital.
Detective Inspector Andy Griffin, who is leading the investigation, said yesterday: “Finbar’s family have suffered a devastating loss and our thoughts are with them as they navigate this very challenging time. Our investigation is progressing at pace and we are following several lines of inquiry. This incident occurred in a busy public park and there may be many witnesses who can help us piece together what happened.
“We are aware of footage circulating on social media around the time of the incident and urge anyone who has any information, including photos or videos, which could support the investigation to urgently contact us.”
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Finbar Sullivan was killed on Tuesday (Image: PA)
Eddie Levy, who has lived in the area for over 40 years, said: “This isn’t the first time it’s happened.”
He added, according to Ham&High: “I blame nobody else but the police, where are they?”
Mr Levy called the incident “appalling”, adding that he thinks the police are “a lot to blame for the rise of street crime”.
“They’re not there and nobody sees them,” the resident said. “It’s like the kids without a schoolteacher. It’s just sickening, absolutely sickening.”
The Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan, is also the city’s police and crime commissioner.
He has repeatedly insisted that he is tackling violent crime in London, telling our sister site MyLondon that he views it as an “infection”.
In January, Sir Sadiq said: “Many people have been trying to talk London down, but the evidence tells a very different story. Last year London had the lowest murder rate per capita since records began, the fewest murders of those aged under 25 this century, and one of the lowest number of homicides for almost three decades.
“It’s clear that our sustained focus on being both tough on crime and tough on the complex causes of crime is working. This includes investing in intervention and prevention work led by my Violence Reduction Unit – the first in England. At the same time, we’re supporting the Met by more than doubling City Hall’s investment in policing to help boost police numbers and relentlessly target the worst offenders and criminal gangs.
“But we are not complacent. One death will always be one too many. That’s why I’ll continue to do all I can to invest in the police and provide positive opportunities for young Londoners so that we can build on this significant progress and continue making London safer for everyone.”
