Son of Madeiran stabbed in England

Tobi Hughes·
Madeira News

An 18-year-old man, the son of a Madeiran, was stabbed in the early hours of Sunday morning, in the city of Crawley, England.

The incident occurred at around 3am, when the young man was heading to the bus stop to catch his transport to work at Gatwick Airport, when he was intercepted by three young people aged between 15 and 17.

The young man was punched in the face and then stabbed three times: once in the ankle, cutting two tendons, once in the right arm and once in the hand.

According to Diario Notícias, the three young men wanted to rob and steal the young men’s belongings.

The young man had to be admitted to a hospital and observed, but has since returned home.

The Police continue investigations in order to determine all the details of this case.

From Diário Notícias

 

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19 Responses

  1. These situations are getting worse
    In the UK and other destinations..

    Thinking outside the box

    Soft European laws ..don’t help
    It’s time national service was brought back
    To young people who are caught in criminal activities..
    Not juvenile centre’s
    1-5 years in the military depending the sentence

    They will definitely come out better people
    And more respectful
    And is a better deterrent then what they are doing now

    3. I also agree – well put, especially re the National Service. One can only blame the parents.

    4. I’m sure the Officers and NCOs who are going to have to train and depend on the toe tags you want to wish on them think it’s a good idea.

      1. I wholeheartedly agree, as a former serviceman, having served in conflict zones, I would not be too comfortable issuing live ammunition to some of the youth of today. Nor would I want them backing me up in tactical situations, most would probably cry “it’s against my rights” anyway. The professional service person of todays armed forces do so out of a pride to serve the country and to protect the good of society. Unfortunately successive governments of all persuasions seem to forget those who have laid down their lives or suffered horrific injuries, by not looking after veterans, as they deserve to be. The occasional “minister or MP” attending a remembrance service or Forces Day, is good PR but forgotten when the press photographers, have put away their cameras.

  2. That is awful to hear.

    The UK has a VERY serious problem with youth-related crime. The dire lack of police resources have left a certain ‘sector’ of the young population with the belief that they can act with impunity, whether it be petty crime, vandalism, robbery or much more serious assaults such as this.

    Until such time as they are guaranteed to face the full brunt of the justice system (which is unlikely and time soon as the prisons are overfilled and many are still minors, so get a slap on the wrist and a ‘character-building’ holiday somewhere nice), the UK’s streets are just going to get worse and worse. And it’s not just in big cities… smaller towns and villages are also now falling prey to roaming gangs of youths who feel they can do what they like without repercussions. And let’s not forget that it is never the parent’s fault. No, the responsibility for bringing up their darling Caydens, Brooklyns, Masons et al, and making sure they don’t get ‘misunderstood’ rests squarely on the state.

    On the plus side, like him or loathe him, the UK’s new PM is a former lawyer and head of the CPS, so at least he understands what can and can’t be done which I guess it one leap on from the last bunch who didn’t really understand what laws were.

    1. It’s not just the UK that is suffering from this problem. Look at Madeira, and it’s a tiny population with a huge drug and crime problem. People are getting assaulted and mugged every day in Madeira.

      2. Let me ask, number of addicts and as a percentage of the population. Then you can prove to us how right you are.

      3. Jennifer
        I wounder where you did go with your constant disrespect and insults towards Madeira and the local people and it is were . I hope that Tobi Hughes can put you in the right place .

          1. Violent crimes like street stabbing in Madeira are drug related, where the agressor and victim belong to the same group. There are no “random” stabbing recorded of general public for mugging purposes.

        2. Isabel, is her name Jennifer or is she a “Karen”. She does not even show her last name! So KAREN it is!

  3. Well said Mário, but what is ironic is that if the “vigilant” is caught his sentence will be heavy while the other guy goes free and with a cash aid like doll.

  5. Knife crime carried out by the younger generation is rife, time to invest in more police and stiffer penalties, bring back the birch maybe? A slap on the wrist at worst is no deterrent, although short sentences for all crimes is the norm, life sentences for all murders should mean life.

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