Forensics search London’s Primrose Hill after 16-year-old killed on New Year’s Eve
Forensics teams took to London’s Primrose Hill to search for evidence after a 16-year-old was killed on New Year’s Eve.
Harry Pitman was stabbed to death at 11:40pm, as crowds gathered at the viewpoint in Camden to watch the fireworks across the city.
A murder investigation has since been launched by the Metropolitan Police and officers have arrested a 16-year-old boy on suspicion of murder.
Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward and a post-mortem examination is due to take place in the coming days.
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50 comments
Need to teach martial arts in schools so kids are not scared to use hands instead of knifes
I wonder if the attacker is even white doubt it 🤔🤯
How dirty London is 😢 Every time I see people litter and ask them to clean I’m told to f** off 🙁
The murderer has been let out on bail you couldn't make it up.
Very sad – the boy was going to watch fireworks 😢 so this is a message to stay home. Only Palestinians can be out, UK kids should be kept at home during gatherings 😮
Probably done by a muslim
Sickening!
This terribly sad, but happen so often in London, and the mayor has done nothing to tackle this senseless violence!
THIS IS ALL ON PARENTS WHEN YOU LET THEM HAVE SOCIAL MEDIA AND INTERNET AN DONT TRAIN THEM HOW NOT TO USE IT THIS HAPPENS SO THOSE PARENTS NEED WAKE UP WHAT EVER CUKOO LAND THEY BEEN LIVING IN
So sad. So unessecary.. Sending love to his family for their dear loss
White lives matter.
Sincere condolences to the family what an absolute tradegy for any family to go through
The government,judges n the lawmakers are not doing anything to stop this all cus their family members are not part of those victims they need American justice here in the uk
Wonder who did it?? 🤔 Police are a joke in this country no authority whatsoever…Try to steal or kill in Dubai…things would change here drastically…but you know, protect the criminal poor thing
Another white victim. When will the white people stand up and fight back like BLM, and free Palestine.
Free Britain 🇬🇧
This was a racist murder. We all know it, if it was the other way round you’d be hearing about the white killers name for 30 years like you do with Stephen Lawerence.
This has got to stop. Such a beautiful soul taken too soon. This has really got to me. I am sad and angry because this is happening too many times. My heart goes out to his poor family and his friends. This is why all the material things in the world don't matter, what does matter is loving each day and looking out for eachother. My dad has been in heaven now for a long time so he will look after him.
Those who live by the sword, die by the sword.
No mom should have to bury her child. No sibling should have to mourn the death of another. RIP
Religion of Peace!
This country is fucked.
All that rubbish.
It’s ok, he’s white. Sadiq Khan doesn’t count them. The killer will only be charged with manslaughter too, and he’s going to be out within 10 years.
Get out of London! Seriously, it is over as a city.
Heartfelt condolences to his family and friends. What is this world coming to that you can't even be safe watching fireworks from a hill in London? 💔
Do we know anything about the murderer yet?!
RIVERS OF BLOOD
Mmm
We have stabbings in Southwark park, it’s open at nights with crowds of drunk people screaming and shouting – calling the police doesn’t help, so I don’t believe police anymore. London is not protected at all.
16 and in a park at 11:40pm.. I don’t care if it’s NYE or not, he had no business being there. And if he wasn’t white this wouldn’t be such a big deal and they wouldn’t have so many police on this case.
Maybe if our police force dealt with this (they know who the criminals are) instead of all this thought crime woke nonsense…..
Do we know who's done it yet?
Omg such a shame. What the hell is going on? Another child dead?
Rest in Peace ❤
Out watching fireworks and murdered? Someone has to be accountable in authority. Its making me sick to my stomach all this. What a country we have become.
Awful. RIP. Hope the family find peace.
Also disgusted at how much litter has been discarded. I used to love going to PH for new years, but it started to get bigger crowds each year until it just became full of wasted people having cheap pre-drinks. The vibe totally changed. And now they are leaving their trash everywhere.
This incident adds negativity to what used to be a positive place to bring in new year.
probably cultural enrichment
This world gets worse every day. So very sad .
And a happy new year
We can’t even watch fireworks for new years this days without someone plotting something as evil as this! 🥺🤦♀️😔
If he was black they’d of told us already along with how it was racist somehow but this is what we get 🤬🤬🤬🤬😞
Wonder if the attacker threw away his passport but identifies as 16 or really is 16
Diversity is not our strength episode 1 000 000
I can almost guess the race who did this.
Which one of these useless political parties is going to make a stand against this!!! Somebody say they’ll do something
5 years for possession & none of this ‘out in 3’ bulls**t.
Life for murder & never released.
No more wrist slapping.
London not even once
I don't understand why people blame khan.. it's not the brown 🟤 people that are specializing in knife crime it's the black people..
There has been a very unusual (although becoming more usual) lack of a description for the offender. I'm guessing that he's not white/British! The police and media constantly show their contempt for the people who actually built this country!
Part and parcel of living in a big City….
"SadiqKhan"
Rip lad 😔
In the 80s this never happened did in America thou, winder whats changed in 30 years for are streets to be like new york. Teach your kids tthat certain people cant take a few words or being knocked in to without getting the weapons out…best to try and diffuse situations use your head ..and get away as fast as you can. God help all are children.