Judge warns of 'danger on our streets'

A JUDGE warned that London streets are becoming "increasingly dangerous places" as he jailed five men for stabbing a youth to death.

Trainee mechanic Jevon Henry, 18, was stabbed in the heart in a drugs war between a black and an Asian gang.

Judge Giles Forrester described the killing in a car park in St John's Wood as "cowardly and wicked". He said: "The attack was described by one witness as one of the most shocking things she had ever seen." Three other women went to help the injured youth.

The judge added: "Why should people be drawn into events such as this? London's streets are becoming increasingly dangerous places."

The Old Bailey heard that Henry and a friend had been trying to extort money from drug dealer Muhid Abdul, 25. The pair were ambushed on the Lisson Green estate by Abdul and four accomplices.

Abdul stabbed Henry while Toufajul Miah, 19, hit him with a hammer. Abdul and Miah, with their brothers Jubed Miah, 26, and Kamal Abdul, 21, and Taz Uddin, 22, all from St John's Wood were all given life sentences. Muhid Abdul was told he will serve a minimum of 19 years, Toufajul Miah at least 16 years. The others were given a minimum of 15 years.