Published: 02:36 EST, 5 April 2018 | Updated: 10:39 EST, 5 April 2018
Here is a full list of the homicide investigations carried out by the Metropolitan Police this year. The spelling of victims’ names have been taken from a police database so may differ to those released on social media.
JANUARY – 11 deaths
31 December, Kyall Parnell, 17: Stabbed to death in Lambeth (but death recorded by police on 1 January)
1 January, Steve Frank Narvaez-Arias, 20: Stabbed in the chest on New Year’s Day at a flat party in a council estate off Old Street in Islington, north London. After moving to the UK from Ecuador, the 20-year-old was reading physics and aerospace at Hertfordshire University and hoped to become a pilot
3 January, Elizabeta Lacatusu, 44: Found bleeding to death on Norfolk Road, in Ilford, after she had her throat slashed. She worked at a restaurant in the east London town and was returning home when she was stabbed to death
6 January, Vijay Patel, 49: Mr Patel was beaten to death in Barnet
8 January, Daniel Frederick, 34: Daniel was killed metres from his home in Hackney after attending a hospital appointment for his pregnant partner
9 January, Dami Odeyingbo, 18: Stabbed in Bromley
11 January, Harry Uzoka, 25: Harry, who was on the books of Premier Model Management and had modelled for brands including Mercedes and Zara – was stabbed in Shepherd’s Bush. Neighbours reported a shout of ‘hand it over’ in the melee which involved several men
24 January, Seyed Azim Khan, age unknown: Died from a head injury in Redbridge
28 January, Yaya Mbye, 26: Stabbed in Hackney
31 January, Lily-Mai Saint George, one: One-year-old Lily-Mai was found dead in Haringey. The Met Police say her cause of death remains unknown
31 January, Khader Saleh, 25: The 25-year-old was stabbed in the Hammersmith and Fulham area
Police launched their first murder investigation of the year after Kyall Parnell, 17, (left) was stabbed to death in Lambeth on December 31. Right, Steve Frank Narvaez-Arias, 20, was stabbed in the chest on New Year’s Day at a flat party in a council estate off Old Street in Islington, north London. After moving to the UK from Ecuador, the 20-year-old was reading physics and aerospace at Hertfordshire University and hoped to become a pilot
Harry Uzoka, 25, was on the books of Premier Model Management and had modelled for brands including Mercedes and Zara. He was stabbed in Shepherd’s Bush. Neighbours reported a shout of ‘hand it over’ in the melee which involved several men
Yaya Mbye, 26, was stabbed in Hackney on January 28 (left). Right, Daniel Frederick, 34, was killed metres from his home in Hackney after attending a hospital appointment for his pregnant partner on January 8
On the 6th of January, 49-year-old Vijay Patel was beaten to death in Barnet
Khader Saleh, 25, (left) was stabbed in the Hammersmith and Fulham area on January 31. Right, Dami Odeyingbo, 18, was stabbed in Bromley on January 9
Elizabeta Lacatusu, 44, was found bleeding to death on Norfolk Road, in Ilford, after she had her throat slashed on January 3
FEBRUARY – 16 deaths
3 February, Kwabena Nelson, 22: Ambushed in Tottenham in the early hours where he was fatally stabbed
3 February, Hasan Ozkan, 19: Stabbed to death in Abbey Road, Barking
5 February, Juan Olmos Saca: Died in hospital after being stabbed in Peckham
8 February, Hannah Leonard, 55: Fatally stabbed in Brays Tower, Primrose Hill
11 February, Sabri Chibani, 19: Stabbed in Streatham Common
12 February, Bulent Kabala, 41: The taxi driver was shot dead in a ‘targeted hit’ on a roundabout in Barnet
13 February, Saeeda Hussain, 54: Found with critical injuries at an address in Ilford and pronounced dead at the scene
14 February, Promise Nkenda, 17: Fatally stabbed in Newham, east London
15 February, Mark Smith, 48: Mr Smith was found injured in Chingford, and died shortly afterwards
17 February, Lewis Blackman, 19: Lewis, who grew up on the Peckwater estate in Kentish Town, was killed in Kensington. Witnesses told how a gang of about eight youths, some armed with sticks, shouted ‘let’s chase him down’, before he was stabbed
17 February, Josef Boci, 30: Jozef was beaten up in the street in Greenwich and died in hospital
19 February, Rotimi Oshibanjo, 26: Rotimi was fatally stabbed inside a property in the Halliday Square housing estate
20 February, Sadiq Mohamed, 20: The aspiring accountant was found with serious stab wounds in Malden Road, in Belsize Park
20 February, Abdikarim Hassan, 17: Abdikarim died in the street after being attacked in Camden
20 February, name unknown, 24: Shot in Westminster
25 February, Michael Boyle, 44: Stabbed in Southwark. Mr Boyle, from Galashiels, Scotland died of multiple organ failure after being stabbed at a property in Southwark. He was found on February 25 but died on March 10
Seyed Khan, 49, who was found dead in London at the beginning of the month – on February 1
Youth worker Kwabena Nelson (left), 22, who was stabbed to death in Tottenham and Hasan Ozcan who was fatally knifed – both on February 3
Hannah Leonard, who was 55, was found dead on February 9 in a flat in Camden, North London
Italian teenager Sabri Chibani, 19, was stabbed to death in south London on February 11, just weeks after moving to the capital to find work
Murder victim Bulent Kabala (left) was shot dead in targeted hit in Barnet on February 12, while Lewis Blackman (right), 19, was stabbed to death after a party in Kensington, west London, on February 18
Promise Nkenda, pictured here, was stabbed to death on Valentine’s Day, February 14
Rotimi Oshibanjo, 26, pictured left, was killed on February 19 after he was knifed, and Adbikarim Hassan, 17, pictured right, was stabbed to death a day later on February 20
Sadiq Mohamed, 20, pictured here, was stabbed to death on February 20 in a spate of deadly crimes in the capital
Jozef Boci, 30, was assaulted on February 23, making him the final murder victim of the month
MARCH – 22 deaths
1 March, Christopher Beaumont, 42: Stabbed in Hammersmith and Fulham
5 March, Kelva Smith, 20: Found stabbed in South Norwood, Croydon and pronounced dead at the scene
5 March, Laura Cecilia Navarrete De Figueira, 47: Police launched a murder investigation after Laura Cecilia Navarrete De Figueira was found with stab wounds at her home in Twickenham. An hour earlier the body of her husband Figueira de Faria and the bodies of Claudio, 10, and Joaquin, seven, were discovered at Birling Gap, in Eastbourne, East Sussex. (Scotland Yard is investigating all the deaths, so included the two children in its London total)
8 March, Kelvin Odunuyi, 19: Shot in Haringey
12 March, Julian Joseph, 36: Murdered in Lewisham, cause of death as yet unknown
13 March, Nikolay Glushkov, 68: Russian businessman was found dead in his home in New Malden. He died from compression to the neck
14 March, Lyndon Davis, 18: The youngest to have been killed in March, was found suffering from a single stab wound in Chadwell Heath, east London
14 March, Joseph Williams-Torres, 20: Killed as he sat in a stationary car in Essex Close, Walthamstow
16 March, Naomi Hersi, 36: Stabbed in Hounslow. Hersi, who lived as a trans woman called Naomi, was pronounced dead at the scene after being found with knife injuries in Hounslow
17 March, Russell Jones, 23: Ambushed outside shops near Ponders End station, in Enfield and stabbed and shot to death
18 March, Tyrone Silcott, 42: The father-of-two died from knife wounds after a St Patrick’s Day party. It is alleged the car mechanic got into a row over two girls at a party in Homerton and was attacked
19 March, Balbir Johal, 48: Died after being stabbed in Southall
19 March, Jermaine Johnson, 41: Found with stab injuries and pronounced dead at the scene in Walthamstow
20 March, Beniamin Pieknyi, 20: Believed to have jumped in to the fight in a bid to save his friend during the altercation at the Stratford Centre in east London. The 20-year-old, who only arrived in Britain two months ago from Romania, died in his best friend’s arms after being chased and stabbed by a gang in the busy shopping centre
25 March, Abraham Badru, 26: Gunned down in Hackney. The university graduate, who was murdered in Dalston, east London, was awarded the National Police Bravery Award in July 2009
25 March, awaiting formal ID, 59: Person found dead in Barking & Dagenham
26 March, David Potter, 50: Found stabbed to death in a property on Tooting High Street
29 March, Reece Tshoma, 23: Reece, from Barking in east London, was stabbed in the neck in Greenwich before being rushed to hospital by his friend where he died
30 March, Leyla Mtumwa, 36: Leyla was found dead with stab wounds to the neck and chest at an address in Haringey
31 March: awaiting formal ID, 80: A woman dies in hospital after an incident in Camden. Harry Goodwin-Sims, 29, was charged with manslaughter.
Reece Tshoma, 23, from Barking in east London, was stabbed in the neck in Greenwich before being rushed to hospital by his friend where he died. Right, Nikolay Glushkov, 68, was found dead in his home in New Malden. He died from compression to the neck
Balbir Johal, 48: Died after being stabbed in Southall on March 19
Left, Leyla Mtumwa, 36, was found dead with stab wounds to the neck and chest at an address in Haringey. Right, Kelva Smith, 20, stabbed in South Norwood, Croydon and pronounced dead at the scene
Julian Joseph, 36, was murdered in Lewisham on the 12th of March. His cause of death is as yet unknown. Right, Kelvin Odunuyi, 19, was shot in Haringey
Left, Jermaine Johnson, 41, was found with stab injuries and pronounced dead at the scene in Walthamstow. Right, Tyrone Silcott, 42, died from knife wounds after a St Patrick’s Day party
Lyndon Davis (left), 18, the youngest to have been named in March, was found suffering from a single stab wound in Chadwell Heath, east London on March 14. Joseph Williams-Torres (right), 20, was killed the same evening as he sat in a stationary car in Essex Close, Walthamstow
Abraham Badru, 26: Gunned down in Hackney. The university graduate, who was murdered in Dalston, east London, on Sunday, was awarded the National Police Bravery Award in July 2009
Hersi Hersi (left), who lived as a trans woman called Naomi, was pronounced dead at the scene after being found with knife injuries at Heathrow Palace in Hounslow. Russell Jones, 23, became the eighth person in a week to be killed in London when he was ambushed outside shops near Ponders End station, Enfield
Romanian Beniamin Pieknyi, 20, (pictured) is believed to have jumped in to the fight in a bid to save his friend during the altercation at the Stratford Centre in east London
APRIL – Six deaths
April 1, Devoy Stapleton: Stabbed at as he made his way home from a night out in Wandsworth. Police found him in a pool of his own blood after being called to the middle-class suburb of Earlsfield, south west London
April 2: Tanesha Melbourne, 17: Tanesha was gunned down near her home in Tottenham, north London in front of horrified friends and family. It is thought she was caught in the crossfire of a ruthless gang war
April 2: Amaan Shakoor, 16: The teenager was shot in the face in Walthamstow, north London, and police have now confirmed he died from his injuries in hospital
4 April, unnamed victim, 38: Police called by a homeowner to reports of a burglary in progress at an address in Lewisham. The 78-year-old resident found two males inside the address. A struggle ensued between one of the males and the homeowner. The man, aged 38, sustained a stab wound to the upper body and died in hospital three hours later
4 April, A victim in his 20s: Killed after being stabbed in Hackney, east London
4 April, A man in his 50s: Died following a fight outside a bookmakers in Clapton. Officers were called at 4.27pm to the Betfred store after receiving reports of a man who was unconscious in the street. He was involved in an ‘altercation’ with another man who left the scene
Devoy Stapleton was stabbed at 1am on Sunday as he made his way home from a night out in Wandsworth, becoming London’s twelfth murder victim in three weeks
Tanesha was gunned down near her home in Tottenham, north London in front of horrified friends and family
Amaan Shakoor, 16 : The teenager was shot in the face in Walthamstow, north London, on April 2 and police have now confirmed he died from his injuries in hospital