It has been more than two-and-a-half years since Emma Bartolo's 16-year-old son, Charlie, was "brutally" stabbed to death by a group of teens in Sewell Road, Abbey Wood.

Charlie had been out riding his motorbike at 5pm on November 26, 2022, unaware that he would become yet another young victim of knife crime.

The random attack by five teens who were armed with knives lasted less than a minute - less than a minute for eight stab wounds to be inflicted, one of which penetrated Charlie's brain.

Emma sat next to a blanket with her son's face on it (Image: Newsquest) During the incident one of the attackers, 16-year-old Kearne Solanke, was fatally stabbed, becoming "a victim of his own crime", according to Emma.

She said: "Charlie was an innocent 16-year-old out driving his motorbike tha

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