This story touched me from the first time I saw & heard about it. I am only 20 years old but I can only imagine what you're going through! I know that it sounds cliche to say things like God never makes mistakes & the Lord will never put more on you than you can bear. But if you would just allow me to say that NO it wasnt right the way he left this earth & he might have suffered on the journey home but he is in the BEST hands now. And another thing. I know that being as though he was calling for you (his mother) to come to him before he passed away. But Sister I don't want you to blame yourself for this because there was nothing you could do at that time. He was intrigued by a young lady and he was innocently in love with her. It was the demons that she had. Thats what they mean by "EVERYTHING THAT'S SWEET AINT GOOD FOR YOU & EVERYTHING THAT GLITTERS AINT GOLD" . So Im pretty sure that the Lord is ealing with that young lady. But Sister dont let this hold HATE in your heart. Because it will hurt way worse than the true pain that you are feeling. I am the 5th child of 6 kids & there's onli me & my sister left. So i've experienced a lot of tragedies in my 20 years of living, So I just want to know to hold your head up high be there and be strong for your daughters and the rest of your family because they will need you as you will them. Take care of yourself my Sister God got your back! Jah Bless!!

Rip Babes Remember Your Gone But Not Forgotton , Youll always Be Here Trust !! x what can i say appart from its not the same anymore commig out my house on weekend waiting for you to drive past on your bike and shout ou something like you usually would , you wasamazing and dont listen to all these people comming on here being negative becuase they dont know you so how can they judge you ? you never done anyone harm yeah you had a picture wiht a kinife and that but doesnt every teenager have one of those ? i mean you lot are going on like he was the worse for having the pictures but while your there think of your own children becuase they could have much worse ! Shak , you was great you meant the world to me and all your other friends now your gone nothings the same but i know your here everyday looking down on everyone you had a whole life ahead of you and them stupid IDIOTS took it all away from you they took away your life with the strike of a knife , and all becasue you was 'inlove' i mean she was lucky you liked her becuase i know loads of girls who liked you and wouldt of done this , but i guess she has to live wiht knowing its only her thought she didnt have to take you there but she did she chose to end your life . and can people please stop comming on here writting rubbish if your dont know him NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES aint always write you known , end of the day only hes family and friend know thereal him and we can all say he was a wondefull person and knowone hat was clsoe to him coudl say different. Love you babes youll never be forgotton ♥ My little nutter rest in peace youll always be remembered trust me on that one babes x

MY PRAYERS TO THE FAMILY OF THIS YOUNG MAN. I CAN IMAGINE WHAT HE WAS GOING THROUGH. I KNOW MY DAUGHTER WAS CALLING FOR BEFORE SHE PASSED AWAY, THAT HURTS SO BAD TO KNOW YOUR CHILD WAS CALLING FOR THEIR MOM. GOD BLESS YOU YOUNG MAN, IM SO SORRY THIS HAPPEN TO YOU

My prayer is with the family of this murdered young soul. That you may find peace in the midst of pain. That you may know love in the face of loss. That you may have hope though heartbroken. That you will be strengthened where saddened. Above all, know that God's love is with you and He'll love to share in and help ease your pain. Call on Him. Much love.

I never knew this kid but I can understand what his friends are going through (not the family, as no one in mine's has ever been murdered). I live in the U.S and about 20 yrs ago I had a friend named Chris. We went EVERWHERE together as we were very, very close. He was a great guy. He was the straight laced guy and I was what you might call a thug. In fact most of my friends were thugs,. He was the only innocent one of us. He worked as a security guard at an apt complex. One Friday I tried to convince him to get a job where I was working, but he wouldn't do it. The next day on the news i heard he'd been shot and killed. Initially no one knew who did it, but we, his family and his friends all tried to find the culprits, but the cops found them first (lucky for them as we were ALL ready to take them out on sight.) It was 2 guys and a girl and they told the cops they wanted to know what it was like to kill a person in uniform.To this day, he was one of the best friends I've ever had and I alway think of him when I hear of sad stories like this. For all of you people bashing this kid, remember 1) this could have been YOU or still could be one of your family members one day and 2) this is NOT a judgement site, it's a "RESPECTANCE" site. Have some respect and hope and pray that no one from your family gets treated the way that this kid got treated and is still being treated BY YOU!!!

As a family friend im deeply angered by ALL of you who are using this MEMORIAL page as your personal platform for debate over whats wrong with society. IF you care so much go complain to an MP. DO NOT sully the memory of a young boy no matter how he posed in photo's or what he posed with. This is NOT a place for you to discuss parenting skills. Go and raise your children instead of arguing and putting down people over how they raise thier's. Shak WILL be missed by those who knew and loved him David Peters, and im sure if it were someone close to you, no matter what they we photographed holding you would miss them just the same. Thank you Carl for having sense, your message should have ended it but i felt too angry to not speak my mind about the foolishness being brought here. We miss you shak, you were too young. You'll be missed sooo much...

sharon

14 years ago

Hi there, I am so sorry for your loss and deeply feel for the whole family. I am a law student and I am doing a law reform paper on knife crime, I really need your help. can you email me on sharriegi@googlemail.com. thank you and may god bless you all

I dont know you but i am so sorry and sad that you passed away like that , God has revealed the muderers they will never have no peace ! I know your loved by many and that your family will miss you, and also friends ! but in heaven you have a better life sleep well , till we meet one day Shakilus. xx

that this young man was killed, and all these ignorant people can leave comments about his pictures! Are you serious people???? HE WAS KILLED!! A son, brother, friend ect...... peace and blessings to his family, he is now an angel in heaven looking down on you all, away from this hell on earth and in a much better place. R.I.P Shaki

Many of us loose loved ones but not in the way your family lost you. Shak I went to the trial and I will continue to carry on attending till the end. And let me tell you they all love scum! They killed you for what! It wasn't worth it cos you could see they were scared! They are scared now! Shak why didn't you see past her long hair and big eyes. Shak you will never be forgotten. Rest in perfect peace. You should still be here! But instead you are at ease and in a better place sawing above in the great sky. Untill we meet again.

shame on u people that think u can pass judgement on some one u dont even know,of course u r all perfect and u r going straight 2 heaven . let me start by saying that i have 5 children 36, 34, 30,24, and 18 , the 18 year old was one of shaki good friends , HE WAS NOT IN A GANG ! there was five young boys that knew each other for at least seven years and my son was the baby of the group. I started by telling u that i have five children and eldest 36 when he was 16 things were so different , all this children killing each other just did not happen , fights yes ! but not like it is today iam frightened for the children of today not just for my children and my 12 grandchildren but all the children of today ,what ever there race is . shaki was a dear boy he had a lot of good qualitys and manners like no other child i had met and i have met a few over the years , his mother did her very best without a farther figure ;for the year i have known her, like i said none of us r perfect . U might think i am just sticking up for him because i had love in my heart for this child ,but i knew most of his downfalls ,and i did not condone some of what he did, BUT DID HE KILL ANYBODY ! NO ! he was a young man ready to grow up and change his life ,which some of us never get round to doing . So when u r judging this child and his mother, look at yourself before u start throughing that first stone ,and jesus forgave all sinners from the from were he dieded . Love to all the people that loved our dear little soilder shaki x xxxx theresa

Ive just been on Sky News and all I see is a photograph of a handsome young man who had his whole life ahead of him. The story is heartbreaking. This young man did not deserve to die and my heart goes out to his mum and dad and his family and friends. Their hearts must be breaking. I am so sorry!

I thought this was a site in rememerance of Shaki. A lot of the comments left here are from people who have never met Shaki and know nothing about him. If you wish to post a positive message please do so at www.shaki.co.uk. Thank you for taking the time to do so.

i'm shakilus' Aunt and i find it deeply disrespectful, insensitive and innapropriate for people to seek out a memorial site to post comments which suggest to me that some people think shakilus deserved to me brutally murdered because he has a picture posing with knifes and may not have been the best of characters . Shaki's murderers only killed shaki he's not sufferring we are no body wins their parents now have kids that are gong to jail and we have one that is dead its a loss everyway.....so sad some of the messages are so appalling, no shaki wasnt perfect but should i not cry? should i not feel for the loss of my first nephew because he wasnt the best role model? you might not care but we (his family and true friends) are devastated .R.I.P

nayab hussain

12 years ago

as i watched last night programme on bbc3 about true crimes and shakulius was the first one i was so shocked to see what had happened and i am deeply sorry from my heart to you and shakilus family let him rest in peace and god bless him heaven amen. x

When it comes to photos of people in newspapers, you can't always believe what you see. For instance the photo that suggest that Shakilus is holding a gun, in my opinion, it's not him. It's a blurred picture and it's cropped meaning the newspapers have something to hide. Also the head shape does not resemble any of the other photos that have been shown. In regards to the photo where it suggest he's holding a knife, I find this photo odd too. The reason is because just like the other photo that I mentioned, this one has also been cropped, again suggesting that the newspapers and other medias are twisting the story to suit their report. Why don't they show a fuller picture so we can see what's really happening. I'm quite suspicious about the hand holding the knife, it doesn't seem to fit in with the rest of the picture. To me it looks like Shakilus has both his hands in his coat pocket. If it turns out that the original picture shows him holding a knife... a 4inch knife, then how would this suggest that he is in a gang. I'm sure if gang members want to send a feeling of fear through the country, they would be brandishing a much bigger knife with there face partly covered in order not to give themselves away. I doubt that Shakilus was in a gang. Why would he go to an area far from home by himself and without protection just to meet a girl. Gang member on the T.V have always said that they don't leave their house without a weapon or friends, I believe them. During the week of his attack, the police said he wasn't dressed in a hoody, which nowadays police would regard as suspicious, or carried any weapons. So apart from his bus pass or passport picture, the other two pictures mentioned are very dodgy in deed. Why haven't they tried to find positive pictures of him. The fact of the matter is this, an innocent 16 year old boy was lured out by an ex-girlfriend that he dumped, and stabbed to death with 12 to 18inch knives and there was no reason for anyone to carry out such an act. My thoughts and prayers are with the victims parents. R.I.P and god bless your soul Shakilus Townsend

r.i.p shak dot man.... i wish we cud go bk to dat summa nd i wish dat we was 12 agen....all da people dat are leavin horrible messages should take a step bk, yes shaki wasnt alway an angel but he was still a human being and did not deserve to die like that. no one deserves to die like that. always finkin of yoo babyboi, im just glad i saw yoo one last tym. sleep wiv da angels, i'll see yoo wen my tym comes darlin. T xx

i knew shaki wen he used to come to westorwood, we wasnt gd friends ad he has done some horrible things to people but No one deserves to die like he did, i just want to say RIP Shaki , i wish i cud say goodbye properly but we will meet again, remember the Good Die Young & you will never be forgotton, lots of love L

you people are really getting on my nerves! this is supposed to be a tribute site not a slaging match! cant you let shakis friends and family grieve properly without hearing the un supportive thoughts you have of the boy most of you dont even know! i was his girlfriend and it hurts to read what people like you scumbs are saying! you never knew shaki! if shaki was such a bad person why is everyone finding this hard to deal with! shaki was and is still so loved! im not just saying this either because i was his girlfriend! but more on a personal note i cant stop playin mariah carey bye bye! she is in the zone im in about you baby! they say time is a healing but im hurting more and more as days go bye! i dont think i will ever get over you baby! i will never have the chance to see you smile again or you cuss me or jump on a beat together! baby this is so hard to take in! i cant do this no-more! i love you so much! its so werong that they had to take you baby! that malicious cold hearted murderer samantha will be dealt with aswell! im leaving this all for god to deal with! i know he will see justice be done! the only way i can deal with this is knowing that you are with the heavenly father in paradise! you dont need to deal with no-more pain or suffering! baby boy i will see you again its just a matter of time! I LOVE YOU SHAKI! i just hope you know that! love u baby boi! ashanti xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

rest in peace shaky....u was to yung......my prayers and every1 elses are with u. ( u people need to stop comin on here and sharin ur hatred thoughts, regardess of what shaky did, he did not deserve to die, at 16 he hashint even lived life, i dnt knw hw u heartless people can come here and chat rubish.....people make mistakes shaky made his but he didnt deserv to die. he was a nice boi if u knew him in person n i jus cant believe that shaky is gone......rest in peace babe.......AND FOR THE FAMILY AN FRIENDS OF SHAKY----my prayers are also with u .... love linz xxxxxx

People, it is time to take a stance against this new wave knife or gun crime. Without question, as a lad I thought it was fashionable to have one but the whole of our society must be held to account. We can no longer blame Gordon Brown for his inadequacies nor look to simply incarcerate our youngsters for our failings. We must first acknowledging our mistakes as a society that has encompassed the new age of not caring for the youth within this Great Country of ours. The consequences of our inaction: We as parents reward our children for doing wrong; we intervene when responsible adults try to correct them; we interfere with the educational system that nurtures our youth and spurn those teachers that dare to correct our ‘pride and joy’ at school. We’ve adopted and display road rage in front of them; Of course this be emulated by the youths! On our buses or Tubes, our elderly are ignored, allowed to stand while the young sit and pick their teenage spots! Wow no sign of respect. British queues, the envy of the world eroded by the lack of consideration by others. Wow no respect. People live in fear helpless-if they say something it’s blown out of all proportion. Parents please remember you are indeed the custodians of their future! Parent/Guardians/relatives and friends please refrain from buying inappropriate media such as violent DVD's, music by wannabe "gangstas" both here & in the US for underage kids. Why do we tolerate graffiti in public areas, as ‘art’. Perpetrators of these crimes are allowed to go unchecked indeed we now seem to embrace the very things while our children look on and presume its their right to damage public property. Remedial action: • Boot camp for young tearaways without proper guidance or role models • Community service after all there are lots of railings to paint, and inaccessible paths to repair • Hospitals are short of porters to convey patients from A to B • Corporal punishment must be reintroduced, obviously controlled, at all schools • Embarrassing children through assembly to acknowledge their wrong doing and where applicable apologise.

The developing of these threads reflect fairly well what's happening out there. People blaming each other, with varied opinions but little or no immediate solution..it's a shame because in theory it could be so easy to get along - not that it will ever happen anytime soon, sadly. Simone, nobody on here's judging the lad - it's more an overall judgement of how things have developed out there: I don't care anymore with regards to who's to blame, you are entitled to a night out as much as anyone else and we are all guilty one way or another for refusing to understand where others come from, why we do the things we do and why hurting someone seems to be the only, animalistic way to compete - for what God only knows. In short, we can argue until the cows come home but this lad's not gonna be brought back..I'm tired now, I know I picked the wrong site to try and understand this mess and there's no point in taking it any further so I'm leaving it once and for all, if anything for this lad's parents if they are reading all this pointless scrapping. Hopefully one day we'll learn to live with each other. Hopefully.

Any pity I and every decent person in the country had for Shakilus Townsend went out of the window when the pictures of him posing with knives came out. Simple as that.

not that i have to justify myself to anybody but in response, nowhere in my last comment did it say my children posed with guns or a knife i said they had done similar as in gangsta poses, hand gestures covered faces etc i will stress they have not got weapons. And yes i feel i am a responsable parent and i do know where my chidren are, they are in many local community based clubs run by the communit, boxing football basketball and they also do akidio which they are taken to and collected from by my husband and various other parents, and as for the other night my children were with me and with the rest of my family celebrating a family members 60th birthday with a total of 50 to 70 other family members and friends were we ended the night by discussing the debate regarding our countrys youth. and yes i agree we need tougher laws etc but the goverment are going to do sod all about it, most of us thought boot camps should be set up more widely around the country but mostly parents of unruly kids need to go on the boot camps with there children. Yes i like to think i know where my kids are most of the time and i think i do, i worry about the same things other parents do, i even read there msn chat logs so i know what is going on, people may think that is wrong to invade there private chats but i dont hide the fact i do it either as kids also get bullied online, i do it because i worry for my children, my 15yr old tells me where he is going because he sometimes i turn up out of the blue and if he is not there he knows he will be grounded and as he never knows when i will turn up he lets me know, the prospect of being grounded with no mobile, no psp or xbox live seems to work for my kids even my 17yr old is the same they respect me the way i respect them, they can come to me to talk about anything and so do there mates ..................... yes i am normal, i got drunk the other night first time this year in fact and yes i spy on my kids not because i am a nosey old fart but the fact i care and worry about them, but they know i do it and they dont mind either. So if you really want to do somethink positive start by listening to your kids and get to know there friends, get them involved you get involved, become a community again, get them more involved in local run clubs and the school clubs, the only poeple who can stop this are the parents punish your kids for doing wrong but encourage them when they are doing well. my comments the other night were made while i was in not fit state and that was wrong and for that i am deeply sorry to anybody i may have offended, but i still think and stand by what i said that this site should not be for debating it should be for people, family and friends of Shakilus to pay tribute to him wether or not you believe he was good or bad any normal person with a heart would understand that he was a young man taken from his family and we can debate for many years to come on who is to blame, but how about instead standing up and doing something about it rather than sitting and writing about it because until we stand up nothing is going to change.

L.sha.... I understood from the beginning where you were coming from, my aim here has been to defend shakilus and all of you too..... Simone...do not let these people bait you To all who have passed judgement here on this boy - you need to remember that peer pressure is a powerful thing. When I grew up these killings were not happening, but I can see how kids are egged on by each other to do stupid things....like shaki posing with a knife. Im not saying it isnt wrong, but as adults we need to remember that teenagers do make mistakes and do stupid things. What we need to do is educate. Coming to this website with abuse isnt going to help - and your children are as much at risk as anyone else. Remember this violence isnt restricted to sink estates. How would you feel if this wa your baby subjected to this judgement when he has already been killed in such a brutal manner? I would hate to know that Nicola and Derek could have read such hate filled comments concerning their baby - because lets not get it twisted....that is what shakilus was.

R.I.P SHAK I REALLY DONT NO HIM BUT JUS WANTED TO LEAVE A MSG BECOZ OF THE DISGUSTING MSGZ DAT HAVE BEEN SENT. UNO WHAT JUS KEEP UR OPINIONS TO UR SELF OR GO SHARE THEM SOMEWHERE ELSE RATHER THEN A MEMORIAL WEBSITE FOR SOME1 WHO HAS PASSED AWAY. NO MATTER WHAT U THINK HE HAS DONE, IF HE WAS IN A GANG OR NOT! WHICH I DONT EVEN THINK HE WASS NO1 DESERVES TO DIE IN A WAY LIKE DAT!!! THE ONLI PERSON THAT CAN TAKE SUMONES LIFE AWAY IS GOD BECOZ IT WAS GODZ GIFT!!! 1 MORE TING!!!! JUS COZ HE HAD PICTURES LIKE DAT DONT MEAN HE WAS IN A GANG U HAVE TO GROW UP IN R SOCIETY NOW TO UNDERSTAND OUR TEENAGE WORLD.!!! ITZ JUS A POZEEE COZ DATZ HOW IT IZ NOW DAYZ EVEN DOE IT AINT RYTT!! BUT WHATZ IT 2 UU!!! I DONT SEE WHY U CUM ON HERE DISCRIMINATING AND TRYNA BAK UR OPINION UP!!! JUS LEAVEEEE PLZZ ITZ REALLY UPSETIN 2 SEE PPL LIKE U DO DESE KINDA THINGZ!! U SERIOUSLY NEED A HEART COZ I DNT THINK U HAVE 1!!!! ANYWAYZ R.I.P SHAK!!! DEAR BOY ALL THE BEST PRAYERS FOR UU!!!

I think by stating that you accept your children pose with weapons for similar photos and that this is 'normal' makes you lose the moral highground somewhat. And if you look at the link for this site it asks you to 'share your THOUGHTS and condolenses for Shakilus" and that is what a great many people are doing.

How old are your kids? And where were they while you were getting drunk and blaming the system?

Well done, you were drunk but still did manage to spell rather than look like a txt retard. There's hope in this world.

so simone believes her kids aren't in a gang but they pose with guns and knives?? The word naive springs to mind. Doesn't exactly fill me with confidence for the future

well i sure as hell wish i lived on planet simone. But unfortunately in the real world, law abiding innocents are having their lives blighted and even ended by the "youth culture" she tries to make apologies for. She says her own children have posed for photos with guns etc but they're not in a gang??? how naive can you get??? i'm sorry to say it simone, but you and parents like you are part of the problem, because you believe everything your kids tel you. Do you really expect me to believe your children never go out without you? If you're not with them all the time then how can you be so sure what they're getting up to? You slate people like myself and carl kolowski for debating on this site and then add your own views and grievances? The reason i have posted on this site is because i'm a father worried about the future for my son and because i'm sick and tired of this once great country of ours descending into anarchy. when the guardian angels, who used to patrol the bronx in the 80's, have thrown tne towel in saying this country is too violent, then we need to start taking tough action but i won't hold my breath!

I never knew you. I like thousands of others read about you in the papers & saw you on the news. I am so sorry that the world is such a hate filled place & that as a young man your life has been taken. I feel so desperately sorry for your friends & family. They will never hear your voice, see you, feel you. I hope that wherever you are you find eternal peace. With condolances to all who knew you & loved you Annie xx

I want my Mum, don't want to die I never met you but I know you I couldn't help you, but i'll show you Where you lay your life pours out Don't be afraid, I've heard your shout As I stand out in the rain You die, I promise, not in vain To the Townsend family and friends Shaki's death has had a massive impact on the Community in which he died. I will ensure that he is remembered with respect, as your precious Son and friend.

You are Shakilus auntie? if so is there anyway I can get liaise with you ?

You declare that Shakilus "a knife carrying child", "cannot be compared to our troops who are fighting for our freedom" You somehow googled Shakilus to find your way to this site ....and as you can see it is set up as a memorial to Shakilus. I cannot for the life of me imagine that anyone would seek out a memorial tribute site to a deceased teenager whose death was a result of premeditated murder to make daft comments about British soldiers .........can u ? and while you are at it, please enlighten us all where you got the idea that our soldiers are fighting for our freedom?

Shakilus Townsend rest in peace, you are no longer in pain you are with the angels. To the family and friends of Shakilus Townsend i send you my love and condolences, my thoughts are with you at this very sad time there are some sad people on this planet, how can people come on a website like this moaning about morals, race, etc, it seems to me you are coming here to add fuel to the fire and stir up more trouble by winding people up with your stupid comments and i have to add that those seem to be made by people who did not know him at all. You all probable go from site to site because you have no life trying to wind people up........ you are scum how dare you judge a young man who you never knew. I urge all of you who are genuine about showing your respect to Shakilus Townsend PLEASE DO NOT SATISFY THE NASTY LITTLE MINDED PEOPLE WITH A RESPONSE this is not a forum do not give them the satisfaction

Is there any lenght people will not go to feed their denial further? This is becoming a joke, next we will hear the lad was due to be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. As for the charming R.I.P. Carl note from Vanessa with the real name, I have no interest in starting a private debate to vent my "deep rooted anger"..again, sadly, you barely bothered to read my post and chose to select what suited you. That tells me there would be little chance to get through to you in a balanced and objective way. I repeat - but read it properly this time: I have no deep rooted anger but a rather fresh one, based on recent events associated to specific communities so please do stop playing the victim game. The only victims here are the idiots naive and good natured enough to waste their time trying to understand people who couldn't care less about the wellbeing of this country.

Is there any lenght people will not go to feed their denial further? This is becoming a joke, next we will hear the lad was due to be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. As for the charming R.I.P. Carl note from Vanessa with the real name, I have no interest in starting a private debate to vent my "deep rooted anger"..again, sadly, you barely bothered to read my post and chose to select what suited you. That tells me there would be little chance to get through to you in a balanced and objective way. I repeat - but read it properly this time: I have no deep rooted anger but a rather fresh one, based on recent events associated to specific communities so please do stop playing the victim game. The only victims here are the idiots naive and good natured enough to waste their time trying to understand people who couldn't care less about the wellbeing of this country.

i agree with what you have sed...the points u have raised are valid and some what true...i plan 2 get on with fngs and to try and make a change but my aurgument is that all this debating can hapen on another site...not on his memorial tribute site...my coment was aimed at all the heartless people who have said that he deservd to die...i knw shaki was no saint, i knw wat he ws lyk bt 4 sum 1 to sy he shud rot in hel ect is jus sick. no 1 deservs 2 die nd shaki didnt he ws stil a good person.i see it this way, if u canot show shaki sympathy den dont coment at all, people have 2 be considerate to all the people that knew and loved him, to all the people dat are greivin at the mo!! shaki wud want us 2 do sumthing about it bt hes jus died, there wil be plenty mre time 4 that. i can admit i hate the girl that set shaki up and i hate the sh**s that dun this 2 him, nd tuk him away from us but im a mature 15 and i knw that getin this girl back isnt the ryt thing 2 do...it isnt goin 2 bring shaki bak nd i agree with u in that case. i jus dnt want this tribute syt 2 b mde into a debate over knife crime in general...mke another syt 4 that and leav this 1 for the freinds and family tht want 2 mke coments directly 4 shaki. iv known shaki since primary school and al i wnt 2 see is his cheeky little grin! but im nt goin 2, ever agian.now do u see whre i am comming from.

Is there any lenght people will not go to feed their denial further? This is becoming a joke, next we will hear the lad was due to be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. As for the charming R.I.P. Carl note from Vanessa with the real name, I don't want to start a private debate to vent my "deep rooted anger" because - I repeat it again in case you didn't notice it the 1st time around, there's no deep rooted anger..had you bothered to read my post instead of choosing to select from it what suited you, you wouldn't be here repeating yourself. I expect you will now resort to calling me a coward for not bothering to continue in private but hey, you can't be heard by people with selective memory anyway. I reiterate once more, although this seems to be a waste of time: I have no deep rooted anger but a rather fresh one, based on recent events associated to specific communities so please do stop playing the victim game. The only victims in this sad old business are the idiots naive and good natured enough to waste their time trying to understand people who couldn't care less about the wellbeing of this country.

Its tragic that he was killed and i feel for his family, but you cant ever compare him to our soliders they are the fallen heroes. I say it is an insult to our troops to liken Shakilus, a knife carrying child, to our troops who are fighting for our freedom, so people dont need to carry knives and guns.......

R.I.P SHAK YOU HAD SO MANY UNSPOKEN WORDS TO SAY BUT ONE DAY WE WILL JOIN YOU IN PLACE NAMED HEAVEN AND DONT WORRY WHEN IT IS MY TIME TO COME I WILL MAKE SURE I HAVE YOUR TWIX YOU WAS ASKING ME FOR GONE BUR NOT FORGOTTEN OUE TRUE FALLEN SOLDIER R.I.P SHAKILUS LOVE YOU LOTS XXX

By Crime Reporter, Leon Watson CHILDHOOD friends of tragic teen Shaki Townsend have claimed he was killed because he would not join a gang. The 16-year-old, from New Cross, was targeted by thugs who chased him into a cul-de-sac then stabbed and battered him with a baseball bat. Yesterday, pals of Shaki said their friend had rejected being part of a gang and was being attacked regularly because of it. Speaking for the group, one 18-year-old - who did not want to be named for fear of reprisals - said: “We all got together after what happened because we want to tell the true story of Shaki. “He was a fun-loving guy who always made jokes and loved chatting to the girls. Everyone liked him in the area. “He lived in West Norwood until about a year ago and we grew up with him. We knew him really well. “But he wasn’t in a gang and that was the problem. “He got hassle all the time because of it. People who were in a major gang near us were trying to test him. “They were trying to test their power against him because he wasn’t in a gang and he tried to defend himself. “He never harmed anyone but he did have to fend for himself. He had his own friends." The brutal attack took place under washing lines outside a block of flats in Beulah Crescent, Thornton Heath, on Thursday afternoon. Officers investigating Shaki’s murder have arrested five people. One 17-year-old was arrested on Saturday and three other males, aged 16 to 22, and a girl aged 16 were taken into custody on Sunday. Yesterday afternoon cops secured an 36-hour extension to quiz the suspects. - Anyone with information should call the incident room in Sutton on 020 8721 4205 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. leon.watson@slp.co.uk

very sarcastic...like i said before this is a memorial site. If you want to carry on this subject feel free spill your deep rooted anger out ..linedancer123456789@msn.com I would prefer you to vent yr anger on my msn than come on here upsetting shakilus's relatives and friends. Ther's a time and a place for everything. This is not you place.But i will have the time for people like you ..like the heading says R=respect I=individual's P=please RIP SHAKILUS

was it cus he is black ??

r.i.p. shaki, gone but never ever forgotten.xxx