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          Thousands marched for Ali Baygoren in Tottenham



                                                                        17-YEAR-OLD Ali Baygören was
                                                                      stabbed to death in front of his
                                                                      home in north London on Saturday,
                                                                      June 18, thousands of members of
                                                                      the Turkish-speaking community
                                                                      members living in England held a
                                                                      march on Monday, 20 June calling
                                                                      for more action against gangs.
                                                                        The 17-year-old’s family orginate
                                                                      from Turkey tragically died on Sat-
                                                                      urday, as a result of a knife attack
                                                                      in front of his home.  Ali’s death
                                                                      has caused deep sadness among
                                                                      the Turkis-speaking communities.
                                                                        In order to draw attention to the
                                                                      gang crimes, a march took place   killed.“He would tell his mother
                                                                      on Monday, June 20, at 7:00 p.m,
                                                                      starting in front of Ali’s house,   ‘I’m working to give you money’.
                                                                      where he was stabbed to death,   And he would say ‘Dad I’m going to
                                                                      thousands marched to the Ed-   buy you a new car.’ He was a good
                                                                      monton Police Station. Thousands   boy. “He was on the way to work at
                                                                      of people chanted slogans such   the market but the trains were not
                                                                      as “Stop the Killings”, “Cuts hurt   working. So he had to walk to get a
                                                                      Kids”, “No more gang violence” and   bus and then was attacked.” Police
                                                                      “No to gangs” as well as held signs,   confirmed on Monday (June 20th)
                                                                      calling for more funding for youth   that a 15-year-old boy had been
                                                                      groups services and action from   charged with murder.
                                                                      police of knife crime.           He was arrested by detectives
                                                                        Newly qualified electrician Ali   on Saturday, June 18th. Two men,
                                                                      Baygören was just leaving home  17 years old and 16 years old, who
                                                                      on his way to work when he was  were arrested at the scene on June
                                                                      stabbed to death right outside his  18 on suspicion of murder, were re-
                                                                      home. His father Ibrahim told the  leased on bail for further investiga-
                                                                      Standard: “Ali had just finished  tion. Homicide detectives from the
                                                                      studying as an electrician. He had  Met’s Crime Specialist Command
                                                                      three days of holiday then was  are investigating the case.
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