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All elements of our community must have benefits of law and order
• I READ Paul Keilthy’s article about the death of 17-year-old Sharma’arke Hassan, originally from Somalia, with great sadness (We escaped a civil war but guns still took our son’s life, June 5).
Only a day or so earlier another young person from Camden, this time of Ethiopian origin, was seriously injured in another violent incident and is still in a critical condition. It’s a real shame to see this unnecessary loss of life and violence in our community and it’s a shame families who have fled civil war in their own countries to seek safety and security face these problems here. It is vital that the council and the police ensure all elements of our community have the benefits of law and order and community services that help address such problems, to make sure further tragedies are avoided.
A lot of good work is already being done by both the police and Camden Council. But we need to continue to seek to understand the causes of this situation and work to address these issues in conjunction with these youths and also with their parents and community leaders. I am also concerned to hear the family of Sharma’arke Hassan have felt so isolated and unsupported. It is essential they are provided with proper support at times like this.
Cllr Maya de Souza
Green Party,
Highgate ward
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