Nigerian couple loses 3 sons to gang violence in U.K
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A man stabbed to death in north London, on Tuesday, has been named as Nigerian father-of-two, David Bello-Monerville.
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Six years ago, his brother, Joseph, was shot in the head in a car. In 1994, another of his siblings, Trevor, 26, died after being stabbed in Hackney.
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David, 38, was stabbed to death when two groups attacked each other with blades, chains and broom handles during a street battle close to his family home in Barnet.
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His mother, Linda, rushed to the scene sobbing and shouting: “Not another son!”, according to neighbours.
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Six years ago, David was in a car with his 19-year-old twin brothers, Joseph and Jonathan, when a gunman fired three times. None of the brothers’ killers have so far been brought to justice.
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The set of twins had returned to Britain just six months before the murder, to start a degree in forensic science at London Metropolitan University. .
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They had gone to Nigeria to study because of their parents’ fears over youth violence in north London.
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Joseph and Jonathan were the youngest of seven children – Joseph was the last born. Superintendent Tim Alexander said: “Our thoughts are with the victim’s family at this very difficult time. .
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This is such a tragic loss of life and we urge anyone with information to come forward.”