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Boy, 16, killed in threat chase, hunt for twin brothers over missing Dawn Anderson & more stories from Black, Asian and Arab communities you shouldn't have missed this week curated by Melissa Sigodo

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Dec 08, 2024
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Legal

Tafari Thompson-Mintah, 16, was deliberately knocked off his scooter and killed after being struck by an oncoming car when Aaron Conway, 39, and Joseph Barnes, 41, chased him. Conway wanted to intimidate the teen who’d been seeing his daughter, a court heard. Full story.

Violence Against Women and Girls

A body has been found in the search for a ‘devoted’ British mum-of-three who went missing in Jamaica. Dawn Anderson, 64, was a ‘caring, loving family member’ her daughter said. A murder investigation is now underway. Full story.


Police are searching for twin brothers after a British mum-of-three, Dawn Anderson, 64, was found dead buried near her holiday home in Jamaica. One of the twins is her husband who was already being sought by multiple police divisions. Full story.


Grenfell

Building owners will be given till 2029 to remove dangerous cladding the government has announced this week seven years since the Grenfell fire killed 72 people. However, residents who have been left bankrupt as a result of the material say they “will never forgive” and don’t believe the target will be met. Full story.

Windrush

The Home Office says that people can show up at the airport and use expired immigration documents to travel amid issues with digital visa transition. But Windrush scandal victim Euen says he won’t even risk visiting his mother who is recovering from medical treatment out of fears he won’t be allowed back in the UK. Full story.

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