Two on the edge of a big carnival festival People attacked in the London district of Notting Hill have succumbed to their injuries. According to the PA news agency, they are a 32 year old motherwho had been to the carnival with her three-year-old daughter and other relatives, and a Swedish-born chef living in Dubai aged 41.
According to police, they were critically injured in separate attacks during the long carnival weekend.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said on Platform X that such violence was “shocking, completely unacceptable and a Is a betrayal of the values to celebrate which Carnival was createdThe carnival organizers also expressed their shock at the deaths in a statement.
The Notting Hill Carnival was founded by immigrants from the Caribbean, has been celebrated for more than 50 years and is considered one of the largest street festivals in Europe. A week ago, numerous acts of violence and arrests took place on the sidelines. According to police, 35 officers were injured and 230 people were arrested for various offenses within two days. In both the case of the mother and the case of the cook, one suspect was arrested. (dpa)
