Anyone else really affected at the horrific murder of Daniel Anjorin?

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Another brutal attack taking the life of an innocent young boy. This news has really affected me today, I couldn’t see another thread. His poor parents and family, just a young kid going to school.

I hope the police get to the bottom of it so justice can be done.

Could have been drugged up to the eyeballs 🤔

How awful! I think it is available but only for the less than 1% who manage to access it. And by that I basically mean those who are sectioned (probably not applicable to a child but with regards to adults). Getting MH support is like banging your head against a brick wall. I had a relative who was very severely mentally ill with addiction issues (this is a massive bug bear of mine as they basically won’t section people under the influence yet half the time it’s impossible to tell what’s causing what). We fought tooth and nail to have them sectioned for about 6 months, with them going in and out of hospital the whole time being a danger to themselves and others. Whilst under section they received the correct treatment for their underlying MH condition, got sober, and have never looked back. They are now a fully functional, very successful member of society. I’ve said it on here before but my heart breaks for the thousands of people that could be helped if only they had an inpatient bed, full assessment with psychiatrists, correct meds and ongoing community support. I truly think we’ve eroded the idea of inpatient MH services because they are costly and severely lacking but they can work absolute wonders. For the need they are basically non existent.

I've just seen his photo. Heartbreaking.

I hope the guilty man gets an absolute battering inside and is not protected with solitary confinement.

That poor young boy, it’s heartbreaking.
I don’t enjoy busy or new situations anymore and have a permanent low level of anxiety with an increased awareness thinking what if x happens rather than just being in the moment.
When you think nothing can shock you more, something does
RIP Daniel

Recreational drugs have a terrible impact on mental health. I guess we’ll find out in time what the story was and if the man had MH problems. I see so many online videos of young men hold huge bloody machetes and swords just cycling about London in broad daylight. Wtf is going on?!!!!

Getting MH support is like banging your head against a brick wall.

So true. I'm not a mental health worker, but I work with clients with MH problems. Even clients with a paranoid schizophrenia diagnosis, who used to get a fortnightly visit from their CPN, now get a monthly phone call, at best, and 2 F2F appointments a year.

And I'm very grateful that my bipolar DB has to visit the mental health team once a month because his medication is by depo injection. Hopefully the fact that they actually see him means that they would notice if his condition was deteriorating.

its no wonder the pip benefits look to increase.
when Sunak was going on about helping people instead - why aren’t we doing that already?!

put the money into people like your son and you won’t see pip increase. Offer poor provision and the bills will be astronomical

i am very sorry your sons going through this. I hope he’s able to get something meaningful from it

I don't see how you can be "really affected" unless you knew him.

Yes, it's sad, and yes it's horrific, but you're going to need a thicker skin, as these events are going to become commonplace.

Protect yourself. Acknowledge the article, then take a step back. Otherwise you'll become ill by being "really affected" at all of them.

So sad. I teach children and have children just like him, doing what they do every day. Walking to school. Just walking! To have stepped out that day and never make it back home is so upsetting. May his family find peace and get justice.

It’s awful, I grew up in Glasgow in the 90s and early noughties and this was commonplace except it wasn’t filmed as much since it was before smartphones.

A bit off topic but what I find Interesting is how the knife culture in London is being treated very differently by the media & government when it’s a different demographic of young people who are seen to be the culprits. It was ultimately treated in Glasgow under a health model, although that wasn’t always the case I don’t ever remember the machete wielding youth being so demonised. Then again, it’s a totally different government - SNP & Tories are light years apart

It’s not just knife culture in London though is it, knife crime is an issue elsewhere - West Midlands has the highest knife crime stats

That's the real levelled isn't it?

Millions of kids left for school like Daniel. 1 less came home after the most heinous of attacks in an innocent schoolboy.

It really makes you realise how volatile life is. It often isn't about the choices you make. You are at the mercy of the choices those around you make.

Often without any clear cause or warning.

My heart goes out to his family. How do you ever come to terms with it?