Murder of Ben Kinsella
Ben Kinsella | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 October 1991 Islington, London, England |
| Died | 29 June 2008 (aged 16) Islington, London, England |
| Cause of death | Stab wounds |
| Resting place | St Pancras and Islington Cemetery |
| Education | 10 GCSEs |
| Known for | Murder victim |
| Parent(s) | George and Deborah Kinsella |
| Relatives | Brooke Kinsella (sister) |
Ben Michael Kinsella (27 October 1991 – 29 June 2008) was a 16-year-old student at Holloway School who was stabbed to death in an attack by three men in June 2008 in Islington. The significant media attention around his murder (the 17th stabbing death of a teenager in London during 2008) led to a series of anti-knife crime demonstrations, a raised profile for the government's anti-knife crime maxim "Operation Blunt 2" and a review of UK knife crime sentencing laws.