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• Tower Hamlets stabbing death boy named as Joel Adesina

  By Eddie Nestor| BBC Verified A 15-year-old boy who died after he was stabbed in a fight in east London has been named. Joel Adesina, from Dagenham, was found stabbed in the abdomen on Bethnal Green Road, Tower Hamlets, at 23:00 GMT on Friday. The teenager was taken to hospital but died several hours later. His next of kin have been told. An 18-year-old man was arrested at the scene and taken to an east London police station for questioning.

  By Eddie Nestor · BBC

  Dec. 08, 2014

• Felix Dexter was the real McCoy, but our comedians have been blacked out of TV | Eddie Nestor

  By Eddie Nestor| The Guardian Verified I last saw Felix Dexter in the hospice. Even though he was in huge pain and could not walk, he still had a mischievous smile. He said there was room for me and it was rent-free with great views. He told me he was still writing stuff and couldn't wait to try it out. Sadly we will never hear it, as on 18 October Felix lost his three-year battle with multiple myeloma. It came as a huge shock to many – and that he was on TV at the time, in the BBC1 comedy Citizen Khan, made it all the more poignant.

  By Eddie Nestor · The Guardian

  Nov. 15, 2013

• Tower Hamlets stabbing death boy named as Joel Adesina

  By Eddie Nestor| BBC Verified A 15-year-old boy who died after he was stabbed in a fight in east London has been named. Joel Adesina, from Dagenham, was found stabbed in the abdomen on Bethnal Green Road, Tower Hamlets, at 23:00 GMT on Friday. The teenager was taken to hospital but died several hours later. His next of kin have been told. An 18-year-old man was arrested at the scene and taken to an east London police station for questioning.

  By Eddie Nestor · BBC

  Dec. 08, 2014

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