UK - Woman, 32, critical after Notting Hill stabbing, 25 August 2024

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Family of mother killed at Notting Hill Carnival say it's an 'unmanageable event' and is 'unsafe'

Ahead of the carnival, police have arrested more than 100 people and seized dozens of knives and firearms. But organisers are adamant, the event is safe.

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23 August 2025
''Colourful, celebratory and culturally significant, but it has become increasingly contentious.
For the family of Cher Maximen it's an event they can no longer be excited about.
In their eyes, carnival has been tainted by the memories of last year when 32-year-old Cher was killed in front of her young daughter in an unexpected, unprovoked attack in the middle of carnival's 'family day'.

Image:Cher Maximen was fatally stabbed at last year's carnival
Cher's family say she would not want the event to stop, but that its "current format" is unsafe.

"Where some people say, wrong place, wrong time. She was in the right place, at the right time, where she should have been, and still she wasn't safe," says Lawrence Hoo, Cher's cousin.''

''This weekend, carnival organisers say 7,000 officers and staff will be on site each day with live facial recognition cameras and screening arches used at the busiest entry points.''

Man jailed for murder of woman in front of daughter at Notting Hill Carnival

A judge said the ‘brazen’ attack had been carried out in broad daylight in front of families

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Shakeil Thibou, 20, was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 29 years for the murder of Cher Maximen
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