Mother of Gang Victim Demands 20-Year Jail Terms for Carrying a Knife

Mother of Gang Victim Demands 20-Year Jail Terms for Carrying a Knife
An undated image of Sven Badzak, who was stabbed to death in Kilburn, north London, on Feb. 6, 2021. courtesy of Jasna Badzak
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A drill rapper who had four previous convictions for carrying a knife has been jailed for life as his victim’s mother demanded tougher laws and a “war on gangs.”

On Thursday Rashid Gedel, 22, was jailed for life for the murder of Sven Badzak, 22—who had been to university and planned to train as a solicitor—who was stabbed to death on Feb. 6, 2021 by a gang from the South Kilburn estate in northwest London, who were seeking to target rival youths.

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