Lavaun Witter, 22, was ‘destined for greatness’ and ‘wanted to fly high’, his family said in tribute

A 22-year-old killed in south London during a spate of stabbings in the capital last weekend has been named as Lavaun Witter.

He was one of two men stabbed to death in eight unconnected stabbings over 24 hours, which started on Friday evening. The other man to die, Sven Badzak, also 22, was chased by a group and knifed to death in Kilburn on Saturday afternoon.

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