London homicides driven by drugs and social media, study finds

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The London Violence Reduction Unit's report also finds missed mental health sessions pose a risk.

Existing police codes did not flag up all cases where mental health was a contributing factorSocial media usage in homicides was more sophisticated than sharing threats or aggressive language online

The ability to delete messages on Snapchat was known and used, which may explain why it was favoured in the context of committing violenceGang violence presented a particular homicide risk to young people They will now use the framework to analyse another 300 cases with a view to it potentially being used more routinely in the capital.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said: "If we are to continue reducing violence in London, it's crucial that we identify more opportunities to intervene early because I firmly believe that violence is preventable, not inevitable." Lib Peck, director of VRU, said: "The foundation of the VRU's approach to tackling violence is to build an evidence base for what works and what doesn't."

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