Burgess Park violence

2022 - 5 - 31

Burgess Park

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Burgess Park: Mass violence planned in South London park with ... (MyLondon)

The upcoming funfair at Burgess Park, Peckham, has reportedly been chosen as a spot for 'post code wars' and 'acid attacks' on June 2.

South London parents and young people have been warned to stay away from Burgess Park on Thursday, June 2 in case of a similar spate of crime. Awareness is being spread to try and make parents and young people avoid the park on June 2. In April, a funfair in Blackheath was overrun with hundreds of teenagers 'climbing on rides' and causing chaos. Hopefully the met police sees this and gets the park closed or get enough officers there to safeguard these young people." Patrick Campbell, a youth mentor and chef, also warned parents about the upcoming violence and told them to "keep their kids at home". There is a funfair on over the weekend and it is here that apparent threats of violence will supposedly be carried out.

London: Met Police issue warning over organised violence rumours (Metro)

One said Burgess Park in Camberwell is 'due to be a horror movie' on June 2, while another user wrote 'whoever's going to Burgess Park, tell ur mum you love her ...

‘This has been fed into our local policing plan which covers the entire bank holiday weekend and a visible policing presence will be seen in Burgess Park, and other key areas across Lambeth and Southwark over the course of the weekend. Initial reports of a stabbing proved to be incorrect but a section 60 order, which gives the police the right to stop and search people in the area, was enforced and weapons found. A funfair held in the park started last week and is due to run throughout the Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend.

Why are people on TikTok warning others not to go to Burgess Park ... (The Tab)

A number of people on TikTok have warned others not go to Burgess Park in South London on 2nd June after rumours of planned violence.

A funfair is planned for a number of days over the Jubilee weekend in Burgess Park. It’s not clear where the rumours of an alleged fight started from, however, the Metropolitan Police is aware of the online rumours. TikTok users are saying the alleged “postcode war” will be like a “horror film” and for people to tell their mums they “love her” before they go to the park. People on TikTok are warning others about attending Burgess Park in Peckham this Thursday 2nd June after a number of videos went viral suggesting planned violence was going to take place at the park.

Fears of acid attacks and gang violence at 'postcode war' gathering (Daily Express)

GANG MEMBERS are reportedly planning a day of mass violence - including an acid attack - at a large park during the busy bank holiday weekend over 'a ...

Hopefully the met police see this and get the park closed or get enough officers there to safeguard these young people." Parents and families have been warned about the friction between gangs in Camberwell, south London, which have shared threats online ahead of the Platinum Jubilee weekend. Young people are being encouraged to turn up with knives, imitation guns, machetes, etc.

Police to ramp up presence in Burgess Park following TikTok ... (Evening Standard)

Users have taken to the social media platform to claim that an attack is due to take place in south London on the Jubilee weekend.

“Guys don’t go Burgess Park on June the second as there is going to be a war with two gangs with guns, knives and acid... Several users – many of them school age - have taken to the social media platform to voice their concerns about a reported planned confrontation in Burgess Park on Thursday, June 2. Users have taken to the social media platform to claim that an attack is due to take place in south London on the Jubilee weekend

Burgess Park: Heavy police presence amid bank holiday violence ... (BBC News)

The threat of violence will mean an increased police presence in a south London park, the Met Police has said. Ahead of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend ...

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Police presence confirmed at Burgess Park on June 2nd amid ... (HITC)

London's Metropolitan Police has revealed that it will be sending officers to London's Burgess Park this weekend amid fears of mass violence.

If you are in the area and see any criminal activity, make sure you report it to the Metropolitan Police by calling 999 if it is an emergency. “This has been fed into our local policing plan which covers the entire bank holiday weekend and a visible policing presence will be seen in Burgess Park,” they continued, revealing that there will be police officers present across Lambeth and Southwark over the weekend. We urge you to avoid Burgess Park this weekend if possible and report any criminal activity that you see in the area.