A teenage boy. A knock at the door. And a mother who made a devastating choice.

In this episode, we tell the story of 17-year-old Levi Ernest-Morrison — a kind, funny, and thoughtful boy from Sydenham with a love of motorbikes, dreams of building a home in St Lucia, and a future ahead of him. Until the evening of 10th April 2021, when he was hunted down in the street by a group of teenagers wielding machetes — and never made it home.

This story was featured in the BBC series The Met: Policing London, and in this episode we explore the full context, including Levi’s life before the attack, the involvement of Ulysses, Sprules and others, and the devastating impact on a family left behind.

We also chat about the summer holidays, walking motivation (or the lack thereof), and attempt to design badges with predictably terrible results.

Because it’s Sinister South — and we will always balance the darkest stories with a little bit of nonsense and a lot of swearing.

Sources include

https://www.met.police.uk/police-forces/metropolitan-police/areas/about-us/about-the-met/the-met/the-met-episode-one/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-63014582
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/levi-ernest-morrison-machete-stabbing-murder-sydenham-london-b1115715.html
https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/southwark/levi-ernest-morrison-fifth-arrest-made-by-police

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