A SOMALI-led street gang connected to the killing of a WPC operates from the school where a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death last week.
The gang, known as Thug Fam, has members at the London Academy school attended by Kiyan Prince, who died on Thursday after trying to break up a fight between two boys.
Early today a 16-year-old boy arrested late on Friday was charged with his murder.
The gang, which is dominated by Somalis but also includes youths of other races, is based at the Grahame Park housing estate in northwest London. It also has a stronghold in Greenwich on the other side of the capital.
The connection between the gang and the killing of the WPC cannot be revealed for legal reasons.
A female friend of Kiyan, who is also a pupil at the school in Edgware, said students were “petrified†of the Thug Fam gang, which is said to have between 15 and 20 members in the area, most older than 16.
The girl, who asked not to be named for fear of reprisals, said: “There used to be about seven members of the Thug Fam gang who went to the London Academy. Now there are only two. The other five are in prison. Most of the students are petrified of the gang — they carry weapons, usually knives, and are very intimidating.â€Â
Kiyan was allegedly stabbed to death by a somali youth after after intervening in a fight