I’ve only just found time to find out why the police had cordoned off sections of Upper Street, which I photographed on my phone as I walked past on Friday.

Another London teenager - either the 26th or the 27th this year - murdered.

The Times has fixed on a supposed gang connection, hinting that a Hackney teenager may have been responsible and citing Nassirudeen’s tribute site, which contains comments (on this picture) about him being a “true soldier”.

I’ve no idea whether or not Nassirudeen was involved in or with gangs, but I do know that I’m right behind the person who posted this on his memorial website:

its 2 much now…ppl need 2 stop 28th Dec 2007
passerr by from chalk farm relation: passer by
everyone needs to calm down now and stop hurtin eachother……another inocent person’s life taken…..for jus silly reasons…