While EastEnders viewers reel from Shakil’s brutal murder as a result of knife crime, stars of the show have opened up about their feelings and connections to the subject.
“It’s every parent’s worst nightmare,” shares actress Lorraine Stanley, whose character Karen’s son Keegan was also stabbed, but was lucky enough to survive. “I’ve got a two-and-a-half-year-old daughter, and I’m already worrying. I live in London, and I just want to get out.
“It’s not just London, though, that’s the thing,” adds the star. “A child can just be in the wrong place at the wrong time. They don’t even have to be in a gang. It’s a scary thing because it ruins lives. Everyone loses out.”
Meanwhile, Tony Clay – who plays Halfway – knows only…
