PM ‘shocked’ and ‘appalled’ by Croydon stabbing and calls for longer jail terms

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Rishi Sunak told the BBC he is “shocked” and “appalled” after Elianne Andam, 15, was fatally stabbed as she made her way to school in Croydon on Wednesday morning. Rishi Sunak told BBC London’s political editor Tim Donovan: “Everyone will be looking at that and be shocked as I am, appalled by what’s happened and quite frankly angry. When people just do the most awful things they should just go to jail for a very long time and life should mean life Rishi Sunak “It just illustrates the importance of clamping down on knife crime.” He also told the broadcaster his values are that people who commit “the most heinous crimes” should be locked up for life. “When people just do the most awful things they should just go to jail for a very long time and life should mean life.” The girl’s family said she was “the light of our lives” as they paid tribute to her on Thursday.