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Parents of murdered Yusuf Sonko write open letter

Yusuf and Khadija Credit: Merseyside Police

The parents of Yusuf Sonko who died after being shot in Toxteth in June this year have issued an open letter this Christmas appealing for people to come forward with information.

Eighteen year-old Yusuf was found injured on Tagus Street, at the rear of shops on Lodge Lane, on the evening of Friday 2 June. He was taken to hospital but died a short while later.

An investigation is currently underway and detectives have appealed for 22-year-old Jason Curry to contact them as they believe that he may have information that could help them with their inquiries.

Khadija and Papice Sonko have written the letter as families prepare to spend time with their loved ones during the festive season.

Anyone who has any information is asked to contact the gun crime hotline on 0800 230 0600 or leave information anonymously and for free with Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. You can also use their online form anonymously.

Dear Parents,

It has been six months since our son, Yusuf, was brutally murdered, shot in the head on 2 June 2017 on Lodge Lane, a busy street, with many people there witnessing what happened on that fateful evening. Nobody has yet been charged with his murder.

December is time when many families will be celebrating the festive season, enjoying family time together. We are writing this letter to appeal to you, to our community members to come forward with any information to bring the killer of Yusuf to face justice.

My family is broken, our hearts are broken, we will never be able to celebrate with Yusuf any more birthdays, festivals or welcome in the New Year, we will never know what his future life would have brought him, and we will never see him grow into a mature man.

We are appealing to you mother to mother, father to father, sister and brother, please help us, please come forward with information our community must break this wall of silence, it just takes one person to do the right thing. Put yourselves in our position, what would you want if it was your child or family member that was killed?

Please come forward, speak to the police and please bring us some peace at this time of year.

– Khadija and Papice Sonko.