During her barrister training, Alexandra Wilson was invited to take part in a mock trial. It was based on a genuine criminal case. As the young trainee scanned the files, she became tearful. She noticed a name she recognised – Ayo, her close friend who was murdered when they were both 17.
She tried to stay calm as her fellow aspiring lawyers raked over the distressingly familiar details of how her innocent friend was stabbed 14 times by a gang member who mistook him for a rival. Ayo – a pseudonym – had visited an unfamiliar part of south London that evening.
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