This episode was first released on 31 July, 2020.

CJ Davis was shot dead in broad daylight, September 4th, 2017, in Newham, East London. He was 14 years old.

The case remains unsolved.

Presented by John Simpson, the Crime Correspondent for The Times, this is a special series looking at what happened that day and in the months leading up to CJ's murder.

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This episode was first published on 7th August, 2020.

In the first of a special series on Stories of our times, the Times' Crime Correspondent John Simpson attempts to work out who killed a 14-year-old boy in broad daylight back in September 2017 in Newham, east London. CJ Davis' murder has never been solved but the case remains active.

Content warning: Description of suicidal ideation.

Host: John Simpson, crime correspondent at The Times.

Support numbers: If you’ve been affected by anything in this programme contact Samaritans for free on 116 123.

Investigation: Anyone with information can also contact the police on the dedicated incident room number of 020 8345 3775, or 101. You can also make contact via Twitter @MetCC. To give information anonymously contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org. The Metropolitan Police Service offers a £20,000 reward for anyone who can provide information leading to the identification and conviction of the person(s) responsible for CJ's murder.

Original music by Cam Shuck - satellitestudios.co.uk.

Additional music by Jordan Powell, Daniel Birch and Breakmaster Cylinder.

Actors: Praise Aguda, Tione Chance.

Clips used: BBC, ITV, UK Drill YouTube channel.

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This episode was first published on 14 August, 2020.

CJ Davis was shot dead and killed in east London in 2017. He was 14 years old. In this episode John explores how he was forced to leave mainstream education and attend a pupil referral unit, precipitating a fall into a criminal world.

Investigation: Anyone with information can also contact the police on the dedicated incident room number of 020 8345 3775, or 101. You can also make contact via Twitter @MetCC. To give information anonymously contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org. The Metropolitan Police Service offers a £20,000 reward for anyone who can provide information leading to the identification and conviction of the person(s) responsible for CJ's murder.

Original Music by Cam Shuck - satellitestudios.co.uk.

Clips: UK Drill YouTube channel.

Additional music by Jordan Powell (licensed under Creative Commons).

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