Knife crime in London is becoming more deadly and will get worse, a charity has said. On Thursday, a 14-year-old boy became the city’s 27th victim of teenage killings this year. The capital is now close to hitting a grim record of teenage homicides in 12 months, after 2008 saw 29 victims lose their lives. According to the PA news agency, 27 boys have been victims of teenage killings, with 23 of those killed in stabbings. The CEO of anti-knife crime charity the Ben Kinsella Trust, Patrick Green, told the PA news agency knife crime “is a problem that has continued” and “in terms of seriousness of the offences, it is getting worse, and statistics show that it is getting more deadly. Younger teenagers are becoming victims”. In February, the Metropolitan Police warned London could reach record numbers for teenage homicides in 2021 after several boys had already lost their …