THE TRUTH ABOUT: Beckenham place park - The Untold Story

Beckenham Place Park lake to reopen less than three weeks after 'heartbreaking' death of teenage boy

Izaiah Smith, 15, died on April 4 after swimming in the water in the London park

Evening Standard · Apr 22, 2025

Met Police issue swimming warning after death of teenager in London lake

Scotland Yard issued advice after the body of Izaiah Smith, 15, was recovered from Beckenham Place Park in Lewisham

Evening Standard · Apr 7, 2025

‘Kind’ footballer, 15, who died after drowning in London lake named

Izaiah Smith, 15, was found dead after ‘getting into difficulty’ in the water at Beckenham Place Park, Lewisham

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2025

Boy, 15, dies after lake tragedy at Beckenham Place Park in south-east London

The death is not being treated as suspicious

Evening Standard · Apr 5, 2025

Boy, 16, missing after getting ‘into difficulty’ in London park lake

Emergency services rushed to Beckenham Place Park where they are searching for the missing teenager

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2025

Man jailed for life for ‘postcode murder’ in Beckenham car park

Godfrey Madondo, 20, killed Jeremiah Sewell, 19, following a ‘chance meeting’ in Beckenham Place Park in south London last July.

Evening Standard · Jul 7, 2023

Man jailed for life after killing teenager for being from ‘wrong’ neighbourhood

Godfrey Madondo, 20, killed Jeremiah Sewell, 19, following a ‘chance meeting’ in Beckenham Place Park in south London last July.

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2023

Murder probe launched after 19-year-old stabbed to death in neck while in parked car

The teenager is thought to have been sat in a parked car in Beckenham Place Park, Lewisham, in the early hours of Saturday with the Metropolitan Police launching a murder investigation

Daily Mirror · Jul 16, 2022