West London - the major new shopping centre Westfield, Europe's largest inner city mall, has already been dogged by unforeseen problems caused by its sheer size, something owners had been keen to promote as one of the mall's strengths.
But with two teens already stabbed to death, and another in a critical condition in hospital, it's clear that something has gone badly wrong among the upscale boutiques and ethnic themed eateries.
The problem has arisen because the the sheer size of Westfield has led the post office to create a special postcode just for the centre, to handle the business mail and keep it separate from neighbouring residential addresses.
But soon enough London's notorious "postcode wars" (where teen gangs have strictly enforced territories defined by postcodes, and being on someone else's turf can lead to being killed) had reared its ugly head, with over 20 local gangs fighting for bragging rights over the newly created postal territory.
Shepherds Bush crew "Man Bet No Bout Dat" say the mall is theirs, whereas White City posse "Nuff Dat Shit Gon Fly" say it naturally belongs to them. No one knows where the bitter and bloody dispute will end, but Westfield is bearing the brunt of the uncertainty, with only 140,000 shoppers visiting on Saturday, many staying away for fear of being shanked.
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