Ria Chatterjee

On the day we arrive in Sukhasan, pomp obscures reality. In front of a white-stone town hall, plastic chairs absorb the heat. They’re not stacked or haphazard - rather they have been carefully arranged into a downward crescent moon, awaiting the backbones of officialdom. Government staff sink back, mastering the seats with their bodies. The fleshy semicircle thrums as the men grin and chat and extend their hands in greeting. One of them is Manoj Kumar – a Dowry Prohibition Officer.

"I wouldn't wish this on anyone... enough's enough," community worker Anthony King tells Ria Chatterjee. Click above to watch episode one of her special series. London Road is 2.6 miles long. It curves its way northwards from West Croydon overground station to Norbury train station. Or southwards from Norbury to Croydon, depending on which way you look at it. And in many ways, this is a story of perspective.

They are weapons that kill that can't be bought in shops. So why is it so easy to buy zombie knives online? ITV News London has seen evidence that getting hold of these banned knives takes a matter of days and costs just a few pounds. We can reveal that they can be bought illegally online in just a few clicks with no checks on who is buying them and whether they are children. The Mayor has told ITV News London there is 'no justification' for that. Ordering banned knives online is illegal.