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ITV ejects Love Island contestant linked to 2019 stabbing.

6/30/2026

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ITV removed Gabriel Garland from Love Island after learning he was named in documents about a 2019 London stabbing.
ITV confirmed that Garland left the villa and will not return, following the June 28, 2026 episode.
Court records show Garland, then 17, was linked to victims of Vitor Mazzer, who was convicted for the 2019 New Year’s Eve stabbing, sentenced to 42 months, with his appeal denied in April 2024.

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ITV removed Gabriel Garland from Love Island after learning he was named in documents about a 2019 London stabbing.
ITV confirmed that Garland left the villa and will not return, following the June 28, 2026 episode.
Court records show Garland, then 17, was linked to victims of Vitor Mazzer, who was convicted for the 2019 New Year’s Eve stabbing, sentenced to 42 months, with his appeal denied in April 2024.