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| Funeral for boy killed in bakery | |
| (about 3 hours later) | |
| Hundreds of mourners have attended the funeral of schoolboy Jimmy Mizen in south-east London. | Hundreds of mourners have attended the funeral of schoolboy Jimmy Mizen in south-east London. |
| Jimmy, 16, bled to death when he suffered a neck injury in an attack at Three Cooks bakery in Lee, south-east London, on 10 May. | Jimmy, 16, bled to death when he suffered a neck injury in an attack at Three Cooks bakery in Lee, south-east London, on 10 May. |
| He was killed 500m from his home a day after his birthday. | He was killed 500m from his home a day after his birthday. |
| The hearse passed the bakery, with his parents following behind. His brothers led the procession carrying a picture of the altar boy. | The hearse passed the bakery, with his parents following behind. His brothers led the procession carrying a picture of the altar boy. |
| Jimmy's eight-year-old brother, George, who carried the picture, had "Jimbo" written on his arm. | Jimmy's eight-year-old brother, George, who carried the picture, had "Jimbo" written on his arm. |
| A T-shirt was wrapped over the coffin with the words "Jimmy M Team" written on it. | A T-shirt was wrapped over the coffin with the words "Jimmy M Team" written on it. |
| Jimmy's friends from his school in Eltham knotted their school ties around a makeshift shrine while family members left flower tributes and balloons at the spot. | Jimmy's friends from his school in Eltham knotted their school ties around a makeshift shrine while family members left flower tributes and balloons at the spot. |
| Jimmy taught us all to let anger and hate go, look deep in your heart and the love will flow Family tribute | Jimmy taught us all to let anger and hate go, look deep in your heart and the love will flow Family tribute |
| Five of Jimmy's brothers carried the coffin into the Our Lady of Lourdes church in Lee. Jimmy's friends formed a guard of honour. | |
| Family and friends had said the funeral should be a celebration of Jimmy's life and they wore brightly-coloured clothes and listened to his favourite songs. | |
| During the service Jimmy's mother, Margaret Mizen, 55, said: "I can't believe we are here now. He really was a beautiful son." | |
| Her husband Barry, 56, said Jimmy was "a lovely boy" who had his mother's smile. | |
| "I have some really good memories and I will keep them always," he said. | |
| Jimmy's six brothers each made a personal tribute to him during the service. | |
| 'Immaculate character' | |
| A tribute from the family on the order of service read: "God sent them Jimmy with a mission in mind to show the world love and leave all the anger behind. | A tribute from the family on the order of service read: "God sent them Jimmy with a mission in mind to show the world love and leave all the anger behind. |
| "With a smile so special, so gentle, so kind, an angel of immaculate character beautiful inside. | "With a smile so special, so gentle, so kind, an angel of immaculate character beautiful inside. |
| "Jimmy taught us all to let anger and hate go, look deep in your heart and the love will flow. | "Jimmy taught us all to let anger and hate go, look deep in your heart and the love will flow. |
| "Now look up at heaven, at the sky at night, you will see a star shining ever so bright, that is Jimmy... our gentle giant." | "Now look up at heaven, at the sky at night, you will see a star shining ever so bright, that is Jimmy... our gentle giant." |
| The service was followed by a private burial at nearby Grove Park Cemetery. | |
| Jake Fahri, 19, from Lee, has been charged with his murder. | Jake Fahri, 19, from Lee, has been charged with his murder. |