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| Police hunt killer of boy stabbed on London bus | Police hunt killer of boy stabbed on London bus |
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| The boy was attacked on a 472 bus on Woolwich Church Street | The boy was attacked on a 472 bus on Woolwich Church Street |
| Detectives hunting the killer of a 14-year-old boy stabbed to death on a bus in south-east London say they are working "at pace" to find those responsible. | Detectives hunting the killer of a 14-year-old boy stabbed to death on a bus in south-east London say they are working "at pace" to find those responsible. |
| The teenager was pronounced dead shortly after being attacked as he travelled on a 472 double-decker bus in Woolwich at about 14:30 GMT on Tuesday. | The teenager was pronounced dead shortly after being attacked as he travelled on a 472 double-decker bus in Woolwich at about 14:30 GMT on Tuesday. |
| The crime scene on Woolwich Church Street remains cordoned off and some road closures are still in place as investigations continue. | The crime scene on Woolwich Church Street remains cordoned off and some road closures are still in place as investigations continue. |
| Following the attack, Metropolitan Police Ch Supt Louise Sargent described the crime as "horrendous" and said her thoughts were with those close to the victim. | |
| The scene remains taped off by police on Wednesday morning | The scene remains taped off by police on Wednesday morning |
| Police, paramedics and the London Air Ambulance were called to the scene after the alert was raised by an officer on patrol. | Police, paramedics and the London Air Ambulance were called to the scene after the alert was raised by an officer on patrol. |
| Medics tried to treat the boy's injuries, but he died soon afterwards. | Medics tried to treat the boy's injuries, but he died soon afterwards. |
| Addressing journalists following the attack on Tuesday, Supt Sargent, Deputy Commander for the area, said: "Our thoughts at this time are with the victim's family and friends. This is a horrendous crime, and I can't imagine what they must be going through right now. | Addressing journalists following the attack on Tuesday, Supt Sargent, Deputy Commander for the area, said: "Our thoughts at this time are with the victim's family and friends. This is a horrendous crime, and I can't imagine what they must be going through right now. |
| "I know this will be a worrying time for everyone here in Woolwich, and all the more so given the very young age of the victim." | "I know this will be a worrying time for everyone here in Woolwich, and all the more so given the very young age of the victim." |
| She added that there would be an increased police presence in the area following the crime. | She added that there would be an increased police presence in the area following the crime. |
| 'It's so scary' | |
| The boy's death comes just three months after another teenage boy lost his life to knife crime in Woolwich. | |
| Daèjaun Campbell, 15, was fatally stabbed in September. | |
| He was among 11 teenage boys who lost their lives to homicide in London in 2024. | |
| One local mother, Kate, who also works nearby, told the BBC she believed violent crimes like these seemed to be becoming "more and more common" in the area. | |
| "It's a bit daunting. I have a child, and I'm a bit afraid of walking up and down this road and even in this area in general; it's becoming a bit dangerous," she said. | |
| "It's so scary, and now these things are happening in broad daylight. It's not nice." | |
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