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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 Woolwich, 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 on Woolwich Church Street at about 14:30 GMT on Tuesday. | |
| No arrests have been made, and crime scene cordons and some road closures remain in place. | |
| 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. | 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' | 'It's so scary' |
| The boy's death comes just three months after another teenage boy lost his life to knife crime in Woolwich. | 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. | Daèjaun Campbell, 15, was fatally stabbed in September. He was among 11 teenage boys who lost their lives to homicide in London in 2024. |
| Reporting from the scene of the latest stabbing on Wednesday morning, BBC London journalist Gem O'Reilly described the atmosphere in the area as "tense", as locals struggled to circumvent police cordons to get to work and take children to school. | Reporting from the scene of the latest stabbing on Wednesday morning, BBC London journalist Gem O'Reilly described the atmosphere in the area as "tense", as locals struggled to circumvent police cordons to get to work and take children to school. |
| 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. | 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 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." | "It's so scary, and now these things are happening in broad daylight. It's not nice." |
| Mother-of-two Abigail, who lives less than a five-minute walk from the spot the boy was attacked, told the BBC that she and other local parents had recently been discussing how to keep their children safe while also alerting them to danger. | Mother-of-two Abigail, who lives less than a five-minute walk from the spot the boy was attacked, told the BBC that she and other local parents had recently been discussing how to keep their children safe while also alerting them to danger. |
| "Now is the time for this community to come together to protect our children," she said. | "Now is the time for this community to come together to protect our children," she said. |
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