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| Mother pays tribute to son killed on London bus | Mother pays tribute to son killed on London bus |
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| Mary Bokassa with her son, Kelyan, who was stabbed to death on Tuesday | Mary Bokassa with her son, Kelyan, who was stabbed to death on Tuesday |
| A 14-year-old boy who was stabbed to death on a bus in south-east London loved music and cared about the people around him, his mother said in a tearful tribute. | A 14-year-old boy who was stabbed to death on a bus in south-east London loved music and cared about the people around him, his mother said in a tearful tribute. |
| Kelyan Bokassa was also kind and good at football, his mother Mary Bokassa told the BBC. | Kelyan Bokassa was also kind and good at football, his mother Mary Bokassa told the BBC. |
| He died shortly after being attacked on a 472 double-decker bus on Woolwich Church Street at about 14:30 GMT on Tuesday. | He died shortly after being attacked on a 472 double-decker bus on Woolwich Church Street at about 14:30 GMT on Tuesday. |
| No arrests have been made, but detectives say they are working "at pace" to find those responsible. | No arrests have been made, but detectives say they are working "at pace" to find those responsible. |
| Kelyan was kind and good at football, his mother Mary Bokassa said | Kelyan was kind and good at football, his mother Mary Bokassa said |
| Speaking to the BBC from her flat in Greenwich, Ms Bokassa said her son was "caring, very caring". | Speaking to the BBC from her flat in Greenwich, Ms Bokassa said her son was "caring, very caring". |
| "He cares about the people around him. He loved to have his friends around and when they were round he would want to cook for them," she said. | "He cares about the people around him. He loved to have his friends around and when they were round he would want to cook for them," she said. |
| "He was very articulate. | "He was very articulate. |
| "He knows what he likes and knows how to express it. | "He knows what he likes and knows how to express it. |
| "He was good in music. Anything he loves... he was doing to his best ability. He was good at football... and he was was extremely good at drawing." | "He was good in music. Anything he loves... he was doing to his best ability. He was good at football... and he was was extremely good at drawing." |
| Mary Bokassa said her son loved drawing and cooking | |
| Kelyan attended Newhaven School, a pupil referral unit and specialist school in Eltham. | Kelyan attended Newhaven School, a pupil referral unit and specialist school in Eltham. |
| Head teacher Jon Kelly said: "We are devastated at the tragic death of this funny, kind and ambitious young man. | Head teacher Jon Kelly said: "We are devastated at the tragic death of this funny, kind and ambitious young man. |
| "It comes at a time when he was working incredibly hard at school to build on the successes he had already achieved since joining us." | "It comes at a time when he was working incredibly hard at school to build on the successes he had already achieved since joining us." |
| Mr Kelly said his thoughts were with Kelyan's family and friends at "this unimaginably difficult time". | Mr Kelly said his thoughts were with Kelyan's family and friends at "this unimaginably difficult time". |
| St Columba's Catholic Boys' School in Bexleyheath confirmed Kelyan attended the school in 2022. | St Columba's Catholic Boys' School in Bexleyheath confirmed Kelyan attended the school in 2022. |
| Paul Drake, the chief operating officer of the academy trust that runs the school, said staff and pupils were "saddened" by his death. | Paul Drake, the chief operating officer of the academy trust that runs the school, said staff and pupils were "saddened" by his death. |
| "Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends at this difficult time," he said. | "Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends at this difficult time," he said. |
| "Our schools will provide support to any of the students who may be affected by this senseless violence." | "Our schools will provide support to any of the students who may be affected by this senseless violence." |
| St Mary Magdalene Church in Woolwich plans to hold a vigil in Kelyan's memory this evening. | St Mary Magdalene Church in Woolwich plans to hold a vigil in Kelyan's memory this evening. |
| Police, paramedics and the London Air Ambulance were called to the scene on Tuesday afternoon after the alert was raised by an officer on patrol. | Police, paramedics and the London Air Ambulance were called to the scene on Tuesday afternoon 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. |
| A crime scene remains in place around the area as investigations continue. | A crime scene remains in place around the area as investigations continue. |
| Kelyan's death comes just three months after another teenage boy lost his life to knife crime in Woolwich. | |
| Daejaun Campbell, 15, was stabbed to death in Eglinton Road on 22 September last year, less than a mile-and-a-half away from Tuesday's stabbing. | |
| He was among 11 teenage boys who lost their lives to homicide in London in 2024. | |
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