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| More arrests over fatal stabbing | More arrests over fatal stabbing |
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| A further two youths have been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of Kodjo Yenga, the 16-year-old killed on Wednesday in west London. | A further two youths have been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of Kodjo Yenga, the 16-year-old killed on Wednesday in west London. |
| Two teenage boys, aged 14 and 16, were arrested at their west London homes on Friday morning. | Two teenage boys, aged 14 and 16, were arrested at their west London homes on Friday morning. |
| Kodjo, of Portland Road, Notting Hill, "chased beaten and then stabbed" through the heart, police have said. | |
| Nine people in total, aged 13 to 21, have been arrested and are being questioned at separate police stations. | Nine people in total, aged 13 to 21, have been arrested and are being questioned at separate police stations. |
| Teachers and friends have paid tribute to Kodjo, with flowers and candles left at a makeshift shrine near the row of shops where he was stabbed. | Teachers and friends have paid tribute to Kodjo, with flowers and candles left at a makeshift shrine near the row of shops where he was stabbed. |
| Messages posted on Kodjo's personal webpage said that he would be "dearly missed" and would "never be forgotten". | Messages posted on Kodjo's personal webpage said that he would be "dearly missed" and would "never be forgotten". |
| 'Able student' | 'Able student' |
| Paul O'Shea, principal of St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College where Kodjo was a student, called him "a friendly, gentle and peaceful young man". | Paul O'Shea, principal of St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College where Kodjo was a student, called him "a friendly, gentle and peaceful young man". |
| According to Mr O'Shea, Kodjo was "an able student... who was regarded with great affection by his fellow students and his teachers". | According to Mr O'Shea, Kodjo was "an able student... who was regarded with great affection by his fellow students and his teachers". |
| "He was a credit to his mother and wider family, to whom all the students and staff at St Charles College offer their heart-felt condolences." | "He was a credit to his mother and wider family, to whom all the students and staff at St Charles College offer their heart-felt condolences." |
| Those sentiments have been echoed by users of the Bebo website, on which Kodjo had a webpage under the nickname Kizzle Sweet-thug. | Those sentiments have been echoed by users of the Bebo website, on which Kodjo had a webpage under the nickname Kizzle Sweet-thug. |
| People have left tributes on a wall and flowers near the scene | People have left tributes on a wall and flowers near the scene |
| "I love u bruva," reads one posting, while another describes him as a "fallen soulja" who was "loved dearly". | "I love u bruva," reads one posting, while another describes him as a "fallen soulja" who was "loved dearly". |
| Det Ch Insp Tony Nash said: "We are talking about the senseless taking of a 16-year-old boy's life. This is a meaningless crime and a despicable crime. | |
| "We are looking at a nightmare come true for one young man and his family and friends." | |
| The officer said Kodjo was walking in Hammersmith Grove with his girlfriend when he was approached by a large group of youths. | |
| "He was then chased, caught, beaten and stabbed," Det Ch Insp Nash said. | |