This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/london/6459265.stm
The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 3 | Version 4 |
|---|---|
| Stab victim was on TV knife show | |
| (about 4 hours later) | |
| A 16-year-old stabbed to death in west London had been interviewed on television days earlier saying the danger of knife crime was exaggerated. | |
| Kodjo Yenga, of Portland Road, Notting Hill, was chased, beaten and stabbed through the heart on Wednesday. | |
| Five days earlier he told an MTV programme: "Stabbings are getting worse but the media is also making it bigger than what it is." | |
| Nine people, aged 13 to 21, have been arrested in connection with his death. | |
| Those questioned by police include two teenage boys, aged 14 and 16, arrested at their west London homes on Friday morning. | |
| Kodjo was an interviewee in a programme about knife crime and was asked about its prevalence. | |
| Makeshift shrine | |
| He said: "I don't think it happens all the time but it happens quite a lot." | |
| Teachers and friends paid tribute to Kodjo on Friday, with flowers and candles left at a makeshift shrine near the row of shops where he was stabbed. | |
| People have left tributes on a wall and flowers near the scene | |
| Messages posted on Kodjo's personal web page said that he would be "dearly missed" and would "never be forgotten". | |
| 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." |
| We are looking at a nightmare come true for one young man and his family and friends Det Ch Insp Tony Nash | |
| Those sentiments have been echoed by users of the Bebo website, on which Kodjo had a web page under the nickname Kizzle Sweet-thug. | |
| "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. | 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." | "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. | 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. | "He was then chased, caught, beaten and stabbed," Det Ch Insp Nash said. |