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Police are seeking two hooded young men after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death in an east London street. | Police are seeking two hooded young men after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death in an east London street. |
Adam Regis, nephew of former athlete John Regis, collapsed at the junction of Boundary Road and Kingsland Road in Plaistow on Saturday evening. | |
He had been stabbed in the chest and abdomen and died 90 minutes later at nearby Newham General Hospital. | He had been stabbed in the chest and abdomen and died 90 minutes later at nearby Newham General Hospital. |
A 34-year-old man was also stabbed half a mile away by East Ham tube station in the early hours of Monday. | |
Police have not linked the two stabbings. | |
Det Ch Insp Ian Stevenson, of the Metropolitan Police, said there was "absolutely nothing to indicate that it was a gang-related act". | |
It is understood that earlier in the evening, Adam had been to the Showcase Cinema in Beckton with some friends. | |
'Raised voices' | |
He is then thought to have travelled to Boundary Road by bus, possibly on the 104 or the 376. | |
Mr Stevenson said two people heard shouting before they found Adam. | |
Local woman Sandra Wynands said she stayed with Adam until the ambulance arrived after finding him. | |
"I did not realise he had been stabbed. I feel for his family," she told BBC News. | "I did not realise he had been stabbed. I feel for his family," she told BBC News. |
My thoughts are for the family, it's Mother's Day today, it must be absolutely dreadful for the family Det Ch Insp Ian Stevenson Send us your comments | My thoughts are for the family, it's Mother's Day today, it must be absolutely dreadful for the family Det Ch Insp Ian Stevenson Send us your comments |
Friends have since been laying flowers at the scene. | |
A message on a bouquet from his girlfriend read: "I'll never forget you." | |
Adam was a year 11 pupil at Kingsford Community school in Beckton, east London, Newham Council said. | |
A council spokesman said: "The whole school community is extremely saddened and shocked by the news of Adam's death. | |
"At this time our thoughts are with his family, to whom we express our sympathy and condolences." | |
Meanwhile, police officers have been combing CCTV footage including tapes from the bus, conducting house-to-house inquiries and carrying out forensic examinations. | Meanwhile, police officers have been combing CCTV footage including tapes from the bus, conducting house-to-house inquiries and carrying out forensic examinations. |
Police described Adam as black, tall for his age and wearing white Nike trainers. | Police described Adam as black, tall for his age and wearing white Nike trainers. |
His cousin Cyrille Regis played international football for England. | |
Mr Stevenson has appealed for two youths seen running near to where Adam was found to come forward as they may hold vital information. | Mr Stevenson has appealed for two youths seen running near to where Adam was found to come forward as they may hold vital information. |
"Equally, I would appeal for anyone who may have seen the victim or the two youths in Kingsland Road to contact police," he said. | "Equally, I would appeal for anyone who may have seen the victim or the two youths in Kingsland Road to contact police," he said. |
Speaking on Sunday he said: "My thoughts are for the family, it's Mother's Day today, it must be absolutely dreadful for the family." | |
class="" href="/1/hi/uk/6464853.stm">Questions over teen murders | |
Adam is the second London teenager to die in a knife attack in the past week - 16-year-old Kodjo Yenga was stabbed to death in Hammersmith, west London, on Wednesday. | |
Councillor Pearson Shillingford, who represents the area around Boundary Road, said the police and community needed to get together to discuss youths carrying knives. | Councillor Pearson Shillingford, who represents the area around Boundary Road, said the police and community needed to get together to discuss youths carrying knives. |
He said teenagers could give "no good reason" for having knives and he was at a loss to explain why they did. | He said teenagers could give "no good reason" for having knives and he was at a loss to explain why they did. |
Pastor William Lamptey, who works with young people in the area, said youth culture played a big role in the violence on the streets. | Pastor William Lamptey, who works with young people in the area, said youth culture played a big role in the violence on the streets. |
"I think it is the general culture of the youngsters, their behaviour, the way they conduct themselves. | "I think it is the general culture of the youngsters, their behaviour, the way they conduct themselves. |
"When you see them, the way they dress, they are telling you 'Back off, I'm a hooligan. I'm aloof, you can't talk to me'." |