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| Friends remember stabbed teenager | Friends remember stabbed teenager |
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| Friends of a teenager who was stabbed to death have held a one-minute silence at the scene of his murder. | Friends of a teenager who was stabbed to death have held a one-minute silence at the scene of his murder. |
| They gathered at Boundary Road in Plaistow, east London, where Adam Regis, 15, nephew of former athlete John Regis was killed on Saturday. | They gathered at Boundary Road in Plaistow, east London, where Adam Regis, 15, nephew of former athlete John Regis was killed on Saturday. |
| He had been stabbed in the chest and abdomen and later died in hospital. | He had been stabbed in the chest and abdomen and later died in hospital. |
| The head teacher of Kingsford Community School in Beckton, where Adam was a student, also spoke of the "sadness" and "shock" at the teenager's death. | The head teacher of Kingsford Community School in Beckton, where Adam was a student, also spoke of the "sadness" and "shock" at the teenager's death. |
| Following Monday's vigil, Adam's friend Dukati Crane said: "If someone was upset Adam would always be there. | Following Monday's vigil, Adam's friend Dukati Crane said: "If someone was upset Adam would always be there. |
| "He would stick up for people. He was just a great person altogether. He didn't deserve it and whoever did it is just scum." | "He would stick up for people. He was just a great person altogether. He didn't deserve it and whoever did it is just scum." |
| Our thoughts are with his family to whom we express our heartfelt sympathy and condolences Joan Deslandes, head teacher Send us your comments | Our thoughts are with his family to whom we express our heartfelt sympathy and condolences Joan Deslandes, head teacher Send us your comments |
| Kingsford head, Joan Deslandes, said in a statement: "The whole school community is extremely saddened and shocked by the news of Adam's death. | Kingsford head, Joan Deslandes, said in a statement: "The whole school community is extremely saddened and shocked by the news of Adam's death. |
| "At this difficult time our thoughts are with his family to whom we express our heartfelt sympathy and condolences." | "At this difficult time our thoughts are with his family to whom we express our heartfelt sympathy and condolences." |
| Det Ch Insp Ian Stevenson, of the Metropolitan Police, said there was "absolutely nothing to indicate that it was a gang-related act". | Det Ch Insp Ian Stevenson, of the Metropolitan Police, said there was "absolutely nothing to indicate that it was a gang-related act". |
| Adam had been to the Showcase Cinema in Beckton with some friends on Saturday night. | Adam had been to the Showcase Cinema in Beckton with some friends on Saturday night. |
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| They are thought to have travelled back from the cinema by bus, possibly on the 104 or the 376. | They are thought to have travelled back from the cinema by bus, possibly on the 104 or the 376. |
| They got off at about 2100 GMT on Romford Road near Warwick Road, where Adam is believed to have then separated from his friends. | They got off at about 2100 GMT on Romford Road near Warwick Road, where Adam is believed to have then separated from his friends. |
| "At some point during this journey he was stabbed - we believe close to where he was found, given the extent of his injuries," a police statement said. | "At some point during this journey he was stabbed - we believe close to where he was found, given the extent of his injuries," a police statement said. |
| Det Ch Insp Stevenson said police would like to speak to two black males seen running along Kingsland Road soon after Adam collapsed on Boundary Road. | Det Ch Insp Stevenson said police would like to speak to two black males seen running along Kingsland Road soon after Adam collapsed on Boundary Road. |
| Police are examining CCTV footage including tapes from buses, conducting house-to-house inquiries and forensic examinations. | Police are examining CCTV footage including tapes from buses, conducting house-to-house inquiries and forensic examinations. |
| Separately, a 34-year-old man was stabbed half a mile away by East Ham Tube station in the early hours of Monday. Police have not linked the two stabbings. | |
| Adam is the second London teenager to die in a knife attack in the past week. Kodjo Yenga, 16, was stabbed to death in Hammersmith, west London, on Wednesday. | Adam is the second London teenager to die in a knife attack in the past week. Kodjo Yenga, 16, was stabbed to death in Hammersmith, west London, on Wednesday. |