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Driver and passengers tried to save boy

17 Jan 2025

The driver and passengers of the bus on which a 14-year-old boy died in a stabbing, tried to save him, an inquest has heard.

Kelyan Bokassa — pronounced dead shortly after the attack in Woolwich, Greater London, on Tuesday 7th January — was travelling on a route 472 double-decker.

Stagecoach route 472 double-decker
The stabbing occurred on a route 472 double-decker

The Metropolitan Police have charged a 16-year-old boy from Plumstead and a 15-year-old boy from Woolwich with Kelyan’s murder.

Coroner Michelle Haste, at London Inner South Coroner’s Court, briefly opened and adjourned the inquest until criminal proceedings have concluded.

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