A teenager who was stabbed in front of horrified passengers on a Woolwich bus has been named as online rapper 'Grippa' - who released a track on Christmas titled 'Bangers & Mash'

Aspiring rapper Kelyan Bokassa was fatally injured on a route 472 bus in Woolwich Church Street, near Woolwich Ferry, just before 2.30pm on Tuesday. On Wednesday evening, around 40 mourners, including friends of the victim, gathered at a vigil held at St Mary Magdalene Church, which overlooks the bus stop where Kelyan died.

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A police manhunt is underway after a 14-year-old schoolboy was stabbed to death on a bus in southeast London. The teenager was treated at the scene in Woolwich but died soon after medics arrived, the Met Police said.

A murder investigation has begun after a 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death on a bus in Woolwich, south-east London.

The 'caring' schoolboy stabbed to death in broad daylight on a double-decker bus has been named. Arsenal FC fan Kelyan Bokassa, 14, was killed onboard the 472 on Woolwich Church Street just before 2.30pm yesterday (Tuesday, January 7).

The teenager was pronounced dead shortly after being attacked as he travelled on a 472 double-decker bus on Woolwich Church Street at about 14:30 GMT on Tuesday. No arrests have been made, and crime scene cordons and some road closures remain in place.

The incident happened shortly before 14:30hrs on a route 472 bus on Woolwich Church Street, SE18 at the Woolwich Ferry bus stop. If anyone saw this horrific attack or was in th