A TEENAGER was stabbed to death on a sports field in front of schoolchildren whose teacher ran over to give CPR in a desperate attempt to try to save his life. The 18-year-old was attacked during a fight on a footbridge before staggering and collapsing onto the playing fields in Craneford Way, Twickenham, at 4.45pm yesterday.
The teacher from Richmond Upon Thames School shielded his year 8 pupils, aged 12 and 13, who had been playing rugby, before tending to the victim. The pupils were said to be in tears as they witnessed the horror.
The 18-year-old is the 25th teenage killing victim of 2021 in London, with the city on track for its worst ever year for such deaths.
Police and paramedics attended the scene yards from neighbouring Richmond upon Thames College and close to The Stoop — the home of Harlequins rugby team.
Detectives have called on people who filmed the attack not to share it on social media.
One woman said her 13-year-old son saw the victim drop to the ground.
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