Three arrested over killing of boy, 14, on bus
The Guardian|January 16, 2025
Police investigating the fatal stabbing of a 14-year-old boy on a London bus have arrested three suspects.
Matthew Weaver

Kelyan Bokassa was travelling along Woolwich Church Road on a 472 bus when he was attacked at about 2.30pm on 7 January. Paramedics treated him at the scene but he died shortly after they arrived.

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