Kelyan Bokassa, 14, was stabbed to death in front of horrified passengers on the 472 bus headed toward Abbey Wood in London with his mum praising the teen as a "very caring" boy

A floral tribute has been laid next to a bus stop after a 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death on a bus in Woolwich.

Police were called at 2.28pm on Tuesday to reports of a stabbing on a Route 472 bus on Woolwich Church Road near the junction with the A205 South Circular Road. Paramedics treated a 14-year-old boy at the scene who had received stab wound injuries, but he died shortly after medics arrived.

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.

The devastated mum of Kelyan Bokassa said her son was 'underweight' having been 'exposed to drugs before he died

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

Police were called to reports of a stabbing on a 472 bus on Woolwich Church Road, London, around 2.30pm. A 14-year-old boy has been stabbed to death on a bus in Woolwich, in southeast London. Police were called around 2.30pm to reports of a stabbing on a bus on Woolwich Church Road near the junction with the A205 South Circular Road.

The tragedy occurred after a Year 12 pupil of Shooters Hill Sixth Form College in Woolwich was hospitalised following a stabbing on Prince Imperial Road on Monday, January 6. The 18-year-old is said to be in a stable condition.

A 14-year-old boy who was stabbed to death on a bus in Woolwich is believed to have been an online rapper known as “Grippa”, according to several reports including the Mail Online.