Two 16-year-old boys have pleaded guilty to the murder of 14-year-old schoolboy Kelyan Bokassa, who was stabbed 27 times in a targeted machete attack aboard a Route 472 bus in Woolwich earlier this year.
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The tragic incident took place on Tuesday, January 7, as Kelyan was travelling home. Emergency services rushed to Woolwich Church Street, near the Woolwich Ferry, at approximately 2.30pm, but the teenager died shortly afterwards from a severed femoral artery.
“An Aspiring Rapper’s Life Cut Short”
Kelyan, described by family as a “loving boy with dreams of becoming a rapper,” was seated at the back of the upper deck when the two assailants boarded the bus and walked directly toward him.
Court Hearing at the Old Bailey
Appearing at the Old Bailey on Friday, May 24, the teenage defendants admitted to murder and possession of a knife in a public place. Their identities remain protected by law due to their age.
