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Mildy amusing thatpeople missed this one, or seem to be blissfully ignoring it like it never happened. It even made the front page of the Sun for heaven's sake. But nope, silence....anyway...... Further proof that the generation below us probably is the last.

Tributes to 'ambushed' schoolboy

Press Association
Friday March 16, 2007 7:58 PM

Tributes have been paid to a 16-year-old boy who was "ambushed" and then stabbed to death in the street in front of a baying crowd of schoolchildren.

Kodjo Yenga, of Portland Road, west London, died from a single stab wound to the heart.

Two local teenagers - aged 14 and 16 - were arrested at their homes on Friday morning and a warrant of further detention was granted for seven young males, aged between 13 and 21, arrested on Wednesday.

Around 40 witnesses have already come forward, and police are continuing their hunt for the murder weapon.

Kodjo's girlfriend described how she held him in her arms as he lay dying - and described his killing as a "set up".

Witnesses have also said that schoolchildren gathered and chanted "kill him" as the teenager was attacked in Hammersmith Grove, west London, on Wednesday afternoon.

A steady stream of youngsters visited a graffiti memorial on Friday afternoon, close to the scene of Kodjo's death, and held each other for comfort.

Kodjo's girlfriend, known as Cookie, told London's Evening Standard newspaper that she was with her boyfriend when they were "ambushed". She told the newspaper a boy approached him and started picking a fight. She said: "Kodjo is not afraid of anyone so he said: 'Come on, let's do this'. They went round a corner to be somewhere a bit quieter but we were ambushed. Suddenly all these boys came from round the corner. They all had weapons - knives, hammers and baseball bats. It was a set up. I could not believe what was happening."

Kodjo's headteacher described the A-level student as "friendly, gentle and peaceful". Paul O'Shea, principal of St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College in west London, also said Kodjo had an "excellent record" from a school in nearby Hammersmith and joined the college in 2005. He said: "He was a fine young man and we will miss him greatly."

Speaking at the scene of the tragedy, Detective Superintendent Vic Rae said Kodjo was the victim of a meaningless and despicable crime. He said: "I'm here ... to appeal for witnesses into the senseless murder of Kodjo, a young man who had his whole life before him."

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6459265.stm

A further two youths have been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of Kodjo Yenga, the 16-year-old killed on Wednesday in west London.

Two teenage boys, aged 14 and 16, were arrested at their west London homes on Friday morning.
Kodjo, of Portland Road, Notting Hill, was "chased beaten and then stabbed" through the heart, police have said.
Nine people in total, aged 13 to 21, have been arrested and are being questioned at separate police stations.
Teachers and friends have paid tribute to Kodjo, with flowers and candles left at a makeshift shrine near the row of shops where he was stabbed.
Messages posted on Kodjo's personal webpage said that he would be "dearly missed" and would "never be forgotten".
'Able student'
Paul O'Shea, principal of St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College where Kodjo was a student, called him "a friendly, gentle and peaceful young man".
According to Mr O'Shea, Kodjo was "an able student... who was regarded with great affection by his fellow students and his teachers".
"He was a credit to his mother and wider family, to whom all the students and staff at St Charles College offer their heart-felt condolences."
Those sentiments have been echoed by users of the Bebo website, on which Kodjo had a webpage under the nickname Kizzle Sweet-thug.

People have left tributes on a wall and flowers near the scene
"I love u bruva," reads one posting, while another describes him as a "fallen soulja" who was "loved dearly".
Det Ch Insp Tony Nash said: "We are talking about the senseless taking of a 16-year-old boy's life. This is a meaningless crime and a despicable crime.
"We are looking at a nightmare come true for one young man and his family and friends."
The officer said Kodjo was walking in Hammersmith Grove with his girlfriend when he was approached by a large group of youths.
"He was then chased, caught, beaten and stabbed," Det Ch Insp Nash said.

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[align=center]May thepeace be with you son.[/align]
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[align=left]Just what do people do in those parts of London anyway? Why haven't adults just battered the children yet? Better yet, if the adults actually had a community spirit then their children would more open to that sort of postive influence. Instead, they just seem to hate everyone that actually looks like them.[/align]
[align=left]It's beginning to look like it would be safer to serve in Iraq.[/align]
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[align=left]Anyway, more important things....to worry about like....chewing gum. [/align]