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| Bakery murder boy was 'wonderful' | Bakery murder boy was 'wonderful' |
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| A teenager murdered in a row at a bakery shop in south-east London was killed when broken glass cut his throat in an attack. | |
| Police are still hunting the killer who had tried to pick a fight with 16-year-old Jimmy Mizen. | |
| However, Jimmy had tried to avoid a confrontation before he was assaulted. | |
| His parents told the BBC their son was a "wonderful" boy who had only celebrated his 16th birthday the day before his death. | |
| Margaret and Barry Mizen said the night before Jimmy was attacked "the last thing we did was we all cuddled". | |
| They said Jimmy, who was one of nine children, was "very content". | They said Jimmy, who was one of nine children, was "very content". |
| Jimmy was attacked and suffered fatal neck injuries in the Three Cooks Bakery in Burnt Ash Hill, Lee, on Saturday. | |
| It is thought he was with one of his brothers when a row broke out in the baker's shop at about midday and he tried to intervene. | |
| He suffered serious neck injuries, which police believe were caused by a shard of glass, and died at the scene. | |
| A Mass was held in honour of Jimmy Mizen | |
| Mrs Mizen said: "Jimmy was just the sweetest boy you could ever meet. | Mrs Mizen said: "Jimmy was just the sweetest boy you could ever meet. |
| "Just a fine young man. Happy all the time. Whistled as he walked down the road. | "Just a fine young man. Happy all the time. Whistled as he walked down the road. |
| "There was a simplicity in Jimmy. He did not have airs and graces." | "There was a simplicity in Jimmy. He did not have airs and graces." |
| She said she had no anger for his killer, "My prayers are with the family that's all I can say. I can't, I don't feel anger". | |
| Jimmy had six brothers, Danny, 30, Billy, 28, Tommy, 26, Bobby, 24, Harry, 18 and George, eight and two sisters, Joanne, 35, and 21-year-old Samantha. | |
| Mr Mizen, 56, said: "He loved his family, his family loved him. Jimmy was able to express that love as well. | |
| "You could give Jimmy a hug, no problem at all. Jimmy would give me a kiss when I dropped him off at school. You don't see many teenagers do that." | "You could give Jimmy a hug, no problem at all. Jimmy would give me a kiss when I dropped him off at school. You don't see many teenagers do that." |
| "An innate decency ran through Jimmy's body. He was a decent, fine young fella, protective of other people, protective of maybe the weak." | "An innate decency ran through Jimmy's body. He was a decent, fine young fella, protective of other people, protective of maybe the weak." |
| Earlier on Sunday family and friends observed an emotional two-minute silence outside Our Lady of Lourdes church where Jimmy had been an altar boy. | |
| Margaret Mizen said her son's death was a great loss to all | |
| Det Ch Insp Cliff Lyons, who is leading the hunt for Jimmy's killer, said: "This is another tragic incident where a young victim has lost his life." | |
| He appealed for anyone who saw the attacker, who ran off along Burnt Ash Hill towards Burnt Ash Lane, to contact them. | |
| Jimmy is the 13th teenager to be killed in London since the start of the year. |