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| Boy murder witness comes forward | Boy murder witness comes forward |
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| A "significant witness" to the murder of a boy in a bakery has come forward. | A "significant witness" to the murder of a boy in a bakery has come forward. |
| Police were keen to trace a white middle aged man who was said to have seen a significant part of the attack on 16-year-old Jimmy Mizen on Saturday. | Police were keen to trace a white middle aged man who was said to have seen a significant part of the attack on 16-year-old Jimmy Mizen on Saturday. |
| Police believe Jimmy had tried to avoid a fight minutes before being stabbed in the neck in Lee, south-east London. | Police believe Jimmy had tried to avoid a fight minutes before being stabbed in the neck in Lee, south-east London. |
| On Sunday, London Mayor Boris Johnson joined Christians to pray for an end to the violence in which 13 teenagers have died in the city in 2008. | On Sunday, London Mayor Boris Johnson joined Christians to pray for an end to the violence in which 13 teenagers have died in the city in 2008. |
| Det Ch Insp Cliff Lyons, leading the investigation, said Jimmy encountered his attacker after going into the Three Cooks Bakery with an older brother. | Det Ch Insp Cliff Lyons, leading the investigation, said Jimmy encountered his attacker after going into the Three Cooks Bakery with an older brother. |
| Locations of teenager killings in London in 2008 | Locations of teenager killings in London in 2008 |
| DCI Lyons said: "The youth, intent on violence, offered him [Jimmy] outside for a fight. | DCI Lyons said: "The youth, intent on violence, offered him [Jimmy] outside for a fight. |
| "Jimmy, being the type of man he is, declined that fight, and the aggressor was left outside the bakery. | "Jimmy, being the type of man he is, declined that fight, and the aggressor was left outside the bakery. |
| "Not content with matters ending there, the youth then proceeded to smash down the door of the bakery, shattering the glass. | "Not content with matters ending there, the youth then proceeded to smash down the door of the bakery, shattering the glass. |
| A Mass was held in honour of Jimmy Mizen | A Mass was held in honour of Jimmy Mizen |
| "He also picked up an advertising board and took it inside the bakery and wielded it around. A fight ensued and Jimmy received a fatal blow to his neck, cutting his throat with some glass. | "He also picked up an advertising board and took it inside the bakery and wielded it around. A fight ensued and Jimmy received a fatal blow to his neck, cutting his throat with some glass. |
| Mr Lyons described the dead teenager as a person of "immaculate character" and said he had been the "victim of an entirely unprovoked and vicious attack". | Mr Lyons described the dead teenager as a person of "immaculate character" and said he had been the "victim of an entirely unprovoked and vicious attack". |
| Jimmy's parents, Margaret and Barry, who live in Lee, described their son who turned 16 on Friday, as "a wonderful boy". | Jimmy's parents, Margaret and Barry, who live in Lee, described their son who turned 16 on Friday, as "a wonderful boy". |
| 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." |
| 'Wonderful memories' | 'Wonderful memories' |
| She said she had no anger for his killer. She said: "I feel for the parents of this boy." | She said she had no anger for his killer. She said: "I feel for the parents of this boy." |
| She added: "I don't know why, I can't get them out of my mind because what's happened to Jimmy is the worst thing possible, but we've got such wonderful memories. | She added: "I don't know why, I can't get them out of my mind because what's happened to Jimmy is the worst thing possible, but we've got such wonderful memories. |
| "They haven't got wonderful memories for their son. All they can think about is the evil he's done. My prayers are with the family, that's all I can say. I can't, I don't feel anger." | "They haven't got wonderful memories for their son. All they can think about is the evil he's done. My prayers are with the family, that's all I can say. I can't, I don't feel anger." |
| Earlier on Sunday, family and friends observed a two-minute silence outside Our Lady of Lourdes church, where Jimmy had been an altar boy. | Earlier on Sunday, family and friends observed a two-minute silence outside Our Lady of Lourdes church, where Jimmy had been an altar boy. |
| They also laid flowers and read out messages of condolence near the spot where the attack happened. | They also laid flowers and read out messages of condolence near the spot where the attack happened. |
| Parish priest Father Edward Perera said: "There's a sense of numbness and devastation. "We had over 400 people at the mass {on Sunday]. And there wasn't a single person... who had a dry eye. Everybody was crying and weeping in the church." | |
| Jimmy is the 13th teenager to have been fatally attacked in London since the start of the year. | Jimmy is the 13th teenager to have been fatally attacked in London since the start of the year. |
| Speaking at the Global Day of Prayer at Millwall Football Club Mr Johnson said: "I want to say one very simple thing which is there are too many parents across London today who have lost their young children or young teenagers in the last year to gun crime and knife crime. | Speaking at the Global Day of Prayer at Millwall Football Club Mr Johnson said: "I want to say one very simple thing which is there are too many parents across London today who have lost their young children or young teenagers in the last year to gun crime and knife crime. |
| "Together we can do something and together we must do something and together we will do something." | "Together we can do something and together we must do something and together we will do something." |
| When he became mayor earlier this month, Mr Johnson pledged to make fighting youth crime one of his priorities. | When he became mayor earlier this month, Mr Johnson pledged to make fighting youth crime one of his priorities. |
| LOCATIONS OF TEENAGE KILLINGS IN LONDON, 2008 (1) 1 January: Henry Bolombi, 17, stabbed, Edmonton, north London(2) 5 January: Faridon Alizada, 18, stabbed, Erith, south-east London(3) 21 January: Boduka Mudianga, 18, stabbed, Edmonton, north London(4) 26 January: Fuad Buraleh, 19, beaten, West Ealing(5) 19 February: Sunday Essiet, 15, stabbed, Woolwich, south-east London(6) 23 February: Tung Le, 17, stabbed, Westminster, central London(7) 29 February: Ofiyke Nmezu, 16, beaten, Enfield, north London(8) 13 March: Michael Alexander Jones, 18, stabbed, Edmonton, north London(9) 14 March: Nicholas Clarke, 19, shot, Brixton, south London (10) 27 March: Devoe Roach, 17, stabbed, Stoke Newington, north London(11) 27 March: Amro Elbadawi, 14, stabbed, Queen's Park, west London(12) 3 May: Lyle Tulloch, 15, stabbed, Borough, south London(13) 10 May: Jimmy Mizen, 16, Lee, south-east London Return to top | LOCATIONS OF TEENAGE KILLINGS IN LONDON, 2008 (1) 1 January: Henry Bolombi, 17, stabbed, Edmonton, north London(2) 5 January: Faridon Alizada, 18, stabbed, Erith, south-east London(3) 21 January: Boduka Mudianga, 18, stabbed, Edmonton, north London(4) 26 January: Fuad Buraleh, 19, beaten, West Ealing(5) 19 February: Sunday Essiet, 15, stabbed, Woolwich, south-east London(6) 23 February: Tung Le, 17, stabbed, Westminster, central London(7) 29 February: Ofiyke Nmezu, 16, beaten, Enfield, north London(8) 13 March: Michael Alexander Jones, 18, stabbed, Edmonton, north London(9) 14 March: Nicholas Clarke, 19, shot, Brixton, south London (10) 27 March: Devoe Roach, 17, stabbed, Stoke Newington, north London(11) 27 March: Amro Elbadawi, 14, stabbed, Queen's Park, west London(12) 3 May: Lyle Tulloch, 15, stabbed, Borough, south London(13) 10 May: Jimmy Mizen, 16, Lee, south-east London Return to top |