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| The mother of murdered teenager Jimmy Mizen has said his family are experiencing shock, horror and pain following his death. | The mother of murdered teenager Jimmy Mizen has said his family are experiencing shock, horror and pain following his death. |
| Jimmy, who had turned 16 on Friday, was attacked by a man in a baker's shop in Lee, south-east London, on Saturday. | Jimmy, who had turned 16 on Friday, was attacked by a man in a baker's shop in Lee, south-east London, on Saturday. |
| Police believe he had tried to avoid a fight minutes before being assaulted and suffering a fatal neck injury. | Police believe he had tried to avoid a fight minutes before being assaulted and suffering a fatal neck injury. |
| Speaking on BBC Radio Five Live his mother Margaret said Jimmy had brought his family joy "every day of his life". | |
| She said: "We just don't know really whether we're coming or going. | |
| "It's all so unreal - shock, horror, pain, joy if that sounds really silly... we just keep thinking about Jimmy and laughing. | |
| "We've got so much joy about Jimmy. | "We've got so much joy about Jimmy. |
| Locations of teenager killings in London in 2008 | Locations of teenager killings in London in 2008 |
| "Jimmy - we had him for 16 years and one day and he brought joy every day of his life." | "Jimmy - we had him for 16 years and one day and he brought joy every day of his life." |
| She went onto say she had no anger towards his murderer but felt sorry for his killer's family. | She went onto say she had no anger towards his murderer but felt sorry for his killer's family. |
| "What are his parents' memories? I do feel sorry for them, I can't feel anger for them," she said. | "What are his parents' memories? I do feel sorry for them, I can't feel anger for them," she said. |
| "They've got to live with this for the rest of their lives and this boy whatever he's done, his life will not ever be the same again." | "They've got to live with this for the rest of their lives and this boy whatever he's done, his life will not ever be the same again." |
| Jimmy's father: "He had an innate decency" | Jimmy's father: "He had an innate decency" |
| 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. |
| He said: "The youth, intent on violence, offered him (Jimmy) outside for a fight. | He 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. |
| Altar boy | Altar boy |
| "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." |
| On Sunday, family and friends observed a two-minute silence outside Our Lady of Lourdes church, where Jimmy had been an altar boy. | On Sunday, family and friends observed a two-minute silence outside Our Lady of Lourdes church, where Jimmy had been an altar boy. |
| Markus Ryan, Jimmy's head teacher at St Thomas Moore RC Secondary School, said a scheduled mass will be dedicated to him. | Markus Ryan, Jimmy's head teacher at St Thomas Moore RC Secondary School, said a scheduled mass will be dedicated to him. |
| "Jimmy was a very well liked, gentle student who always tried his best," he said. | "Jimmy was a very well liked, gentle student who always tried his best," he said. |
| Dedicated mass | Dedicated mass |
| "Our thoughts and prayers are with Jimmy and his family at this very sad time. | "Our thoughts and prayers are with Jimmy and his family at this very sad time. |
| "We are holding a leavers' mass today as it will be the last time we will have our Year 11 students together in the school. | "We are holding a leavers' mass today as it will be the last time we will have our Year 11 students together in the school. |
| "St Thomas Moore has a very caring, compassionate school community and that mass will be dedicated to Jimmy and his family." | "St Thomas Moore has a very caring, compassionate school community and that mass will be dedicated to Jimmy and his family." |
| 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. |
| 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 |