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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". | 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. | 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. | "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."Police believe Jimmy had tried to avoid a fight minutes earlier | |
| 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. |
| "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." |
| Jimmy's father: "He had an innate decency" | |
| 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. |
| "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 |