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| Mother's horror at bakery murder | Mother's horror at bakery murder |
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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 was 16 on Friday, was attacked 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. |
| "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." |
| A mass held at his school, St Thomas Moore RC Secondary, was dedicated to him.Police believe Jimmy had tried to avoid a fight minutes earlier | A mass held at his school, St Thomas Moore RC Secondary, was dedicated to him.Police believe Jimmy had tried to avoid a fight minutes earlier |
| Speaking after the mass, Mrs Mizen, 55, said she had no anger towards his murderer but felt sorry for the killer's family. | Speaking after the mass, Mrs Mizen, 55, said she had no anger towards his murderer but felt sorry for the killer's family. |
| "They held that boy on their arms as a baby, what can I say? | "They held that boy on their arms as a baby, what can I say? |
| "They must be in pain. It's so painful to know that your child has been so cruel, so wicked. So I say to them my prayers are with you. | "They must be in pain. It's so painful to know that your child has been so cruel, so wicked. So I say to them my prayers are with you. |
| "I can't feel anger. There is too much anger is this world. It is anger that killed my son. | "I can't feel anger. There is too much anger is this world. It is anger that killed my son. |
| "Jimmy's legacy should be a legacy of love." | "Jimmy's legacy should be a legacy of love." |
| She added that she took great comfort in knowing he died in her one of her other son's arms. | She added that she took great comfort in knowing he died in her one of her other son's arms. |
| "I got to the bakery as soon as I could, I could not have got there any quicker," she said. | "I got to the bakery as soon as I could, I could not have got there any quicker," she said. |
| "I wish I could have held him in my arms but I take great comfort that he was with his brother, who loves him as much as I do." | "I wish I could have held him in my arms but I take great comfort that he was with his brother, who loves him as much as I do." |
| Fatal blow | Fatal blow |
| Det Ch Insp Cliff Lyons, leading the investigation, said Jimmy encountered his attacker after going into the Three Cooks Bakery, which is less than 500 yards from the family home, with an older brother. | Det Ch Insp Cliff Lyons, leading the investigation, said Jimmy encountered his attacker after going into the Three Cooks Bakery, which is less than 500 yards from the family home, with an older brother. |
| Timeline: London teenage killings | Timeline: London teenage killings |
| 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." |
| Police are still interviewing a "significant witness" - a man who was said to have seen a significant part of the attack on Jimmy. | Police are still interviewing a "significant witness" - a man who was said to have seen a significant part of the attack on Jimmy. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Figures show 68 people aged under 25 have been killed in London since the beginning of 2007. | Figures show 68 people aged under 25 have been killed in London since the beginning of 2007. |