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| Boy, 15, charged with murder after London bus passenger dies | Boy, 15, charged with murder after London bus passenger dies |
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| Police have charged a 15-year-old boy with murder after a bus passenger died when he was repeatedly stabbed on his 16th birthday. | Police have charged a 15-year-old boy with murder after a bus passenger died when he was repeatedly stabbed on his 16th birthday. |
| A murder investigation was launched after Derek Boateng, from Hackney in east London, died on Wednesday from multiple knife wounds inflicted at 3pm on Tuesday. | A murder investigation was launched after Derek Boateng, from Hackney in east London, died on Wednesday from multiple knife wounds inflicted at 3pm on Tuesday. |
| The student was taken to an east London hospital by air ambulance but died from his injuries. | The student was taken to an east London hospital by air ambulance but died from his injuries. |
| The boy charged with murder is from Havering and is due to appear at Highbury Corner youth court on Friday. | The boy charged with murder is from Havering and is due to appear at Highbury Corner youth court on Friday. |
| Derek was travelling on the route 393 bus near Highbury New Park in north London when he was attacked. | Derek was travelling on the route 393 bus near Highbury New Park in north London when he was attacked. |
| His older sister Gifty, 29, has paid tribute to her sibling. She told the Evening Standard: "I could not have had a better brother. He would do things for anyone and ask for nothing in return. | His older sister Gifty, 29, has paid tribute to her sibling. She told the Evening Standard: "I could not have had a better brother. He would do things for anyone and ask for nothing in return. |
| "He was the family handyman and could fix anything." | "He was the family handyman and could fix anything." |
| A postmortem examination will be carried out in due course, Scotland Yard said. | A postmortem examination will be carried out in due course, Scotland Yard said. |
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