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| Stabbed pupil Ajmol Alom achieved top grades | Stabbed pupil Ajmol Alom achieved top grades |
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| A would-be doctor who was stabbed to death last week achieved top grades in his GCSEs, his teacher has revealed. | A would-be doctor who was stabbed to death last week achieved top grades in his GCSEs, his teacher has revealed. |
| Ajmol Alom, 16, was "one of our brightest prospects", said his headmaster at Langdon Park School in Poplar, east London. | Ajmol Alom, 16, was "one of our brightest prospects", said his headmaster at Langdon Park School in Poplar, east London. |
| He died after he was wounded in the thigh in Poplar on 12 August. | He died after he was wounded in the thigh in Poplar on 12 August. |
| The teenager achieved eight grade As in subjects including English literature, maths, science and geography, and three B grades. | The teenager achieved eight grade As in subjects including English literature, maths, science and geography, and three B grades. |
| He also achieved grade As in religious studies and citizenship; and B grades in English language, humanities and physical education. | He also achieved grade As in religious studies and citizenship; and B grades in English language, humanities and physical education. |
| "One of the careers he was considering was in medicine, and these results would have made that a very real possibility in terms of university entrance," head teacher Chris Dunne said. | "One of the careers he was considering was in medicine, and these results would have made that a very real possibility in terms of university entrance," head teacher Chris Dunne said. |
| "He was very able, looking forward to GCSE results at a very high level and very capable of going on to achieve the kind of grades which would have secured him a place at any one of our best universities." | "He was very able, looking forward to GCSE results at a very high level and very capable of going on to achieve the kind of grades which would have secured him a place at any one of our best universities." |
| 'Brightest prospects' | 'Brightest prospects' |
| He said he had interviewed Ajmol for a place in the school's new sixth form a few weeks ago, and he would remember most "how hardworking he was as a student, and how very decent he was as a person". | He said he had interviewed Ajmol for a place in the school's new sixth form a few weeks ago, and he would remember most "how hardworking he was as a student, and how very decent he was as a person". |
| "He would always have been the last person to boast of his ability," Mr Dunne said. | "He would always have been the last person to boast of his ability," Mr Dunne said. |
| "His friends could rely on him for help if they needed it, not for arrogance or scorn." | "His friends could rely on him for help if they needed it, not for arrogance or scorn." |
| The teacher said his last memory of Ajmol, who was a keen boxer, was when he volunteered to be part of a peace project in Northern Ireland. | The teacher said his last memory of Ajmol, who was a keen boxer, was when he volunteered to be part of a peace project in Northern Ireland. |
| "We are constantly bombarded with negative stories about young people, about their poor attitudes and anti-social behaviour," Mr Dunne said. | "We are constantly bombarded with negative stories about young people, about their poor attitudes and anti-social behaviour," Mr Dunne said. |
| "Working in schools and youth clubs for the past 40 years I have learned the opposite, that the vast majority of young people are in fact very decent, and undoubtedly go on to be equally decent adults. | "Working in schools and youth clubs for the past 40 years I have learned the opposite, that the vast majority of young people are in fact very decent, and undoubtedly go on to be equally decent adults. |
| "Our school, our community, our country has just lost one of its brightest prospects and we are all rightly shocked and depressed by it. | "Our school, our community, our country has just lost one of its brightest prospects and we are all rightly shocked and depressed by it. |
| "The best comfort we can take from it is that, for however a short a time, those of us that knew Ajmol knew a very splendid young man and a fine citizen." | "The best comfort we can take from it is that, for however a short a time, those of us that knew Ajmol knew a very splendid young man and a fine citizen." |
| Aminur Nazir Khan, 19, of Robin Hood Gardens, has been charged with the murder of Ajmol and attempted murder of Azime Rob, also 16. |