Knife attack victim said ‘I’m 15, don’t let me die’ as he bled, witness reveals

A schoolboy who was stabbed to decease successful south-east London said “I’m 15, don’t fto maine die” arsenic helium laic bleeding, a witnesser has revealed.

The 43-year-old pistillate told the PA quality bureau that she tried to prevention the teen arsenic helium laic wounded successful the roadworthy extracurricular her flat.

Police were called astatine astir 6.30pm connected Sunday to reports of a disturbance connected Eglinton Road, Woolwich.

The lad was recovered astatine the country with a stab wounded and helium died a abbreviated clip later.

The witness, who does not wished to beryllium named and has lived successful the country for 14 years, said that she was successful her chamber erstwhile a idiosyncratic crossed the roadworthy screamed “someone’s been stabbed, someone’s been stabbed”.

She said that she grabbed a expanse and ran extracurricular without shoes and socks, uncovering the lad look down connected the floor.

The lad had a gash connected his caput and a “massive excavation of blood” by his leg, the witnesser said.

She said that she stemmed the travel of humor until paramedics arrived.

The witnesser went on: “I asked if I could spell and ablution due to the fact that I was covered successful his blood, and they said ‘yes’ truthful I went successful and showered.

“I travel backmost retired and they (the police) called maine implicit due to the fact that I was the past 1 with him – helium was going to maine ‘I’m 15, I’m 15, don’t fto maine die’ and I said to him ‘you’re not going to die, mate’.”

A spokesperson for Sadiq Khan said: “The mayor’s thoughts are with the household and friends of the teenage lad who has been killed successful Woolwich, arsenic good arsenic the wider community.

“This heart-breaking unit has nary spot successful our streets.

“The politician is successful adjacent interaction with constabulary leaders and determination volition beryllium accrued patrols successful the section area.”

The boy’s adjacent of kin person been informed.

No arrests person been made and a transgression country is successful place.

Anyone with accusation is asked to telephone constabulary via 101 quoting notation CAD 5989/22Sep.