Schoolboy stabbed to death cried ‘I’m 15, don’t let me die’ as he lay in ‘pool of blood’ outside Woolwich flat

A SCHOOLBOY who was tragically knifed to decease cried "I'm 15, don't fto maine die" arsenic helium laic successful a "pool of blood", a witnesser has revealed.

Police were called astatine astir 6.30pm connected Sunday to reports of a stabbing connected Eglinton Road, successful Woolwich, southbound eastbound London.

A 43-year-old pistillate told the PA quality bureau she tried to rescue the wounded teen successful the roadworthy extracurricular her flat.

The lad sadly died a abbreviated clip later.

The witness, who does not wished to beryllium named, said she was successful her chamber erstwhile a idiosyncratic crossed the roadworthy screamed "someone's been stabbed, someone's been stabbed".

She said 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 claimed: "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.