Woolwich stabbing: Boy, 15, was told 'don't worry, mum will be coming soon' as he died

Tasha Collins has shared however she tried to comfortableness 15-year-old Daejaun Campbell successful his dying moments aft the schoolboy was recovered successful a excavation of humor connected a thoroughfare successful Woolwich, London

A schoolboy who was murdered connected a residential thoroughfare was told 'don't worry, mum volition beryllium coming soon' arsenic helium was comforted by a benignant stranger.

Daejaun Campbell, 15, was recovered lying successful a "pool of blood" aft being stabbed successful Eglinton Road, Woolwich, southeast London astatine astir 6.30pm connected Sunday. Police person made nary arrests and person appealed for radical to travel guardant if they saw "anyone moving from the area".

The pistillate who desperately tried to prevention him has been named arsenic Tasha Collins. The mother, who works astatine a section school, said her lad alerted her that thing had happened truthful ran outside. She managed to support him live until the paramedics attended the scene.

Speaking astir his last moments, she told The Sun: “I enactment my furniture expanse astir him arsenic a tourniquet. He said ‘don’t fto maine die’. I told him you are loved, don’t worry, your mum volition beryllium coming for you. I stroked his forehead. Your instincts footwear in."

She earlier told The Mirror: “He was inactive live erstwhile I near him. As acold arsenic I was concerned, helium was connected his mode to infirmary and was going to recover. I went to spell cleanable myself up and erstwhile I came back, they took maine into the cordon and told maine that helium didn’t marque it. I was conscionable trying to support him alive. The paramedic sat with maine and said that determination was thing much I could person done.”

Ms Collins continued: "I had seen him astir present before. He was ever hanging astir here. He was polite arsenic anything. Just the different time the boys were each dancing connected this thoroughfare and present this has happened. It was awful. My kids saw what happened. My bosom goes retired to the parents."

One man, who lives connected the aforesaid street, said helium was walking to the bath erstwhile his lad stopped him and said 'dad, I conscionable got immoderate atrocious news'. The dad, who wishes to stay anonymous, recalled the speech and told The Sun: "And I was similar 'go to bed, you've got schoolhouse tomorrow' and helium said, 'No, 1 of my friends has been stabbed.' I felt atrocious capable past and past helium said 'He's dead'."

Met Police Detective Chief Superintendent Trevor Lawry, caput of policing for Greenwich, addressed the calamity and said: "I’m precise bittersweet to accidental that we person launched a execution probe pursuing the stabbing of a teen past night, Sunday 22 September, successful Greenwich. Police were called astatine astir 6.35pm to reports of a disturbance connected Eglinton Road successful the Woolwich area. Our officers attended and recovered a 15-year-old lad with a stab injury.

"Despite the efforts of officers and paramedics from the London Ambulance Service, sadly helium died a abbreviated clip later. His household person been informed and are being supported by specializer officers from the Met. Once again we person had to archer a child’s household that their loved 1 has been killed successful an enactment of unit utilizing a knife. Our thoughts are with them arsenic they conflict to comprehend what has happened.

"The information that a 15-year-old teenager, who had his full beingness up of him, has been taken from his household successful this way, is simply a stark and sobering reminder of the information of ‘zombie-style’ knives. We are committed to doing everything successful our powerfulness to taking these weapons disconnected our streets.

"We cognize that this execution volition besides nonstop shockwaves passim the assemblage and I recognize the genuine interest this volition create. We stock those concerns. You tin expect to spot your section officers successful the country implicit the coming days. Please talk with them if you person immoderate questions oregon request immoderate enactment oregon advice."

He added: "Local teams are moving intimately with the specializer homicide detectives truthful that we tin found precisely what happened arsenic rapidly arsenic possible. Enquiries proceed astatine gait today. We request your assistance to find answers the victim’s household desperately needs. Do you person immoderate accusation that mightiness assistance our detectives? Even the smallest item mightiness beryllium vital.

"Were you successful the country of Eglinton Road connected Sunday evening astir 6.30pm? Did you spot anyone moving from the area? If you unrecorded successful the country bash you person immoderate CCTV, doorbell cameras oregon dash cam footage? We person an online portal wherever you tin upload images oregon video footage.

"If you person utile information, delight telephone america connected 020 8721 4005 quoting Operation Baghaze. Alternatively, if you are not comfy speaking to the constabulary you tin interaction the autarkic foundation Crimestoppers anonymously connected 0800 555 111. They volition not stock your idiosyncratic details with the police."