Boy'stabbed in the back' at his old primary school

Paramedics battled in vain to save 15-year-old who staggered 50 metres after being jumped for his phone’

- John Dunne and Martin Bentham

A 15-YEAR-OLD boy stabbed to death on a visit to his former primary school became London’s second schoolboy murder victim in less than 48 hours.

Paramedics battled to save the teenager after he staggered from near Benthal primary school in Hackney for about 50 metres before collapsing on Stellman Close shortly after 4pm yesterday.

However, he was pronounced dead at the scene and is now the second 15-year-old killed this week following the fatal shooting of Rene Graham at a family fun day in a Ladbroke Grove park on Sunday.

Witnesses today spoke of their shock at the latest killing, which took place on the school’s last day of term. A local said: “The boy used to go to the school. It’s an absolute tragedy. He came here on an innocent visit and ended up dead.”

A youth worker added: “The boy had been at his old primary school. After he was stabbed the receptionist came out and said ‘I hope it’s not him’. But it was and everyone was so upset. I heard that after he went to the school he was supposed to meet a girl. Then he was jumped, it was a set up. They demanded his phone, he refused and he was stabbed in the back.”