Politician soundbites will not save children from curse of mobs

NO wonder so many parents drive their kids to school or educate them at home.

- DARREN LEWIS

The heartbreaking reality, however, is that most mums and dads, desperate to protect their youngsters, simply can't afford to do that.

So the fatal stabbing of 14-year-old Kelyan Bokassa will hit home all over the country.

Attacked on a double-decker bus during mid-afternoon, Kelyan was a young man with his whole life ahead of him.

Instead, a grieving mother has lost a loving, caring son twice.