15 year old Nigerian schoolboy and footballer, Joel
Adeshina was stabbed to death at Bethnal Green Road in
East London on Friday night December 5th by a group of
boys.
According to Scotland Yard police, Joel was on his way
home with some of his friends when they were attacked by
a gang who pursued them into an estate, managed to
corner Joel and then stabbed him in the stomach.
"Police were called by London Ambulance Service to
Bethnal Green Road, E2, at 23:04hrs on Friday, 5
December. Officers attended and found a 15-year-old
boy suffering from serious stab injuries to the
abdomen. The boy was taken by London Ambulance
Service to an east London hospital. He died in hospital
at 02:12hrs on Saturday, 6 December.’ a Scotland
Yard spokesperson said
Manager of Joel's football team Bardag FC Yellows, Ricky
Downes, said Joel, who was a winger, was ‘as good as
gold’ and talented enough to play professionally.
"To say that myself and the club are devastated is an
understatement, we are absolutely in bits. Joel was a
wonderful young lad who had the world at his feet. He
was a very talented footballer and had ambitions of
playing professionally. I think he had a future in the
sport and could have played for a living. There was
something about Joel that touched me and his death
is totally unexpected. He never gave me any inkling
that he was involved in gangs or anything like that. He
was cheeky, bubbly, and a thoroughly likeable young
man.’ he said
No one has so far been arrested for Joel's murder. MET
Police say they are still investigating.
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