Teenage boy stabbed to death with zombie knife in Woolwich attack said ‘I’m 15, don’t let me die’

Police were called to Eglinton Road in Woolwich on Sunday evening. Credit: PA

A schoolboy who was stabbed to death in south-east London said “I’m 15, don’t let me die,” as he lay bleeding, a witness has claimed.

A 43-year-old woman said she tried to save the teenager as he lay wounded in the road outside her flat, on Eglinton Road, Woolwich on Sunday.

Police found a 15-year-old boy had been stabbed with a zombie style knife at around, 6.30pm, he died a short time later.

Speaking this afternoon, Chief Superintendent Trevor Lawry of the Met Police, speaking outside Plumstead Police Station on Monday afternoon, said: “The fact a 15-year-old teenager who had his whole life ahead of him has been taken from his family in this way is a stark and sobering reminder of the danger of zombie-style knives.

“We are committed to doing everything in our power to taking these weapons off the streets.”

On Tuesday a ban on owning zombie-style knives and machetes comes into force in London.

Officers at the scene in Eglinton Road, Woolwich, south-east London. Credit: PA

Speaking earlier, the witness, who does not wished to be named and has lived in the area for 14 years, said that she was in her bedroom when a person across the road screamed “someone’s been stabbed, someone’s been stabbed”.

She said that she grabbed a sheet and ran outside without shoes and socks, finding the boy face down on the floor.

The boy had a gash on his head and a “massive pool of blood” by his leg, the witness said.

She said she stemmed the flow of blood until paramedics arrived.

The witness went on: “I asked if I could go and shower because I was covered in his blood, and they said ‘yes’ so I went in and showered.

“I come back out and they (the police) called me over because I was the last one with him – he was going to me ‘I’m 15, I’m 15, don’t let me die’ and I said to him ‘you’re not going to die, mate’.”

She said the victim was “the most polite boy” when she had encountered him around their neighbourhood.

Asked if she knew the victim well, she added: “No, I didn’t, but I always said hello and that, and he was always polite or moved out of the way when you were walking.”

The boy died at the scene. Credit: PA

A spokesperson for Sadiq Khan said: “The mayor’s thoughts are with the family and friends of the teenage boy who has been killed in Woolwich, as well as the wider community.

“This heart-breaking violence has no place in our streets.

“The mayor is in close contact with police leaders and there will be increased patrols in the local area.”

The boy’s next of kin have been informed.

No arrests have been made and a crime scene is in place.

Anyone with information is asked to call police via 101 quoting reference CAD 5989/22Sep.

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