Joel Adesina, 15, schoolboy,
and a talented footballer collapsed in Bethnal Green, in East London, on
Friday night after being knifed in the stomach. He was taken to hospital but
died three hours later.
Joel’s neighbours in Dagenham described him as an
ambitious schoolboy who came from a hard-working family and never stayed out
late and would be seen coming home in his football kit.
Ricky Downes, the manager of Bardag FC Yellows, Joel’s football team said Joel 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. He added.
However, thePolice
said the teenager from Dagenham was walking with friends when they were
confronted by a group in a parked car.
The group were pursued into a housing estate where
neighbours heard ‘screaming and shouting’. Joel was cornered and stabbed.
A Scotland Yard spokesperson said: ‘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.’
An 18-year-old man was arrested but was released with no
further action to be taken.
Detective Chief Inspector Chris Jones of the Met’s
Homicide and Major Crime Command said: ‘Anyone who may have witnessed this
altercation or have information which could assist the investigation is asked
to contact the police as soon as possible.’
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