‘I TRIED TO SAVE HIM’
Distraught neighbour told dying schoolboy ‘don’t worry, mum will be coming soon’ after making tourniquet out of bedsheet
The woman tried to save the teenager as he lay in the road outside her house
A DISTRAUGHT neighbour told a dying schoolboy "don't worry, mum will be coming soon" after he was stabbed with a zombie knife outside her flat.
The teenager lay in a "pool of blood" and begged "I'm 15, don't let me die" before onlooker Tasha Collins tide a tourniquet made out of a bed sheet to his injured leg.
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Police were called at around 6.30pm on Sunday to reports of the horror in Woolwich, South East London.
Tasha, 43, who works at a local school, comforted the lad in his final moments after he was stabbed in Woolwich.
Fighting back tears, she said: “My 14-year-old said ‘mummy someone has been stabbed’.
“He had a deep gash on his head. He said ‘I’m only 15, I’m only 15’. He also had an injury to his leg.
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“I put my bed sheet around him as a tourniquet. He said ‘don’t let me die’. I told him you are loved, don’t worry, your mum will be coming for you.
“I stroked his forehead. Your instincts kick in. I kept him alive until the paramedics came.
“I went back inside my home. When I came back out I was told ‘sorry love he didn’t make it’.
“The ambulance said you’ve done everything you can. I’m just glad I was there to comfort him.”
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The boy had a head wound and there was a "massive pool of blood" by his leg, Tasha said.
Detective Chief Superintendent Trevor Lawry said the death served as a warning about the "danger of zombie-style knives".
He added: "Police called to a disturbance and found 15-year-old boy with stab injuries.
"Our thoughts are with the family as they try to comprehend what happened.
"This 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."
A man who lived on Eglinton Road and did not wish to be named said he heard a helicopter over his house on Sunday evening for around 20 minutes and that his 16-year-old son had been friends with the victim since primary school.
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He said: "Around midnight, I was going to the bathroom, and my son was up.
"He was meant to be sleeping but he was up and that's when he said to me 'dad, I just got some bad news' and I was like 'go to bed, you've got school tomorrow' and he said, 'No, one of my friends has been stabbed.'
"I felt bad enough then and then he said 'He's dead'."
He continued: "I'm glad it's not (my son) obviously but it just fills you with worry as a parent, he's a black kid, he's about that age - trying to keep him away from gangs and all the rest of it."
A Met Police spokesperson said: "Police were called approximately 18:35hrs on Sunday, 22 September to reports of a disturbance on Eglinton Road, SE18.
"Officers attended and found a teenage boy with a stab injury.
"Despite the efforts of officers and paramedics at the scene, he sadly died a short time later.
"His next of kin have been informed
"A crime scene remains in place.
"There have been no arrests and enquiries continue.
"Anyone with information is asked to call police via 101 quoting reference CAD 5989/22Sep."
A spokesperson for London Mayor 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."
On Tuesday a ban on owning zombie-style knives and machetes comes into force.
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The ban is part of efforts to reduce knife crime, with campaigners including actor Idris Elba pushing for the large blades to be outlawed.
Chief Superintendent Lawry also urged any witnesses of Sunday's attack, who may have seen someone running in the area, to come forward.
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