SUSANNA Reid choked back tears as she comforted a grieving mum overcome with emotion as she attempted to recall happy times with her late son live on Good Morning Britain.

The ITV anchor, herself a mum-of-three, held hands with Leanne Ekland through the majority of the emotional chat.

The brave parent was praised by Good Morning Britain anchors Susanna, 54, and co-host Richard Madeley, 68, for her "bravery" as she recalled the harrowing aftermath of the tragedy, in the Bristol surburb of Knowle.

Leanne's son Max Dixon, 16, and his pal Mason Rist, 15, were attacked in the street as they walked home on a Saturday night in 2024, by a group who then fled the scene in a car.

Locals at the time tried to help the boys and held them in their arms as they lay bleeding, but they died later in hospital.

On today's GMB, Leanne told how the mates had "gone for a pizza and never came home".

Their killers had wrongly identified them as the culprits of an earlier attack - leading them to "tool up" with an arsenal of "fearsome weapons".

Anthony Snook, the getaway driver who helped chase down and murder the mates, was then jailed for life with a minimum of 38 years after being convicted of murder.

Riley Tolliver, 18, Kodishai Wescott, 17, and two teenage boys aged 15 and 16 were also jailed after being found guilty of murder.

Tolliver and Wescott were caged for life, while the 15-year-old was handed 15 years and 229 days in prison and the 16-year-old received an 18 year and 44 day jail term.

Leanne recently learned how Kodi, 17, had posted a rap online, bragging about the tragedy.

After reporting it to Instagram she recalled the harrowing moment she knew it related to her little boy, who was a talented footballer.

She said: "I heard the reference to 33 seconds, which is obviously how long the attack took, and that's all I needed to hear.

"So I knew that was reference to Max and Mason."

She then reported the account to her liaison officers.

She added: "Obviously it was quite distressing to hear."

Leanne fought back tears as she said: "It's an insult to my son, they were two really lovely boys.

"They were not wrapped up in any gang wars or postcode wars, they went out for a pizza and didn't come home."