Can Kelyan’s story save lives? Last week the 14-year-old was stabbed to death on a London bus. His mother hopes that speaking out will help prevent more deaths.
Death of boy who carried knife at nine
Arrested: Two boys aged 15 and 16 are being held on suspicion of murdering 14-year-old Kelyan Bokassa (right) pictured with his mother. Aspiring rapper Kelyan was fatally injured on a route 472 bus in London just before 2.30pm a week ago today. Glossary
London - The capital city of the United Kingdom. It has a total population of 14 million.
Affiliated - Linked.
Diagnosed - When a doctor declares that a patient has a condition or illness.
Diabetes - A medical condition causing there to be too much sugar in the blood.
Taken into care - When a court decides that a child can no longer be cared for by their family, and they must be cared for by others, such as foster parents.
Exposed - Not protected from something bad.
Court - A place where matters of the law are decided by judges or juries.
Accused - Claim that someone has done something wrong.
vulnerable - at risk of being harmed
Groom - To prepare someone for a specific activity. It often has a sinister connotation, being linked to criminals who befriend young people in order to encourage them to take part in criminal activity or to make them into victims of criminal activity.