Schoolboy stabbed to death with zombie knife cried ‘I’m 15, don’t let me die’ as he lay in ‘pool of blood’ outside flat

A SCHOOLBOY stabbed to death by a zombie shouted “I’m 15, don’t let me die” as he lay in a “pool of blood”, a witness has revealed.

Police were called at around 6.30pm on Sunday to reports of a stabbing in Woolwich, south-east London.

A police cordon and forensics tent near the scene in Eglinton Road, Woolwich, South East LondonCredit: PA

Forensic teams at the scene after officers were called around 6.30pm last night Credit: LNP

No arrests yet Credits: LNP

Detective Chief Superintendent Trevor Lawry said the death served as a warning about the “danger of zombie-style knives”.

He added: “Police were called to a disturbance and found a 15-year-old boy with stab wounds.

“Our thoughts are with the family as they try to understand what happened.

“This is a stark and sobering reminder of the dangers of zombie-style knives.”

The 43-year-old woman told the PA news agency how she tried to help the injured teenager on the road outside her flat in Eglinton Road.

Despite her efforts, the boy soon died.

The witness, who did not want to be named, said she was in her bedroom when a person across the street screamed “someone’s been stabbed, someone’s been stabbed”.

She said she grabbed a sheet and ran outside barefoot to find the boy lying face down on the ground.

The boy had a wound on his head, and there was a “huge pool of blood” near his leg, the witness said.

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

The witness claimed: “I asked if I could go take a shower because I was covered in his blood, and they said ‘yes’, so I went in and took a shower.”

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

A man who lived on Eglinton Road and did not want to be named said he heard a helicopter over his house for about 20 minutes on Sunday night and that his 16-year-old son had been friends with the victim since elementary school.

He said: “I was going to the bathroom around midnight and my son was awake.

“He was supposed to be sleeping but he was awake and then he said to me ‘Dad, I just got some bad news’ and I said ‘go to bed, you’re going to school tomorrow’ and he said: ‘No, a friend of mine was stabbed.’

Then I felt bad enough and then he said ‘He’s dead’.

He continued: “I’m glad it’s obviously not (my son) but it just fills you with worry as a parent, he’s black, he’s about that age – I’m trying to keep him away from gangs and everything.”

A Met Police spokesman said: “Police were called at around 6.35pm on Sunday, September 22 to reports of a disturbance on Eglinton Road, SE18.

“The officers came and found a teenager with a stab wound.

“Despite the efforts of the police and paramedics at the scene, unfortunately, he died soon after.

“His next of kin have been informed

“The crime scene remains in place.

“No arrests have been made and investigations are continuing.

“Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 quoting CAD 5989/22 September.”

A spokesman for the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: “The Mayor’s thoughts are with the family and friends of the teenager who was killed in Woolwich, as well as the wider community.

“This heartbreaking violence has no place on our streets.

“The mayor is in close contact with police chiefs and patrols will be stepped up in the local area.”