Two teenagers have pleaded guilty to the murder of Kelyan Bokassa

Two boys, both aged 16-years old, have pleaded guilty to the murder of 14-year-old Kelyan Bokassa.

The pair, who cannot be named because of their age, are due to be sentenced on Wednesday, 25 July at the Old Bailey.

They were arrested on Wednesday, 15 January after a man hunt by Met officers and charged the next day.

Detective Chief Inspector Sarah Lee, Specialist Crime, who led the Met’s investigation said: Today I wish to express my team’s heartfelt sympathies to Kelyan’s family.

“The brutal and senseless attack on Kelyan’s has deeply impacted his friends, the wider community and everyone that has worked tirelessly to identify, arrest and prosecute those responsible.

“I hope Kelyan’s family can take some solace in this outcome but I know they remain deeply bereft at the waste of three young lives.”

An investigation was launched after police were called at 14:28hrs on Tuesday, 7 January to reports of a stabbing on a bus in Woolwich, SE18. The incident occurred on a Route 472 bus on Woolwich Church Street near the junction with the A205 South Circular Road.

Officers attended, along with London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance. Paramedics treated a Kelyan at the scene, but he very sadly died shortly after medics arrived.