Police have said they fear further “serious youth violence” after a 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death on a bus in south-east London.

A teenager who was stabbed in front of horrified passengers on a Woolwich bus has been named as online rapper 'Grippa' - who released a track on Christmas titled 'Bangers & Mash'

Aspiring rapper Kelyan Bokassa was fatally injured on a route 472 bus in Woolwich Church Street, near Woolwich Ferry, just before 2.30pm on Tuesday. On Wednesday evening, around 40 mourners, including friends of the victim, gathered at a vigil held at St Mary Magdalene Church, which overlooks the bus stop where Kelyan died.

Police were called to reports of a stabbing on a 472 bus on Woolwich Church Road, London, around 2.30pm. A 14-year-old boy has been stabbed to death on a bus in Woolwich, in southeast London. Police were called around 2.30pm to reports of a stabbing on a bus on Woolwich Church Road near the junction with the A205 South Circular Road.

The devastated mum of Kelyan Bokassa said her son was 'underweight' having been 'exposed to drugs before he died

A police manhunt is underway after a 14-year-old schoolboy was stabbed to death on a bus in southeast London. The teenager was treated at the scene in Woolwich but died soon after medics arrived, the Met Police said.

A murder investigation has begun after a 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death on a bus in Woolwich, south-east London.

A 14-year-old boy who was stabbed to death on a bus in Woolwich is believed to have been an online rapper known as “Grippa”, according to several reports including the Mail Online.

Mark Rodney, chief executive officer of Project Lifeline, a community interest charity, said the death of a 14-year-old boy who was stabbed on a bus in Woolwich on Tuesday afternoon was "devastating". He said: "It's another devastating blow to the community. Young people are being let down."

The teenager was pronounced dead shortly after being attacked as he travelled on a 472 double-decker bus on Woolwich Church Street at about 14:30 GMT on Tuesday. No arrests have been made, and crime scene cordons and some road closures remain in place.

The 14-year-old aspiring drill rapper who was stabbed to death on a London bus was due in court for a machete offence.