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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rosie Shead

Mother of murdered schoolboy fears she may ‘never recover’ from son’s loss

Marie Bokassa, the mother of Kelyan Bokassa who was killed in Woolwich - (Barney Davis/The Independent)

The mother of a teenager who was stabbed to death on a bus emotionally told a court she may “never recover” from the loss of her son.

Aspiring rapper Kelyan Bokassa called, “I want my mum” after he was mortally wounded in front of horrified passengers aboard a route 472 bus in Woolwich, south-east London, on 7 January.

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