Student stabbed to death by gang

A “COMPLETELY innocent” student has been stabbed to death yards from his home.

The 18-year-old, named locally as Sami Sidhom, was knifed in the back in Forest Gate, east London, where he lived with his grandmother and father.

Witnesses said they saw the teenager attacked by a gang of up to four men who then escaped in two cars.

His death comes as the number of murder investigations launched by the Metropolitan Police so far this year nears 60.

Neighbour Tariq Bhugeloo said: “He was a smiley, skinny, humble guy. Never involved in any trouble. He was a completely innocent guy.”

Bleeding

His brother Said Bhugeloo, 29, said: “I heard a guy shouting ‘Help, I’ve been stabbed’ and saw him stumbling outside my house. I grabbed some towels and ran out. He was bleeding heavily.”

A woman who lives and who asked not to be named said: “I saw four men attacking someone on the ground. I shouted ‘get off him’ out of the window to try and make them stop, and they jumped into two different cars and sped off.”

Another neighbour said: “It looks like he was stabbed in the back. By the trail of blood, you could see he was trying to get back to his house, but he died a few doors down.”

Police have appealed for witnesses.