Boy, 16, is killed in knife attack
A MURDER probe has been launched after a 16-year-old was stabbed to death.
Jaydon James was found in the Wood End area of Coventry on Saturday at 11.40pm.
He died later in hospital. Two of his friends were seriously injured.
Heartbroken relatives have joined police in appealing for help from the public.
In a statement, they said: “The family are deeply saddened by what has happened. We urge anyone to come forward with any information regarding the person responsible for taking our boy JJ, known to his family as Juie.”
Jayda James, the victim’s older sister, said: “I can’t believe my little baby brother is gone for ever. Jaydon was the sweetest, funniest most kind-hearted boy.”
She said her brother was “friends with everyone”, did not fight and was not part of a gang but claimed he had died “simply because of the neighbourhood he lived in”.
Det Chief Insp Edward Foster said: “Jaydon had only just turned 16 with his whole life ahead of him.
“Words cannot describe the anguish that his family are going through and we will leave no stone unturned in the hunt for his killer.”
Daniel Adeyemi, 24, of Ilford, east London, has been charged with the attempted murder of a police officer following a knife attack on Friday night.