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A 17-year-old boy was fatally stabbed near Bedford bus station in a shocking attack yesterday evening – just 24 hours after another teenager was knifed to death in London.<\/p>\n

Thomas Taylor, a student at Bedford Academy, was walking along Greenhill Street when he was attacked by a group of males at around 5.50pm on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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He suffered serious injuries in the assault and was rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly afterwards.<\/p>\n

Detectives have launched a murder investigation following the incident, which occurred in Bedford’s busy town centre.<\/p>\n

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Police are searching for multiple attackers who fled the scene towards Hassett Street and Greyfriars car park.<\/p>\n

The suspects were described as black males wearing dark clothing.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Detective Chief Inspector Katie Dounias, who is leading the investigation, called it “an absolutely shocking incident in which a teenage boy has been stabbed to death in a busy town centre.” <\/p>\n

She confirmed a dedicated team of detectives is working on the case and supporting Thomas’s family.<\/p>\n

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“I would urge anyone who saw what happened or has any information to come forward and speak to police and help us bring those responsible to justice,” DCI Dounias said.<\/p>\n

It comes just one day after 14-year-old, Kelyan Bokassa was stabbed to death on a double-decker bus on Church Street in Woolwich, southeast London, on Tuesday.<\/a><\/p>\n

Police, paramedics and the London Air Ambulance descended on the scene just after 2.30pm after a police officer on patrol raised the alarm. <\/p>\n

Though medics tried to treat the 14-year-old’s injuries, he died soon afterwards. <\/p>\n

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Police said they were working “at pace” to find his killers – but no arrests have yet been made.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the BBC, his mother Mary Bokassa said he was “kind”, loved music, was talented at drawing, and cared about the people around him.<\/p>\n

Mary also said her son had been “exposed to drugs” before his death.<\/p>\n

She added that Kelyan had been “taken advantage of” by local gangs – and his exposure to drugs left him feeling “not himself”. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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