Detectives hunting the killer of a 14-year-old boy stabbed to death on a bus in south-east London say they are working "at pace" to find those responsible. The teenager was pronounced dead shortly after being attacked as he travelled on a 472 double-decker bus in Woolwich at about 14:30 GMT on Tuesday.

The mother of a 14-year-old boy who was stabbed to death on a bus in south-east London tearfully spoke of how the police told her what she was “fearing the most”. Aspiring rapper Kelyan Bokassa died shortly after being attacked on a 472 double-decker bus on Woolwich Church Street at 2.30pm on Tuesday.

A 14-year-old boy has been stabbed to death on a double-decker bus in what police have described as "a horrendous crime". The victim was killed on the 472 bus on Woolwich Church Street in Woolwich, south east London.

Police said they carried out a "number of controlled explosions" while investigating a vehicle in central London. Westminster Police said road closures were put in place around Regent Street and New Burlington Street. The force carried out the explosions as a "precautionary measure".