The teenager who died has been named as online rapper ‘Grippa’ – he was stabbed in front of horrified passengers on a Woolwich bus at around 2.30pm on Tuesday
A 14-year-old schoolboy who was knifed to death on a London bus in Woolwich is believed to have been an online rapper known as ‘Grippa’.
The teen was stabbed in front of horrified passengers on the 472 bus towards Abbey Wood at around 2.30pm on Tuesday in what police called a “horrendous crime”. Emergency services raced to a street in Woolwich before a number of police cars and ambulances surrounded the red double-decker bus.
Heartbroken friends of Grippa took to social media to share their tributes, saying he was “taken too soon”. Many re-posted videos of the aspiring rapper in his latest track released on Christmas Day titled “Bangers & Mash”.
A manhunt is now underway to trace the attacker, with no arrests made so far. Police say the stabbing took place while the bus was on Woolwich Church Road near the junction with the A205 South Circular Road. Paramedics treated the boy at the scene, but despite their best efforts couldn’t save him.
Arriving at the police cordon yesterday, a friend of the boy broke down in tears. He told The Mirror: “That’s my friend. He’s my good friend. I used to see him after school, he didn’t deserve this. He was a nice person. I finished school and my mum told me he got stabbed. He was a very nice person. He was good at football, but I don’t think he was perusing it as a career.”
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