Kelyan Bokassa was killed on a route 472 bus in Woolwich Church Street, near Woolwich Ferry, just before 2.30pm on Tuesday. | ITV News London

A 14-year-old aspiring drill rapper who was stabbed to death on a London bus had been due in court for a machete offence...

Detectives hunting the killer of a 14-year-old boy stabbed to death on a bus in Woolwich, 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 on Woolwich Church Street at about 14:30 GMT on Tuesday.

Aspiring rapper Kelyan Bokassa was fatally injured on a route 472 bus in Woolwich Church Street, near Woolwich Ferry, just before 2.30pm on Tuesday. On Wednesday evening, around 40 mourners, including friends of the victim, gathered at a vigil held at St Mary Magdalene Church, which overlooks the bus stop where Kelyan died.

A police investigation has been launched after the fatal stabbing of a 14-year boy on a bus this afternoon in Woolwich, London, with emergency services rushing to the scene just after 2.30pm

Kelyan Bokassa, 14, is the latest teenager to be stabbed to death in the area after he boarded the 472 bus in Woolwich on Tuesday. But just 24 hours earlier, an 18-year-old student was left critically injured after he was stabbed less than a mile away.

A police manhunt is underway after a 14-year-old schoolboy was stabbed to death on a bus in southeast London. The teenager was treated at the scene in Woolwich but died soon after medics arrived, the Met Police said.

A 14-year-old boy has been stabbed to death on a bus in Woolwich, south east London, the Metropolitan Police said. We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

A floral tribute has been laid next to a bus stop after a 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death on a bus in Woolwich.