Police have said they fear further “serious youth violence” after a 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death on a bus in south-east London.

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.

An investigation has been launched after the fatal stabbing of a teenage boy on a bus this afternoon. Police were called at 14:28hrs on Tuesday, 7 January

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.

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

Police said Thomas Taylor was walking along Greenhill Street, close to Bedford Bus Station, when he was attacked by a group of males at 17:50 GMT on Wednesday. The Bedford Academy student was taken to hospital with serious injuries,

A murder investigation has been a launched after a 17-year-old was stabbed to death near a bus station. The victim, Thomas Taylor, was walking on Greenhill Street near Bedford Bus Station when he was targeted by a group of men,

A 17-year-old boy has been named as the victim of a fatal stabbing by the bus station in Bedford last night (Wednesday).

Bishop of Woolwich The Venerable Alastair Cutting leads prayers during a vigil at St Mary Magdalene church in Woolwich, south London, for 14-year-old Kelyan Bokassa who was stabbed to death on a London Bus on Tuesday.