Sixteen-year-old to appear in court over fatal stabbing of Joshua White, 29, in Hackney

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A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder after the stabbing of a man in east London.

Joshua White, 29, was stabbed in Homerton, Hackney, on Friday. He died of his injuries in hospital, according to the Metropolitan police.

Hannah, a local youth worker who said she went to school with White, described him as a “decent young man”.

“It’s got to the point that the kids don’t value lives any more,” added Hannah, who did not give her surname. “It’s just sad that this couldn’t have been prevented.”

Police were called to Frampton Park Road in Hackney at about 2.40pm on Friday after reports a man was injured.

Mike Mukuna, a pastor at the nearby Universal Church of the Kingdom of God help centre, was passing the scene shortly after the stabbing, where locals had gathered to help the injured man and put him in the recovery position.

“When I arrived it just happened. He was just bleeding on the floor,” Mukuna said. “There was a lot of blood.”

The suspect, who has not been named because of his age, will appear before Stratford youth court on Monday. He also faces a charge of possessing an offensive weapon.

Anyone with information has been asked to contact police.