"Kennie was our cheeky chappy with baby blue eyes": Family pay tribute to 16-year-old fatally stabbed in Stretford
28.01.2022 - 17:16
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The family of a 16-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed in Stretford at the weekend have paid tribute to their 'cheeky chappy'.
Officers were called just before 7pm on Saturday (January 22) to a report of a 16-year-old boy with serious injuries on Thirlmere Avenue in Stretford.
Tragically, 16-year-old Kennie Carter suffered a fatal stab wound to the chest and detectives from our Major Incident Team have so far questioned eight suspects, spoken to a number of witnesses and are continuing to make extensive forensic and CCTV enquiries at pace.
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Kennie's family appealed for the community to come forward with information and said 'young lives like Kennie's are being lost far too often'.
They said: "Kennie was our youngest, our baby, our cheeky chappy with baby blue eyes. His death has left a massive hole in our lives and our family has been destroyed. We will never have the opportunity to see him growing up and having a family of his own.
"Each day when we wake the house feels empty; we can't hear his footsteps, his voice or his music. We cannot believe how generous people have been, even people that don't know us or Kennie directly.
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"We want to ask the community to provide as much information as they can to the police so that the person responsible is brought to justice. Young lives like Kennie's are being lost far too often and this has to stop."
Eight teenage boys aged between 14 and 17 have been arrested on suspicion of murder. Three have been released with no further action and five have been