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. READ MORE: Safeguarding services were warned tragic tot was at risk six months before his death 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.
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