A teenager murdered at a bakery shop in south-east London is to be honoured at the church where he was an altar boy.
Jimmy Mizen suffered neck injuries and died the day after his 16th birthday at the Three Cooks Bakery where he worked in Burnt Ash Hill, Lee.
It is believed he was attacked trying to intervene when a customer became angry at being asked to leave the shop.
Jimmy's father Barry Mizen said family and friends would be attending Our Lady of Lourdes church on Sunday.
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"He loved everybody and everybody loved him. He had no problems with taking hugs. He was just a fine young fella."
Jimmy, who was one of nine children, had celebrated turning 16 by buying his first Lottery ticket.
On Saturday he was in the bakery when a disturbance broke out and it is believed he tried to help.
He suffered serious injuries and died at the scene.
His father told the Daily Mail newspaper that another of his sons, Harry, was with Jimmy when he died.
Parish priest Father Edward Perera said the whole community was in "total shock".
"I met the parents and the whole family... they are numbed and nobody has any words to express the deep shock and the devastation.
"The whole community... is totally devastated because they never thought something like this would happen to anybody in this area.
"It's a quiet place. People are very friendly and very supportive of each other. It's a lovely community."
Det Ch Insp Cliff Lyons said: "This is another tragic incident where a young victim has lost his life.
"There was an argument between Jimmy and the suspect, following which Jimmy was assaulted and he sustained serious neck injuries."
The suspect ran off along Burnt Ash Hill towards Burnt Ash Lane after the attack just before midday.
Jimmy is the 13th teenager to be killed in London since the start of the year.
(BBC)
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