The parents of a teenager murdered in a row at a bakery shop in south-east London have described the last moments they shared with their "wonderful" son.

In an interview for the BBC, Margaret and Barry Mizen said the night before Jimmy, 16, was attacked "the last thing we did Teenager murdered in bakery shop ...
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They said Jimmy, who was one of nine children, was "very content".

Jimmy suffered fatal neck injuries during a row in the Three Cooks Bakery in Burnt Ash Hill, Lee, on Saturday.

He had celebrated his 16th birthday the day before his death and was due to finish school on Monday ahead of his GCSE exams.

Mrs Mizen said: "Jimmy was just the sweetest boy you could ever meet.

"Just a fine young man. Happy all the time. Whistled as he walked down the road.

"There was a simplicity in Jimmy. He did not have airs and graces."

Mr Mizen said his son was "full of confidence".

"He loved his family, his family loved him. Jimmy was able to express that love as well.

"You could give Jimmy a hug, no problem at all. Jimmy would give me a kiss when I dropped him off at school. You don't see many teenagers do that."

"An innate decency ran through Jimmy's body. He was a decent, fine young fella, protective of other people, protective of maybe the weak."

(BBC)

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