12:33 EDT, 26 April 2021
A 14-year-old boy charged with murdering a schoolboy outside a pizzeria was remanded in custody today.
Fares Maatou, 15, died after being stabbed and struck over the head repeatedly with an iron bar during a fight outside Zzetta Soul Fired Pizza in Canning Town, east London.
Fares attackers are said to have made off with his e-scooter as he lay dying outside the restaurant in Barking Road on Friday. He was pronounced dead at 4.30pm, just over 30 minutes after the attack.
Four teenagers have been arrested, including the 14-year-old boy who appeared at Stratford Youth Court today charged with murder and possession of an offensive weapon.
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