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Man charged with stab murder of teenage boy

Alex PopeNorthamptonshire
News imageSteve Hubbard/BBC A late Victorian-style terraced street of houses with cars and buildings on either side. There are a lot of white vans on the road, a cordoned off area, with a police officer, standing in the road. Road signs are to the left. Steve Hubbard/BBC
Emergency services were called to Adnitt Road in Northampton on 7 July

A 21-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a 16-year-old boy who died of a stab wound.

Officers were called to Adnitt Road, in the Abington area of Northampton, at about 19:00 BST on Tuesday 7 July, where they found the victim, Khadeem Parris.

Fuad Mohamud, 21, of Thorn Hill Walk, Briar Hill, Northampton, is due to appear at Northampton Magistrates' Court later.

Two men, aged 19 and 56, and a 51-year-old woman, arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender as part of the investigation, have been released on bail, pending further inquiries.

A post mortem examination found the teenager had "died as a result of a stab wound".

News imageFamily handout Khadeem Parris, a teenager, poses in front of the camera. He wears a Chicago Bulls branded black T-Shirt and black baseball cap. The T-Shirt is printed with the word BULLS in red, and the red face of a bull. The cap also has the red face of a bull printed on it. Khadeem holds the edges of the baseball cap with his fingertips. He wears a chain round his neck, and a white wall is behind him.Family handout
Khadeem Parris's family said he loved spending time with his brother and sister

In a statement issued by Northamptonshire Police, the family described Khadeem - who was from Motherwell in Scotland - as an "amazing" sibling to his older brother and younger sister.

They said he was excited to be starting college in August to study to be a plumber and electrician, but that he also loved computer games and football.

News imageSteve Hubbard/BBC Two police officers dressed in black uniforms appear to be searching a green bush which is beside a play area. They wear blue gloves and face masks. A marked yellow and blue police car is in the background.Steve Hubbard/BBC
A heavy police presence has remained in the area

The family said: "Khadeem was such a funny, smiling boy. He was always singing, he loved a joke, and he was such a kind son – he had a kindness inside of him," his family said.

"He had such strength too. He had coped with such a lot in his young life and he was making plans and so looking forward to the future.

"Words can't explain how we feel at this time. We cannot understand it and we are utterly heartbroken at his loss."

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