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OPINION - Kelyan Bokassa's death was a London tragedy: now we must ask the hard questions

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Kelyan Bokassa , 14 , was knifed to death on the 472 bus in Woolwich in front of appalled fellow passengers at 2.30pm in the afternoon this week .

Had he lived, he would have been in court next week charged with carrying a machete.

The care system, under its private equity managers, has failed to protect the children in its charge.

But it’s also a time, I would say, for action after reflection. And for righteous anger. Melanie McDonagh is a London Standard columnist.