16-year-old Harry Pitman stabbed to death just minutes before new year

The sister of a 16-year-old boy stabbed to death has tearfully paid tribute to her “baby brother“ after he was knifed while tens of thousands of revellers prepared to ring in the New Year. Harry Pitman, 16, was given CPR for ten minutes among crowds who had gathered on parkland to watch London’s 2024 fireworks display. But the 6ft 3in schoolboy could not be saved on Primrose Hill, North London. Last night Harry’s devastated siblings told of the family’s heartbreak. His sister Tayla, 19, said his mother Amanda Woolveridge, 37, was so upset she could not remove from her oven the dinner she made Harry on the night he died. Tayla, of Tottenham, North London, added: “It doesn’t seem real, I keep on expecting him to come through the front door. Continue reading... The Sun newspaper brings you the latest breaking news videos and explainers from the UK and around
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