17 Years Boy Charged With Homicide After Teen ‘Stabbed Whilst Defending Girlfriend’
A youngster has been charged with the homicide of Rayon Pennycook, 16, who was once stabbed to demise in the street.
Rayon Pennycook used to be attacked in in Corby, Northamptonshire, quickly earlier than 7pm on Tuesday and died at the scene.
He was once stated to have been dragged into a combat with different neighborhood boys after their girlfriends had fallen out.
A 17-year-old boy has now been charged with his homicide and was once due to show up earlier than Northampton Magistrates’ Court this morning.
Two different boys, aged 15 and 17, have been launched on bail pending similarly inquiries.
In a assertion launched previously this week, Rayon’s household stated they have been left feeling ‘devastated’.
They added: ‘In fact, there are no phrases which can precisely describe the ache we are suffering. It is unbearable. He used to be simply a boy, a 16-year-old boy with his entire existence beforehand of him.
‘He had hopes, goals and aspirations, and was once in the manner of making use of for an apprenticeship, which would have considered him begin the subsequent chapter of his younger life.
‘Rayon is now not a statistic and he will no longer be remembered as such – he was once a special human being with a beating coronary heart who was once cherished so dearly by using his mum, dad, siblings, niece, nephew and friends.
‘Rayon had a massive coronary heart and made it clear each day how tons he cherished us all.
‘Rayon Pennycook used to be a bright, kind-hearted and innovative younger man who constructed sturdy relationships with many participants of our pupil neighborhood and instructors at Corby Business Academy.
‘This tragic information will come as a shock to many human beings throughout the college neighborhood and Rayon will be extensively missed.