Joel Adesina was stabbed in the
stomach during a late-night row on Friday
night last week in Bethnal Green, East London
after him and his friends were ambushed while
taking a walk and were chased into a housing
estate where he was stabbed, according to
Daily Mail.
He was rushed to the hospital where he died
three hours later into Saturday morning. An 18
year-old suspect was arrested but later
released with no further action to be
taken. Neighbours and manager of the
teenager’s football team described him a
gentle young boy who never stayed out late as
he was mostly seen returning home in
his football kits.
Joel as a winger was ‘’as good as gold” and
talented enough to play professionally. To say
that myself and the club are devastated is an
understatement, we are absolutely in bits. Joel
was a wonderful young lad who had the world
at his feet. He was a very talented footballer
and had ambitions of playing professionally. I
think he had a future in the sport and could
have played for a living. He was a very
talented footballer and had ambitions of
playing professionally. I think he had a future
in the sport and could have played for a
living”. ’ his coach at Bardag FC Yellows, Ricky
Downes said.
‘’There was something about Joel that touched
me and his death is totally unexpected. He
never gave me any inkling that he was
involved in gangs or anything like that.
‘’He was cheeky, bubbly, and a thoroughly
likeable young man,’’ 55 year-old Mr Downes
added.
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