It's been a year since Kennie Carter was murdered - the search for answers continues
It has been a year since 16-year-old Kennie Carter was stabbed to death. He had his whole life ahead of him, and was walking home when the fatal attack took place, sending shockwaves through the local community.
Emergency services first swarmed Thirlmere Avenue on the evening of January 22. Police volunteers described the scene as 'chaos', as paramedics and members of the public desperately performed CPR on the teenager as his parents, who lived nearby, watched on. In February, an inquest into Kennie's death was opened at South Manchester Coroner's Court. The brief hearing heard that a post-mortem recorded he died as a consequence of a stab wound to the chest.
"At that point Kennie was just laying on the floor. There was somebody giving him CPR, a member of the public. The whole neighbourhood was out. A stark message was then issued on the eve of the six-month anniversary of Kennie's death, as detectives continued to urge anyone with any information about what happened to come forward. Detective Chief Inspector Alicia Smith said: "There are people out there who have had conversations with those involved who know exactly what happened that night and we need those people to come forward and speak to us. With murder investigations, they don't go away.
The court heard that on the same day, there was what 'appears to be some sort of pre-planned confrontation between the two groups' in Victoria Park. Then on Saturday, January 22, in the hours before Kennie's death, 'the two groups have met up again' and were 'involved in some form of verbal altercation' at Stretford Mall.
"Although it has been nearly a year since Kennie’s death, our work will not stop until we are certain that we have caught his killers," Detective Chief Inspector Alicia Smith said.
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