Saranba Sillah’s comments come almost two years on from the death of her son Hakim, 18, at the hands of a 17-year-old boy who was also attending the course.
Hakim’s killer is currently serving an 18-year prison sentence over the fatal 40-second attack which took place in November 2019 at Hillingdon Civic Centre.
“I still cannot believe this has happened to me. It was four o’clock in the afternoon, at a safe place, he was not walking about at night doing something where you would have said he found himself in a situation you’d warned him about.
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