Hundreds gather to pay tribute to slain boy

RESIDENTS of a west Dublin suburb turned out in large numbers yesterday to pay tribute to a young Nigerian student who died in a stabbing incident at the weekend.

A crowd of over 300 people gathered for a memorial service in honour of 15-year-old Toyosi Shittabey near his home yesterday morning.

The memorial service was staged at the exact location where the football-loving student was fatally attacked shortly after 8pm on Friday at The Boulevard, Mount Eustace – a modern housing estate in Tyrrelstown which is home to a large African community.