Hundreds of people have donated to a campaign to raise money for a funeral for murdered teenager Myron-Isaac Yarde.
More than 600 people have contributed to the fundraiser, which has raised over £10,000 in just two days, surpassing its target of £7,500.
Jay Thomas, who is fundraising to help Myron's family with funeral costs, said:
"I want to give Myron the send-off he deserves.
"He had a lot of friends and everybody knew who he was.
"We were good friends, I met him through his music and had been to a lot of his performances.
"His main focus was music and his goals were always to make it in music."
He added: "He never got into anything - he barely had a fight much less get stabbed to death by someone.
"He was so young. It's such a shock especially for a guy like Myron."
Hundreds of people turned out on Monday for a memorial event for the teenager, who friends say was studying music at Big Creative Education in Walthamstow.
His family also faced heartbreak last year when his mother Marcelle died of cancer.
Myron organised and performed at a community fundraising concert in June in her memory.
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The 17-year-old was found lying in a pool of his own blood in Camplin Street at around 7.40pm on Sunday and died less than two hours later in hospital.
Police said up to 10 male youths were involved in a scuffle before Myron died.
Two boys, aged 15 and 16, who were arrested on suspicion of murder following Myron's death, have been bailed pending further enquiries.
Anyone with information is asked to call the incident room on 020 8721 4868, the police non-emergency line on 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via crimestoppers-uk.org.
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