Daniel Anjorin was laid to rest today after he was killed in a samurai sword attack in Hainault
More than 100 people have attended the funeral of a ‘gentle spirited and peace-loving’ teenager who died in a sword attack in East London. Daniel Anjorin, 14, died near his home as he walked to school in Hainault on April 30 in an attack which also left four people injured – including two police officers.
Daniel’s funeral was held at Jubilee Church in Ilford on Friday morning (May 17). Pastor Tope Koleoso, who led Daniel’s funeral service, said: “The service today was befitting of Daniel in every way, because he was a gentle spirited and just a peace-loving boy… So the service kind of captured that. It was a gentle moment. It was peaceful. And yet it was a celebration of Daniel’s life.”
Mr Koleoso added that people ‘from all walks of life’ attended the service including people who had flown in from abroad, teachers and students from his school, members of the church and Daniel’s youth group.
Photos taken outside the church showed the moment Daniel’s coffin was carried by pallbearers into the hearse, while his devastated family watched solemnly from the doorway. Daniel’s body is due to be taken to a cemetery in East London, where he will be buried in a private service.
You can look at our photo gallery below to see how the funeral unfolded…
