Dad 'felt his son's hand and knew he was gone' after teenager was stabbed

Dad 'felt his son's hand and knew he was gone' after teenager was stabbedStuart Stephens has today described the heartbreak and grief he and his family, from Reading, Berkshire, suffered following the murder of his 13-year-old son OllyNewsBradley Jolly Overnight News Editor02:40, 21 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesStuart Stephens is pictured after his son's killers were sentencedA dad has described the moment at finding his teenage son lifeless following his murder.‌Stuart Stephens recalled the heartbreak of losing 13-year-old Olly, who was ambushed and stabbed by two teenage boys in a park. Stuart dashed to the scene after being alerted of the horror by Olly's friend — but, by then, it was too late. Despite the best efforts of paramedics, the youngster was pronounced dead.‌The mean age of the children and young people under 18 killed between 2019 and 2024 was 14.4 years, a study has found. The analysis of the English National Child Mortality Database by Bristol Medical School, the first national analysis of its kind, determined that there were 36 knife deaths in those 17 and under in 2023-24, up from 21 in 2019-20.‌Olly was killed in January 2021 in the park yards from his home in Reading, Berkshire. Reacting to the new data, his dad said this week: "One (teenage murder victim) is one too many."READ MORE: West Mercia Police officer stabbed in neck while on duty and rushed to hospitalREAD MORE: Shockingly young average age of knife attack victims revealed for first timeView 3 ImagesOlly Stephens was 'lured' to a park and stabbed to death(Image: PA)Recalling the chaos Stuart was faced upon his arrival at Bugs Bottom field, near his home, the dad said: "They (emergency services) were doing all they could. But I felt his hand and I knew he was gone."‌The two boys were each convicted of murder and sentenced to a minimum of 12 and 13 years' imprisonment. A girl, who lured Olly to the park, pleaded guilty to manslaughter an...