1/1 Residents and the community in Great Lever have reacted with shock to a stabbing that has left a 15-year-old boy dead. Police were called to Walker Avenue in Great Lever around 4:43 this morning to reports of a stabbing. Reece Tansey, 15, was quickly taken to hospital but died from his injuries, with friends paying tribute to him on social media. A large police cordon was set up around Walker Avenue and surrounding roads, with residents left in shock when they awoke in the morning. Arshad Mahmood, 48, who lives on Royland Avenue just metres away from the incident, said: I feel so sad for his parents, he was so young.
Friends of tragic Reece Tansey, 15, who was stabbed to death gather to release balloons in his memory
The 15-year-old was stabbed to death in Great Lever earlier today
20:05, 4 MAY 2021
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People releasing balloons at Harper Green Playing Fields in memory of 15 year old Reece Tansey who was stabbed to death in Bolton this morning. (Image: ABNM Photography) Wind, rain and hail battered the playing fields behind Harper Green School, as dozens of people gathered to release balloons in Reece Tansey s memory. Just 12 hours after the 15-year-old was fatally stabbed in Great Lever, some of his closest friends and family members gathered at his school to pay their respects.