The family of a teenager who was fatally stabbed last year will unveil a bench in Battersea Park to mark the anniversary of his death.

Eugene Attram died after a gang brawl on November 4 when he was just 16 years old.

As his friends and relatives count down the days to the anniversary, they have revealed their plans for remembering the talented Ernest Bevin pupil.

A memorial service will be held at 10.30am at West Croydon Methodist Church on Sunday, where Eugene's friends will sing songs and read poems they have penned for him.

After the service, the family will revisit Lavender Avenue in Mitcham - the scene of the stabbing - to lay flowers and a collage of photos, decorated in the colours of his beloved Arsenal Football Club.

And on Saturday, a bench will be unveiled in a Battersea Park rose garden in his memory, chosen because Eugene grew up and spent most of his life in Battersea.

Mum Maureen Enyonam, 43, said: "I love Battersea Park. We used to live five minutes away. I jogged there every Saturday morning and Eugene would play football there.

"By unveiling a bench, we hope to jog people's memory about what happened to Eugene and help the police to solve this matter.

"We also want to send out at message to young people to stop killing each other.

"It makes my grieving even worse whenever I hear there has been another unnecessary death. I cry every time I hear another mother is going through this."

Also at Battersea Park on Saturday will be Takashi Bailey, the first recipient of the Eugene Attram memorial scholarship.

It was set up in memory of Eugene, and gives inner London teenagers the chance to study for free at London Metropolitan University, where Ms Enyonam works.

Since Eugene's death, 19 people have been arrested and bailed in connection with his murder but no one has yet been charged.

Eugene's family hope that by marking the anniversary so prominently, it will encourage those in the know to break their wall of silence over what happened.

"We still want people to come forward and help the police. There must be someone who knows," Ms Enyonam said.