Two Teenagers Charged with Murdering 15-Year-Old Soccer Player in Park Stabbing By KC Baker

Two teenagers are accused of stabbing and killing a 15-year-old boy during an apparent robbery in an English park, police say.

Surrey police were called to a wooded area in Stoke Park in Guildford on the evening of Monday, Jan. 19 on reports of a stabbing, police said in a statement.

Officers, paramedics and members of the public tried to save the life of the boy, identified as Luis Gabriel Guembes, but he died at the scene.

After an investigation, on Friday, Jan. 23, police charged a 15-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named because of their age, with murder, conspiracy to rob and possession of a bladed article. 

In a GoFundMe started by a family friend of the boy’s family, the organizer wrote that Gabriel had moved to London from Lima, Peru, with his mother at a young age “in search of hope, opportunity, and a better future.”

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The slain teen, the organizer wrote, “was an amazing son and an incredible young soul. He was kind, bright, driven, and full of promise. 

“A devoted student, a passionate soccer player, and a loving son, Gabriel had a smile that could light up a room and a heart that touched everyone he met. He was deeply loved and will be forever missed by all who had the privilege of knowing him.”

The boys appeared at Guildford Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, Jan. 24, the BBC reports.

They did not enter pleas, according to the BBC. They have been remanded in custody by Judge Catherine Hartley until their next court date on Feb. 23, the BBC reports.