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Hackney: First picture of four-year-old boy killed in Dalston as Irish family pay tribute

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A four-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in Hackney has been pictured for the first time.

Police were called to a flat in Montague Road, Dalston, on Wednesday night following concerns about the welfare of a child.

Inside, officers found Kobi Macharia Dooly, who had suffered knife injuries, and arrested his 41-year-old mother, Keziah Macharia.

The child

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