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Harry Pitman stabbing: 16-year-old boy's family attend moving vigil at Downhills Park

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Around 100 people gathered at a vigil for a "bright and promising" 16-year-old boy who was murdered just before midnight as he joined friends to watch New Year’s Eve fireworks at Primrose Hill.

Harry Pitman was attacked after what police described as "an altercation" at the popular viewpoint in Camden, north London, which was filled with hundreds of people.

Witnesses said large crowds, including families with children, had gathered to watch the fireworks when the “senseless” violence broke out.

Harry’s mother, brother, and sister were among those who gathered at Downhills Park on Tuesday

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