Rally marked life of stabbed teenager

Updated: 22:40, Saturday, 10 April 2010

Up to 1,000 people gathered in Dublin for a rally to remember the life of Toyosi Shittabey, stabbed dead last week.

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Rally to mark teenager's death
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Life of Toyosi Shittabey celebrated
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Toyosi Shittabey
Killed last week

People gathered at the Garden of Remembrance to celebrate the 15-year-old whose life ended a week ago.

Relatives, including his mother, marched through the streets of Dublin to the Dáil.

Community and church leaders, as well as Toyosi's cousins and neighbours addressed the crowd, before and after the rally.

Toyosi's kind heartedness and love of football were among the memories shared.

The National Public Services Alliance protest over pay cuts has been postponed to allow people to participate in the march.

Two people have appeared in court in connection with Toyosi's death.

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