Father pays tribute to boy, four, stabbed to death in London

Mother charged with murder of Kobi Macharia Dooly at address in Hackney

The father of Kobi Macharia-Dooly, the four-year-old who was found with knife injuries at an address in east London, has paid tribute to his son, saying the joy and laughter you brought to the world has been taken far too soon".

Police were called to an address in Montague Road, Hackney, at about 11pm on Wednesday after concerns were raised about the welfare of a child.