The murder of Javits Frimpong, a bullied schoolboy in The Bronx

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: November 1, 2026Country: United States
Crime & LawSociety & Lifestyle
The murder of Javits Frimpong, a bullied schoolboy in The Bronx

Javits Frimpong, a 15-year-old boy from Ghana, was chased and killed in The Bronx while on his way to school. He had arrived in the United States a year earlier in search of a better life and had complained about being bullied at school. Thousands of people have held vigils in his memory.

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