Teenage girl stabbed to death on bus while saving friend from ex boyfriend s attack

The family of a schoolgirl who was stabbed to death on a bus in Croydon while trying to protect her friend from an exboyfriend have released a heartbreaking tribute to their beautiful soul. Eliyanna Andam, 15, was a pupil at Old Palace of John Whitgift School in Croydon and had aspirations of becoming a lawyer. She was attacked with a footlong serrated zombie knife on Wednesday morning, less than a mile from the school gates. She died on the pavement despite the efforts of a bus driver, passersby and paramedics who rushed to the scene. A 17yearold boy, who knew the victim, was arrested in New Addington in south London and is in custody. Eliyannas aunt Marian told the Evening Standardthat her niece had a bright future ahead of her and loved gymnastics and doing her hair. She said: We are a big family and supporting each other. We are devastated. We cant comprehend the heartbreak of the last 24 hours. She went to school and didnt come home. It hasnt sunk in. My sister is not fe