HUNDREDS of mourners paid respects yesterday and left flowers at the spot where teen Elianne Andam was stabbed to death.
Scores signed a book of condolence for the family of the 15-year-old — killed as she attempted to retrieve a friend’s teddy in Croydon, South London.
Among them was her aunt, Victoria Acquah, who said: “We’re really traumatised by this, it shouldn’t have happened, it shouldn’t have happened, it shouldn’t have happened.
“She was the kindest girl. She was so sweet, so smart. She was intelligent.
“She wouldn’t hurt a fly. She didn’t deserve this.
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“I can’t talk anymore.”
Abigail Keen, 15, one of Elianne’s classmates, said: “She was always polite and well-mannered.
“She was a delight to be around.
“We shout and they don’t listen; no one listens to us when we say more needs to be done.
“It’s just awful, because you never know when it’s going to be you.”
A boy of 17 has been charged with the murder of Elianne and possessing a kitchen knife.