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GRIM ANNIVERSARY: Floral tributes are left near the scene where Kiyan Prince was stabbed to death 20 years ago
LESS than half of young people feel optimistic about their futures, research released on the 20th anniversary of the stabbing of 15-year-old Kiyan Prince has found.
The survey conducted by the Kiyan Prince Foundation and research firm Savanta also found that three in four 16- to 24-year-olds say it is difficult to be a young person in Britain today.
The Queens Park Rangers youth team footballer was fatally stabbed when he intervened in a fight outside his school in north-west London.
His father, Dr Mark Prince, said: “My son Kiyan was a winner because he had the courage to be himself and follow his dreams. But today, not enough young people feel that way.
“They’re held back by a society which sees them as a problem rather than a generation with potential.”
Dr Prince, the founder and chief executive of the foundation, called for better pay and recognition for youth workers and greater investment in youth services.
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