The Riddlesdown Collegiate Year 7 pupil who was killed in “a tragic accident” near Kenley railway station when he was on his way to school last week has been named as Jaiden Shehata.
“Jaiden was a kind and popular student and a valued member of Riddlesdown Collegiate,” said a statement published by Riddlesdown.
“We know the loss is being felt by many and we are doing everything we can to support his friends, family and the wider student and staff community at this difficult time.”
As reported last week, the large secondary school was closed last Friday as a mark of respect for Shehata, his family and friends.
British Transport Police ruled the incident as “non-suspicious”.
In a letter distributed to all parents and carers of Riddlesdown pupils last week, the school’s principal, Daniel Osborne, wrote “with immense sadness” that the pupil had died.
Describing the incident as “a tragic accident”, Osborne wrote that the pupil “was believed to be his own”, with no others pupils hurt in any way.
“This tragedy will undoubtedly affect all of us,” Osborne wrote.
A funeral has been arranged for February 25 at St Mary and St Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church in Coulsdon.
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