A COMMUNITY has “had enough” after a teenager was stabbed to death on Walthamstow High Street just hours after he attended an anti-knife rally.

Floral tributes were laid near St James station, less than 24 hours after a boy, named locally as Elijah Dornelly and ‘Ejay' to friends, was fatally knifed.

Elijah was walking along the High Street with a friend at around 11.30pm on Sunday when police believe he was ambushed at the junction with Buxton Road.

He was found covered in blood with a single stab wound by paramedics, who took him to hospital where he died shortly after.

Police believe the two attackers rode away on bikes. No one has been arrested in connection with the incident.

Earlier on Sunday, Elijah joined hundreds of campaigners at the London Peace March.

Tracy Prescott, a march organiser, wrote on the group’s Facebook page: “So sad to hear that one of the young people who was at our march yesterday was killed in Walthamstow when he left the march. Enough is Enough.”

Last night the St James Street community came together to pay its respect and call for action.

Speaking by the floral tributes, Denise Lake said: “We’ve had enough of our kids getting stabbed, shot and murdered on our streets. It has to stop. As a community we felt we had to come out and show our solidarity and spirit.

“As a mother it frightens me to think that your child could be walking down the street in the wrong place at the wrong time and that’s it.

“People are saddened and shocked but we knew something like this could happen at some point because there are loads of kids around selling drugs.”

Olly Price, who lives in the St James Street area, said: “A lot of locals are shocked about it and we wanted to come together to stand against it and come together as a community to show our respects.

“This is not what the community is about, it’s a tight community and it’s a caring community.”

A petition is now calling on the council and MP for Walthamstow, Stella Creasy, to urgently tackle violence and crime in St James Street.

Gemma Ricketts started the change.org campaign today to get the politicians to “publically pledge” their support after “years of criminal activity and local intimidation”.

Responding to the petition, Ms Creasy said: “A horrific crime has happened on our doorstep and many residents are understandably concerned for the family of the young man in question as well as the safety of our local community.

“For many months now there has been a concerted effort to address the issues around anti-social and criminal behaviour in the St James street area by both the council and the police, in which I have been ensuring residents’ voices are heard.”

On Monday, May 15, borough police are holding a public meeting with residents to update them on this work.

To fund Elijah's funeral, his family and friends have collected more than £1,200 online, but still need donations to reach their £3,000 target.

To donate to the fund click here.