One year ago on Saturday 22 January 2022, 16-year-old Kennie Carter was murdered.
Kennie died in hospital after suffering a fatal stab wound to the chest on Thirlmere Avenue in Stretford.
One year on, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) are still seeking justice for Kennie.
Today Kennie Carter’s parents, Joan Dixon and Glen Carter, have issued a video appeal through GMP appealing for anyone with information to do the right thing and report it.
GMP are offering a £50,000 reward for anyone who can provide key information that leads to a charge and conviction for Kennie’s murder.
In a video appeal, Kennie’s mother Joan Dixon, said: “It’s just not the same without Kennie here. We can’t move on. It’s been really hard because we’ve just had Christmas. It’s been a year, but it doesn’t feel like a year – it feels like it was only yesterday. It’s so raw still.
“He was fun. He was. He liked his PlayStation, he liked food, and he liked to sleep a lot – a lot of sleep. But I always knew where he was if he was asleep.
“He was just daft Kennie, he just do daft things like walk past me and (ruffle) my fringe or stick his finger in my ear or stand there making silly noises.”
Kennie’s father, Glen Carter, added: “He was a cheeky chappy lad – he always has been and he always was. A normal 16-year-old boy.”
Joan added: ” We’re a year on and we’ve had no closure. There must be somebody out there with just even a small bit of information that may help. If you do have any information, please just do the right thing.
“You can imagine if it was your child how heart-breaking it would be not to have your son there every day. It rips you apart.
“So if anybody has just got the slightest bit of information, anything, even if you don’t think it’s anything, it might be a little missing piece that the police need. And they need help and we need somebody to come forward and do the right thing for Kennie.
“He was a good lad, he deserves justice. He should still be here.”
If you have information to share, please call 0161 856 9908 or 101 quoting incident 2529 of 22/01/2022 and make a statement to GMP.
