THE girlfriend of a teenager stabbed to death by a gang of thugs told last night how she cradled him in her arms as he lay dying from his wounds.
Kodjo Yenga, 16, was battered and knifed by a 10-strong mob in school uniform, some of them as young as 13.
His 15-year-old girlfriend, called Cookie, said the yobs piled into the youngster with bats, blades and hammers as a bunch of vengeful young girls screamed: "Kill him, kill him!"
She added: "A boy approached and asked Kodjo if he wanted a fight. He said 'no' and the other guy said he was a pussy.
"Kodjo said 'Let's do this'. Then eight or nine of them appeared with knives, hammers and bats. They stabbed him twice in his heart and legs.
"I was scared, I was held back by someone. They had knives, hammers and bats.
"I saw him there, he was on the floor struggling for his life.
"I put his head on my lap and rocked him, saying, 'Please don't die. I need you, I need you.' A paramedic told me his last words in the ambulance were 'Help Cookie. I love her'.
"He is in my heart forever. He was lovely, he had such a nice heart." It is claimed some of the attackers set their dogs on Kodjo before stabbing him in the heart and leg. As he lay dying in the street, they continued to kick his motionless body.
The youngster is the fourth London teenager to be murdered in six weeks.
One witness said: "These boys wanted his bull terrier dog. They like to boast about their animals and breed them for fighting. They'd threatened and bullied him for weeks. They were younger than him. But there was so much hatred. One was waving a massive knife. One was a wellknown local gang member. All were wearing school uniform."
Shop worker Minaxi Patel said: "This gang picked up a pipe which they threw at the boy. There were about three girls with them who were screaming 'Kill him! Kill him!'"
A resident added: "I saw about 10 kids chasing one boy along the road. Some had 3ft wooden sticks from a skip. The boy had his arms up to protect himself as they hit him.
"There were some girls standing by looking very excited, as if they were enjoying the chase. It was like a lynch mob."
Mariam McLeod was in her house opposite the scene, 100 yards from the home of movie star Ralph Fiennes, on Wednesday evening.
She said: "I heard a girl shouting 'What are you doing?' I opened the window and saw this black boy on his back in a pool of blood. A girl was on the phone crying."
Kodjo was targeted as he and Cookie walked Staffordshire bull terrier Zeeka in Hammersmith Grove, West London. The youngster is a studious sixth former and member of a music group that penned anti-knife lyrics. Last night police were probing claims he was killed by members of a West London gang called MDP - Murder Dem Pussies.
The teenage thugs breed fighting dogs which they set on their victims.
After the attack police arrived in minutes. Congolese-born Kodjo was taken to Charing Cross Hospital but died at 6.15pm.
Best friend Bilal Ayonote said: "He'd had a fight on the day. Then more of them came and that's how he was killed.
"It was a case of Kodjo standing up for himself and being attacked."
Bilal said he had heard that the gang passed round the knife as they waded into the attack.
Another friend said: "Kodjo was a mildmannered guy who loved school and was polite to everyone he met.
"He'd never look for trouble. He was ambitious and wanted to be a success."
Girlfriend of two years Cookie insisted Kodjo was not in a gang. She added: "He was lovely, he had such a nice heart."
Kodjo, who had 10 GCSEs, lived with his mother L'adjua in Ladbroke Grove, West London. His father is in Zaire.
He was studying four AS Levels at St Charles Sixth Form College, in Ladbroke Grove. Last night 100 friends laid flowers and lit candles at the murder scene.
Police said: "We urge anyone with information to come forward."
Seven males are being questioned. Four are 13, two are 15, and one is 21.