Family, faith leaders, councillors, police and members of the community have gathered to remember the 15-year-old victim of a stabbing in Croydon.
About 350 people met in The Queen’s Gardens park on Sunday for a memorial service for Elianne Andam.
The schoolgirl was stabbed to death at a bus stop on 27 September.
The Bishop of Croydon, Dr Rosemarie Mallett described Elianne as an “amazing young person” with a strong faith.
Dr Mallett asked for Elianne not to be remembered as a “statistic of the challenges” which the community faces.