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The heartbroken older siblings of tragic Harry Pitman, who was brutally stabbed to death in front of thousands at the Primrose Hill fireworks last night have laid bare their devastation tonight.
The 16-year-old who 'did not have a bad bone in his body' was killed as he stood and waited to watch the fireworks extravaganza in Camden, becoming the latest teenage victim in lawless London.
The Metropolitan Police first released photos of Harry, who has five younger siblings, this afternoon and confirmed a fellow 16-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of murder. He remains in custody.
This evening his older sister Tayla, 19, and older brother, Patrick paying tribute to their 'mischievous and cheeky' Harry who 'always stood up for what was right'.
The pair described their families utter heartbreak, with their mother unable to remove Harry's dinner from the oven he was supposed to eat when he returned home.
Fighting back tears, sister Tayla, 19, said from their terrace house in Tottenham, north London: 'It doesn't seem real, I keep on expecting him to come through the front door. His dinner is still in the oven, mum can't bring herself to remove it.
'He was the middle child of five. He has a younger four year old brother and a five year old sister. We haven't told them what's happened yet, we don't know how to. Harry was my baby brother, he was most handsome boy you could ever meet.
Schoolboy Harry Pitman, 16, was stabbed to death on Primrose Hill as he waited to watch the fireworks display
Ambulances and police cars line up near an iron fence in Primrose Hill last night
'I remember holding him in my arms for the first time when I was barely three years old. Now he won't ever get to grow up.'
The murder, which took place just minutes before midnight, made him at least the 17th teenager brutally killed in the capital in 2023 - most of those cruelly taken away from their loved ones in the last year had also been stabbed.
Tayla was called 'Errol' by loved ones after a character on a children's television show he liked.
'He would never answer to Harry at home - just 'Errol' - it was mine, Harry and mum's little joke,' his sister added before calling for his killer to be brought to justice.
'I hope whoever has done this knows they haven't just taken a life, they've destroyed a whole family and community,' Tayla said. 'I hope that thought eats away at them for the rest of their life.'
Standing outside her family's terraced home on a smart street , Tayla continued: 'Harry could be mischievous and cheeky and he could really wind me up at times.
'But he didn't have a bad bone in his body. He always stood up for what is right.
'That sometimes meant Harry got into fights but he would never use a knife, he wouldn't dream of ever carrying any weapon. He wasn't involved with any gangs whatsoever.
'He was a tall boy, 6ft3, and so could look after himself. Although he didn't have a girlfriend, he was a ladies man, always chatting up girls.
'I was feeling down about spending New Years Eve on my own and I happened to look at my phone at 11.40pm, the exact time Harry was stabbed. I don't know what made me look at my phone but an hour later, my brother Patrick called and told me Harry had gone.
'I'm devastated, he was my baby brother. He didn't even get to see the fireworks, which is why he went to Primrose Hill in the first place.'
Crowds on Primrose Hill stand and watch as fireworks go off in the distance
The Primrose Hill neighbourhood watch posted this photo showing large numbers of people entering the park
Police officers conduct a fingertip search on Primrose Hill
Harry attended Wilbury Primary School in Edmonton and St Thomas More secondary school in Wood Green. He was also a Catholic and had his confirmation at St John Vianney in Harringay church last Easter.
More recently, he harboured dreams of joining the army and joining the SAS.
Tayla added: 'Our great grandfather, George Davis, was a sergeant major in the second world war. Harry wanted to follow in his footsteps and join the Army. He wanted to be on the frontline.'
Harry's older brother Patrick, 18, said his younger sibling was a huge Spurs fan and had gone to Primrose Hill with seven of his friends, including his best friend.
He said: 'I knew Harry better than anyone. We shared a bedroom for the best part of 16-years. I moved out of home last year and Harry came to stay with me for a while. In fact he stayed with me two nights ago.
'We played video games and talked about getting older. He won't grow older now, someone has taken his life away.
'My most cherished memory is both of us running into the pitch after a celebrity charity football match at the London Stadium a few years ago. He was football crazy, he was born and bred in Tottenham so was a massive Spurs fan.
'He went to Wembley to see Spurs but never got the chance to go to the new ground. We are all distraught, it just doesn't seem real.'
His mother, Amanda Woolveridge, 37 and father, Neil Pitman, 39, were too upset to comment.
Metropolitan Police Officers have cordoned off the area in the park where the incident occurred
A forensic team team arrived at the park to examine the crime scene
MailOnline understands Harry had travelled five miles from his home in Tottenham, North London, to watch fireworks displays across the capital's skyline from Primrose Hill in Camden.
A friend of the family said: 'Harry had gone to Primrose Hill with a few friends to see the fireworks.
'The police haven't told the family too much yet. We don't know if Harry knew the man who was arrested, and we aren't clear on what happened, if there was an argument or a fight.
'His mother is devastated, the whole family are.'
Officers administered First Aid before paramedics and a helicopter ambulance arrived but Harry was pronounced dead at the scene shortly before midnight.
Police said a post-mortem examination
