Police issue fresh appeal after fatal stabbing of teen with 'heart of gold'

Police have issued a fresh appeal after a 15-year-old was stabbed to death in an 'altercation' in Skelmersdale.

Dylan Bragger tragically died at the scene on Digmoor Road at around 9pm on June 29. Paying tribute to the schoolboy, his family described him as a 'gentle giant' with his 'whole life ahead of him'.

Felipe Figueiredo, 28. has been charged with the murder of the teen. He has not yet entered any plea. But officers are now appealing to drivers and members of the community to help them establish the full circumstances leading to Dylan’s death.

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In a statement, Lancashire Police said: "Over the past two weeks our detectives have reviewed CCTV footage, spoke with residents and followed up a number of enquiries to establish the full circumstances leading to Dylan’s tragic death. We’d now ask for support from the community.

Our investigation has identified a number of vehicles that we know will have passed the scene in the moments prior to the altercation. We’d ask that the drivers of those vehicles get in touch with us, even if only to confirm that they do not have any information of note.

We’ve already conducted extensive door-to-door enquiries, but we’re also interested in hearing from any residents in the area surrounding Digmoor road, that haven’t been spoken to by Police already, who may have captured either party on doorbell cameras or CCTV, before the incident."

Detective Chief Inspector Andrew Fallows, of the Force Major Investigation Team, added: “Whilst a man has been charged, our investigation is very much ongoing to establish as much information as possible about the circumstances leading to Dylan’s tragic