Damilola Taylor

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Damilola: The Untold Story review – John Boyega’s trauma after losing his childhood friend is haunting

by The Guardian | Oct 5, 2026 | Culture, Damilola Taylor, Documentary, Factual TV, London, Peckham, Television, Television & radio, The Guardian | 0 |

The actor and his sister were with the 10-year-old on the night he was murdered. For the first time, along with the caretaker who found him bleeding, they share their terror – and celebrate their friendNext month marks 26 years...

Star Wars actor John Boyega on the day his 10-year-old school friend Damilola Taylor was killed: ‘It kept me up at night because I was just with the guy’

The star was just eight when his friend was stabbed. Decades on, he’s ready to talk about that day – how it shaped him, and how, as he becomes a father himself, it will shape him as a dad“I feel a bit nervous,” confesses John...