Dunedin teenagers have shared their anger, heartbreak and disbelief at the loss of a friend who they say spread love everywhere. Trinity Catholic College pupil Enere Mclaren-Taana, 16, died after being stabbed at the Dunedin bus hub on Thursday afternoon. Groups of friends and acquaintances gathered at the bus hub yesterday for a blessing and to leave flowers and tributes.
Levi Mielnik, 16, said he had known Enere for a while and he was a funny person. "When I found out I was just heartbroken, real angry. "He made a joke out of anything and just spread love everywhere.
" Levi said he was trying to "talk to" Enere at the vigil. He told him he missed him, wanted him alive again and to hear his jokes. Dozens of young people yesterday visited the site where a teenager died at the Dunedin bus hub on Thursday.
PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON "Be careful who you hang out with." Tony Marechal, 15, said he was in "disbelief". "I never thought that would happen so close.
" He said he did "not really" feel safe at the bus hub any more, but was amazed by the community’s response. "It is amazing how many people have shown up." A Dunedin pupil, who did not want to be named, said she saw a fight between the pair break out centimetres from where she was standing in the bus hub.
She and her friends were going to Woolworths from the bus hub when Enere and the alleged attacker almost smashed into them while they were arguing, she said. She said she and her friends thought they should "get out of there.