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Dad of stab lad jumps 10,000ft Falling ... Mark Prince overcomes his fear to parachute from 13,000ft
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Slideshows Falling ... Mark Prince overcomes his fear to parachute from 13,000ft
Lucy Smith-Wildey/AirAffair Images Slideshows Preparing ... a nervous Mark before his jump 1 of 2
THE petrified dad of murdered soccer wonderkid Kiyan Prince encouraged yobs to put down their knives by jumping out of a plane at 10,000ft.
Ex-boxer Mark Prince — who has a phobia of heights — told youngsters: "If I can go do this, then you not carrying a blade is easy."
Mr Prince, 41, has dedicated his life to preventing other victims since 15-year-old Kiyan, who played for Queens Park Rangers' youth side, was stabbed in 2006 outside his school in Edgware, North West London.
Murdered ... Kiyan Prince
Mr Prince carried out the scary parachute jump with pal Nina Lewis in Kent, falling to earth at a speed of 120mph.
He landed safely at Headcorn Aerodrome with a nervous smile on his face.
Mr Prince later told The Sun: "Because of what happened to Kiyan, I have been speaking to youngsters about what can be done to stop the madness on our streets.
"Some kids said they felt unable to put down their weapons because they feared if they did they would become the next target.
"It was all very well me telling youngsters to face their fears but what about my own?
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"I didn't have specialist training before the jump. Just me, my fear and I.
"If Kiyan was here he'd been thinking: 'How crazy is my Dad?' But after going through such trauma I can do anything."
Mr Prince — who was once promoted by legendary Frank Warren — raised a large sum for charity by carrying out the jump.
Proceeds will go to the Kiyan Prince Foundation set up to end street violence. For more information, visit www.kiyan.org.
Hannad "Killer" Hasan, then 17 and a member of the same gang that shot dead WPC Sharon Beshenivsky in Bradford, was jailed for life in 2007 for murder.
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Dad of stab lad jumps 10,000ft Falling ... Mark Prince overcomes his fear to parachute from 13,000ft
Lucy Smith-Wildey/AirAffair Imagesltbx2995629
Slideshows Falling ... Mark Prince overcomes his fear to parachute from 13,000ft
Lucy Smith-Wildey/AirAffair Images Slideshows Preparing ... a nervous Mark before his jump 1 of 2
THE petrified dad of murdered soccer wonderkid Kiyan Prince encouraged yobs to put down their knives by jumping out of a plane at 10,000ft.
Ex-boxer Mark Prince — who has a phobia of heights — told youngsters: "If I can go do this, then you not carrying a blade is easy."
Mr Prince, 41, has dedicated his life to preventing other victims since 15-year-old Kiyan, who played for Queens Park Rangers' youth side, was stabbed in 2006 outside his school in Edgware, North West London.
Murdered ... Kiyan Prince
Mr Prince carried out the scary parachute jump with pal Nina Lewis in Kent, falling to earth at a speed of 120mph.
He landed safely at Headcorn Aerodrome with a nervous smile on his face.
Mr Prince later told The Sun: "Because of what happened to Kiyan, I have been speaking to youngsters about what can be done to stop the madness on our streets.
"Some kids said they felt unable to put down their weapons because they feared if they did they would become the next target.
"It was all very well me telling youngsters to face their fears but what about my own?
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"I didn't have specialist training before the jump. Just me, my fear and I.
"If Kiyan was here he'd been thinking: 'How crazy is my Dad?' But after going through such trauma I can do anything."
Mr Prince — who was once promoted by legendary Frank Warren — raised a large sum for charity by carrying out the jump.
Proceeds will go to the Kiyan Prince Foundation set up to end street violence. For more information, visit www.kiyan.org.
Hannad "Killer" Hasan, then 17 and a member of the same gang that shot dead WPC Sharon Beshenivsky in Bradford, was jailed for life in 2007 for murder.
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