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| Teenager stabbed to death in London street | Teenager stabbed to death in London street |
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| A 16-year-old boy has been stabbed to death in south-east London. | A 16-year-old boy has been stabbed to death in south-east London. |
| The teenager was found with multiple stab wounds in Canterbury Place, Walworth, at about 22:10 BST on Monday. He was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later. | The teenager was found with multiple stab wounds in Canterbury Place, Walworth, at about 22:10 BST on Monday. He was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later. |
| Seven males, including two teenagers aged 16, were arrested in connection with the stabbing. | Seven males, including two teenagers aged 16, were arrested in connection with the stabbing. |
| Scotland Yard's homicide team said one line of inquiry was that the stabbing was gang related. | Scotland Yard's homicide team said one line of inquiry was that the stabbing was gang related. |
| Det Ch Insp Graeme Gwyn said: "I am appealing for anyone who witnessed this disturbance or has any information that may assist the investigation to contact us." | Det Ch Insp Graeme Gwyn said: "I am appealing for anyone who witnessed this disturbance or has any information that may assist the investigation to contact us." |
| The boy, who has not been named, is the 11th teenager to be fatally stabbed in the capital this year and the third this month. | |
| Young deaths in London | |
| A total of 14 teenagers have been killed in London in the past 12 months, 12 of whom were stabbed. | A total of 14 teenagers have been killed in London in the past 12 months, 12 of whom were stabbed. |
| Out of the 14: | |
| The victims were aged between 15 and 18 and in three cases people have been convicted of murder, while in eight cases people have been charged with murder. | |
| In three cases, including the latest, suspects have been arrested but no-one has been charged or convicted. | |
| Walworth resident Pearl Francis said: "[My daughter] told me that she saw the forensic people up there, so then I came out. I stood there and I just thought that it's sad." | Walworth resident Pearl Francis said: "[My daughter] told me that she saw the forensic people up there, so then I came out. I stood there and I just thought that it's sad." |
| Asked whether she thought a lot of teenagers carried knives on the estate, she said: "I believe so. It is disgusting. | Asked whether she thought a lot of teenagers carried knives on the estate, she said: "I believe so. It is disgusting. |
| "It is time this stops. I don't know what it is going to take for them to stop it. | |
| "He's 16. What could he have done so bad that you would kill him?" |