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| Teen killed in London street named as Mohammed Dura-Ray | |
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| A 16-year-old has been stabbed to death close to his home in south-east London. | |
| Mohammed Dura-Ray 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. | Mohammed Dura-Ray 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, have been 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 is the 11th teenager to be fatally stabbed in the capital this year and the third this month. | The boy is the 11th teenager to be fatally stabbed in the capital this year and the third this month. |
| Mohammed, who was known as Mo, was a Manchester United fan and a "typical boy", his aunt Haja Sesay said. | |
| He died across the road from his home on the Aylesbury estate, but his family said they had no idea what he was doing when he died. | |
| She said: "He hadn't talked to anybody about any problems. We don't know what really happened, what went wrong, whether it was gang-related, or a case of mistaken identity." | |
| He had "good" friends and "bad" friends and sometimes hung around "with the wrong people" but was "typical of children today", she added. | |
| Young deaths in London | 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: | 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. | 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. | 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 forensics 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. | "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?" | "He's 16. What could he have done so bad that you would kill him?" |