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| London stabbings: Teenager becomes fourth to die in string of incidents across capital | London stabbings: Teenager becomes fourth to die in string of incidents across capital |
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| A 19-year-old has become the fourth teenager to be stabbed to death in London in just two weeks. | A 19-year-old has become the fourth teenager to be stabbed to death in London in just two weeks. |
| Police and paramedics rushed to the Monks Hill estate in Selsdon, Croydon after reports of a knife fight. | Police and paramedics rushed to the Monks Hill estate in Selsdon, Croydon after reports of a knife fight. |
| The man, named locally as Andre, was found lying on a patch of grass after reportedly being chased through the streets by a gang “armed with machetes”. | The man, named locally as Andre, was found lying on a patch of grass after reportedly being chased through the streets by a gang “armed with machetes”. |
| An unnamed witness told the London Evening Standard: “I saw Andre running for his life and three others were coming up behind him. | An unnamed witness told the London Evening Standard: “I saw Andre running for his life and three others were coming up behind him. |
| “They were just chasing him and not shouting. They chased him behind a row of shops. I called the police because I knew if they were to get to him he’d be done. | “They were just chasing him and not shouting. They chased him behind a row of shops. I called the police because I knew if they were to get to him he’d be done. |
| “They were armed with machetes. The knives were about a foot long. I was told Andre was stabbed 20 times”. | “They were armed with machetes. The knives were about a foot long. I was told Andre was stabbed 20 times”. |
| A friend of the aspiring DJ said his mother had come running down the road after him following the incident while he screamed for her on the ground. | A friend of the aspiring DJ said his mother had come running down the road after him following the incident while he screamed for her on the ground. |
| Another friend said he was “the nicest boy” and was “in the wrong place at the wrong time”. | Another friend said he was “the nicest boy” and was “in the wrong place at the wrong time”. |
| Police have arrested two men in connection with the stabbing, with both being held in custody. | Police have arrested two men in connection with the stabbing, with both being held in custody. |
| The four teenagers fatally stabbed over two weeks are among to have been killed across the capital so far this year. | The four teenagers fatally stabbed over two weeks are among to have been killed across the capital so far this year. |
| An 18-year-old has been charged with the murder of Lance Scott Walker, who was stabbed to death on the street in broad daylight in Hayes, south London on Monday afternoon. | An 18-year-old has been charged with the murder of Lance Scott Walker, who was stabbed to death on the street in broad daylight in Hayes, south London on Monday afternoon. |
| Idris Hassan will appear at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. | Idris Hassan will appear at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. |
| Earlier in August, Andrew Oteng-Ouwusu died after being stabbed just metres away from his family home in Bermondsey, while Leoandro Osemeke was stabbed to death at a house party in Peckham. | Earlier in August, Andrew Oteng-Ouwusu died after being stabbed just metres away from his family home in Bermondsey, while Leoandro Osemeke was stabbed to death at a house party in Peckham. |
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