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| The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is to investigate the handling of complaints made by the family of a girl murdered in London. | |
| The body of Arsema Dawit, 15, was found in a lift at Matheson Lang House, Baylis Road, Waterloo, on Monday. | The body of Arsema Dawit, 15, was found in a lift at Matheson Lang House, Baylis Road, Waterloo, on Monday. |
| Relatives had complained to police in April that the teenager had been stalked and attacked by a man. | Relatives had complained to police in April that the teenager had been stalked and attacked by a man. |
| Officers are still questioning a 21-year-old man at a south London police station over the killing. | Officers are still questioning a 21-year-old man at a south London police station over the killing. |
| He was arrested on a footbridge over the River Thames shortly after Arsema was attacked, police said. | |
| 'No knowledge' | |
| In a statement, the IPCC said: "The family complained to the Metropolitan Police that Arsema, 15, was assaulted on 30 April, five weeks before her murder in Waterloo, London SE1. | |
| "The IPCC awaits the referral, whereupon the commission will assess how the investigation should be carried out." | |
| On Tuesday police confirmed that an allegation of assault and threats to kill against Arsema had been made to them on 30 April after an incident at a McDonald's restaurant two weeks earlier. | |
| However when an officer spoke to the teenager on 12 May she claimed to have "no knowledge" of the incident. | |
| The force also said Arsema had known the man being in custody but they were not clear about their relationship. | |
| The teenager, who had turned 15 on Friday, is believed to have returned home to the block of flats where she lived when she was attacked. | |
| Paramedics arrived at the scene within four minutes but were unable to revive the teenager, who suffered stab multiple wounds, a London Ambulance Service spokesman said. |