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Two held over teenager stabbing | Two held over teenager stabbing |
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A teenager has died in hospital after turning up at a west London police station with stab wounds. | A teenager has died in hospital after turning up at a west London police station with stab wounds. |
Craig Marshall, 19, of Meredith Tower, Hanbury Road, Acton, arrived injured at the front counter of Acton police station on Thursday night. | Craig Marshall, 19, of Meredith Tower, Hanbury Road, Acton, arrived injured at the front counter of Acton police station on Thursday night. |
He was taken to hospital but died a few hours later. Police said he is thought to have been attacked outside Rufford Tower in Lexden Road. | He was taken to hospital but died a few hours later. Police said he is thought to have been attacked outside Rufford Tower in Lexden Road. |
Two men, aged 20 and 21, have been arrested in connection with the death. | Two men, aged 20 and 21, have been arrested in connection with the death. |
Mr Marshall was the 27th teenager to die as a result of violence in London this year. | |
That exceeds the 26 violent teenage deaths that occurred in the capital during the whole of 2007. | |
You hear about these kids dying but nothing is ever done Sharon MarshallVictim's mother | |
Mr Marshall's mother, Sharon Marshall, said she had lost her "baby boy". | |
"He was a good kid, he wasn't mixed up in any gangs," she said. | |
"My mind is a mess. I can't cope with this right now. You hear about these kids dying but nothing is ever done." | |
Murder squad detectives are investigating the attack, which happened at about 2300 BST. | |
Police and forensic officers have been searching the area around Rufford Tower. | Police and forensic officers have been searching the area around Rufford Tower. |
Floral tributes to Mr Marshall have been left close to the entrance of the building. | Floral tributes to Mr Marshall have been left close to the entrance of the building. |
A Scotland Yard spokesman said they were investigating the possibility that the death was drugs related. |