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| Boy, 16, 'stabbed to death' in south London | Boy, 16, 'stabbed to death' in south London |
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| A 16-year-old boy has died in a suspected stabbing in south London. | A 16-year-old boy has died in a suspected stabbing in south London. |
| The Metropolitan Police said initial inquiries suggested the teenager died of stab wounds in Tulse Hill on Monday. | The Metropolitan Police said initial inquiries suggested the teenager died of stab wounds in Tulse Hill on Monday. |
| Officers were first called to reports of a shooting in Greenleaf Close at 22:53 GMT where the boy was found unconscious. He died shortly after. | |
| The Met has deployed hundreds of extra officers on the streets of the capital in the wake of recent deaths. | The Met has deployed hundreds of extra officers on the streets of the capital in the wake of recent deaths. |
| The victim's parents saw their son dying as they waited up to 15 minutes for emergency crews to arrive, an eyewitness said. | The victim's parents saw their son dying as they waited up to 15 minutes for emergency crews to arrive, an eyewitness said. |
| The teenager, who did not live on the estate according to eyewitnesses, was being collected by his parents to take him home when "an attack" took place. | The teenager, who did not live on the estate according to eyewitnesses, was being collected by his parents to take him home when "an attack" took place. |
| Paulina Wedderburn, who lived in the area, said she thought she heard a gunshot and a "big black Audi" driving away before finding the teenager in a driveway, looking like an "angel". | Paulina Wedderburn, who lived in the area, said she thought she heard a gunshot and a "big black Audi" driving away before finding the teenager in a driveway, looking like an "angel". |
| She said: "I just feel sorry for the mum. The mum's screams I can't get out of my head. | She said: "I just feel sorry for the mum. The mum's screams I can't get out of my head. |
| "What's going on? What is it? Why do they have to be killing each other?" | "What's going on? What is it? Why do they have to be killing each other?" |
| One of the boy's friends, who had dinner with him on Monday evening, described the victim as "bubbly" and a "friendly type" who was "respectful". | |
| Another friend, who also did not want to be named, said he heard a person say "we got him, we got him", after hearing what he thought was a gunshot. | |
| "Growing up around here, you become used to it. You can tell the difference between a gunshot and a firework," he said. | |
| No arrests have been made over Monday's killing and the boy's next of kin have been informed. | No arrests have been made over Monday's killing and the boy's next of kin have been informed. |
| This latest death comes after four people - two teenagers and two men - died in knife attacks in London in five days. | This latest death comes after four people - two teenagers and two men - died in knife attacks in London in five days. |
| London violence 'to take 10 years to solve' | London violence 'to take 10 years to solve' |
| The suspected murder means the number of homicides in the capital during 2018 has now reached 119 - three more than in 2017. | The suspected murder means the number of homicides in the capital during 2018 has now reached 119 - three more than in 2017. |
| On Monday, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan warned it could take a generation to turn the tide of violent crime in the capital. | On Monday, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan warned it could take a generation to turn the tide of violent crime in the capital. |
| The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics released in April showed that knife crime rose by 22% in England and Wales in 2017. | The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics released in April showed that knife crime rose by 22% in England and Wales in 2017. |
| There were 39,598 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument - up from 32,448 in 2016. | There were 39,598 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument - up from 32,448 in 2016. |