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| Uxbridge stabbing: Teen was killed at knife awareness course | Uxbridge stabbing: Teen was killed at knife awareness course |
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| A teenager who was fatally stabbed in a council headquarters in west London was attending a knife awareness course. | A teenager who was fatally stabbed in a council headquarters in west London was attending a knife awareness course. |
| Hakim Sillah was attacked in the youth offending service department at the Hillingdon Civic Centre in Uxbridge on Thursday. | Hakim Sillah was attacked in the youth offending service department at the Hillingdon Civic Centre in Uxbridge on Thursday. |
| The Met said a group had gathered at the venue when a fight broke out. The 18-year-old was taken to hospital but died an hour later. | |
| A 17-year-old boy who was arrested on suspicion of murder remains in custody. | A 17-year-old boy who was arrested on suspicion of murder remains in custody. |
| A teenage boy who tried to stop the fight also sustained a knife wound to his ear. | A teenage boy who tried to stop the fight also sustained a knife wound to his ear. |
| He was praised by detectives for "bravely" trying to break up the fight. | He was praised by detectives for "bravely" trying to break up the fight. |
| In a statement, Mr Sillah's family described him as "a lovely lad who cared about his family". | In a statement, Mr Sillah's family described him as "a lovely lad who cared about his family". |
| "He loved looking after his little brother, who had been ill," they said. | "He loved looking after his little brother, who had been ill," they said. |
| Det Ch Insp Noel McHugh described the attack as "an absolute tragedy" and praised the teenager who tried to stop the fight. | Det Ch Insp Noel McHugh described the attack as "an absolute tragedy" and praised the teenager who tried to stop the fight. |
| "A young man with his whole life ahead of him has been fatally attacked and his family are absolutely devastated," he said. | "A young man with his whole life ahead of him has been fatally attacked and his family are absolutely devastated," he said. |
| "We are doing everything we can to find those involved. | "We are doing everything we can to find those involved. |
| "What we know so far is that a fight broke out between males at the location and as a result this young man received fatal injuries. | "What we know so far is that a fight broke out between males at the location and as a result this young man received fatal injuries. |
| "A second independent male, bravely tried to intervene to break up the fight and as a result was also stabbed." | "A second independent male, bravely tried to intervene to break up the fight and as a result was also stabbed." |
| Hillingdon Council said it was "offering support and counselling" to any of its employees affected. | Hillingdon Council said it was "offering support and counselling" to any of its employees affected. |
| It is the second murder investigation to be launched in Hillingdon this year - after Tashan Daniel was stabbed to death at Hillingdon Tube Station on 24 September. | It is the second murder investigation to be launched in Hillingdon this year - after Tashan Daniel was stabbed to death at Hillingdon Tube Station on 24 September. |
| Mr Daniel's family plans to organise a march in central London on 7 December to raise awareness of the impact of knife crime. | Mr Daniel's family plans to organise a march in central London on 7 December to raise awareness of the impact of knife crime. |