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Chased teen Danny O'Shea murdered near his Canning Town home Man held for teenager Danny O'Shea Canning Town murder
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Police have named a teenager who was stabbed to death on the street he lived on after being chased by a group in east London. A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a teenager who was stabbed in the neck on the east London street where he lived.
Danny O'Shea, 18, was found by officers who were called to Gill Avenue in Canning Town on Friday evening. Ambulance crews attended but he was pronounced dead at the scene.Danny O'Shea, 18, was found by officers who were called to Gill Avenue in Canning Town on Friday evening. Ambulance crews attended but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
A post-mortem examination found he died of a stab wound to the neck. Police say he was chased by a group before being attacked.
Police have launched a murder inquiry. No arrests have been made. A 43-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Det Ch Insp John MacDonald said: "We believe that the victim may have been chased by a group of black males from Butchers Road at the junction of Hooper Road down into Boreham Avenue. In a statement Mr O'Shea's mother Julie Brewer said: "We are devastated by what has happened to Danny and we are still trying to come to terms with it.
"The area would have been quite busy on a Friday evening, and we need anyone who saw anything suspicious to call us." "We do not know why such a terrible thing happened, but what we do know is that this is not racially motivated as Danny was a popular boy with friends from all cultural backgrounds.
"We do not want to see any local retribution and just urge anyone with any information to come forward to the police."
On Saturday Det Ch Insp John MacDonald said Mr O'Shea had been chased by a group of black males.
On Sunday he said: "We are keeping an open mind regarding the motive for the attack, however, I wish to reinforce the family's position that there is nothing to suggest Danny's murder is racially motivated."
He added: "I am particularly interested in sightings of a white Ford Transit minibus that was in the vicinity of Butchers Road between 18.00hrs and 18:20hrs on Friday evening.
"It appears that this minibus stopped in Butchers Road and some of the occupants got out from it.
"These people returned to it a few minutes later, got back in, and the vehicle drove off."
A post-mortem examination found Danny died of stab wound to the neck.