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Fourteen bailed over street death Teenage stabbing victim is named
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Fourteen teenagers who were arrested after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death in a fight between two gangs have been bailed. A teenager who was stabbed to death following a fight in south-east London has been named as Ben Hitchcock.
Officers found the boy with serious injuries after the attack in Southend Road, Beckenham, south-east London, shortly before midnight on Saturday. Officers found Ben with serious injuries after the attack in Southend Road, Beckenham, south-east London, shortly before midnight on Saturday.
The boy was taken to hospital but pronounced dead when he arrived. The stabbing is "not racially motivated", "premeditated" or the result of a confrontation between two groups, a police spokesman said.
The victim has not yet been formally identified but the next of kin have been informed. Fourteen teenagers who were held over the incident have since been bailed.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "We were called... to reports of a fight in the street, now believed to have been between two 'gangs' in Southend Road, Beckenham. Police said the "tragic" death was a result of one group gate-crashing a party, leading to a fight between the two sets of youngsters.
"Upon arrival, officers found a white male... suffering serious injuries, which we believe may have been as the result of stabbing." Ben was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.