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| A teenager who was stabbed to death following a fight in south-east London has been named as Ben Hitchcock. | A teenager who was stabbed to death following a fight in south-east London has been named as Ben Hitchcock. |
| Officers found him with serious injuries after the attack in Southend Road, Beckenham, south-east London, shortly before midnight on Saturday. | |
| The stabbing was not racially motivated and was the result of a fight that broke out when a group tried to gatecrash a party, police said. | |
| Fourteen teenagers, including a girl, were arrested over the incident. | |
| The teenagers, aged between 13 to 16 years, have since been bailed to return on Wednesday. | |
| 'Tragic consequence' | |
| Det Supt Simon Morgan said: "There is nothing at this stage to say this is racially motivated. This is believed to be a group that tried to gatecrash a party. | |
| "To say this is gang related is not right in this incident. | |
| "The incident simply evolved from gatecrashing a party and that is the motive behind what has led to a full blown fight at this location and tragic consequences," he added. | |
| He added that the groups came from different parts of south-east London and trouble erupted when a group of friends coming from the same area in Lewisham was excluded from a party at a house. | |
| Police believe calls were made to others and youngsters at the party came out on the street. By the time the fight broke out 40 people had gathered at the scene. | |
| Ben was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. | Ben was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. |
| Officers recovered number of knives and bricks from the scene. | |
| Brian Lloyd, the head teacher at Kelsey Park Sports College in Beckenham where Ben recently gave his GCSEs, said: "The school is extremely shocked at the tragic loss of this young man's life. | |
| "Our thoughts are with his family at this very difficult time." | |
| The school was due to hold a service for Ben on Monday afternoon, close to where he died. |