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| Lee stabbing: Teenager, 14, suffers fatal injuries | Lee stabbing: Teenager, 14, suffers fatal injuries |
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| A 14-year-old boy has been stabbed to death in south-east London. | A 14-year-old boy has been stabbed to death in south-east London. |
| Police and paramedics were called to Burnt Ash Road, Lee, at about 21:45 BST on Saturday. The unidentified victim was taken to hospital where he died. | Police and paramedics were called to Burnt Ash Road, Lee, at about 21:45 BST on Saturday. The unidentified victim was taken to hospital where he died. |
| Officers believe the boy was on a route 202 bus and was attacked as he got off at the bus stop. Police are looking into whether there was an altercation. | Officers believe the boy was on a route 202 bus and was attacked as he got off at the bus stop. Police are looking into whether there was an altercation. |
| Three teenage males have been arrested on suspicion of murder and are being questioned in custody, the Met said. | Three teenage males have been arrested on suspicion of murder and are being questioned in custody, the Met said. |
| Police said the boy had travelled on the bus through Lee Green and was attacked and stabbed after alighting at the bus stop in Burnt Ash Road, just outside a supermarket. | Police said the boy had travelled on the bus through Lee Green and was attacked and stabbed after alighting at the bus stop in Burnt Ash Road, just outside a supermarket. |
| Det Ch Insp Mark Dunne said: "I am appealing for anyone who travelled on the route 202 bus on its way through the Lee area just before 9.45pm on Saturday night to speak to my officers. | Det Ch Insp Mark Dunne said: "I am appealing for anyone who travelled on the route 202 bus on its way through the Lee area just before 9.45pm on Saturday night to speak to my officers. |
| "Did you witness an altercation or argument involving a group of male youths? | "Did you witness an altercation or argument involving a group of male youths? |
| "I would also like to speak to anyone who was in Burnt Ash Road, where the victim got off the bus. I need to know what the series of events were which culminated in a 14-year-old boy losing his life." | "I would also like to speak to anyone who was in Burnt Ash Road, where the victim got off the bus. I need to know what the series of events were which culminated in a 14-year-old boy losing his life." |
| The stabbing occurred close to the bakery where 16-year-old Jimmy Mizen was murdered in 2008. Jimmy was killed very close to his family home. | |
| Jimmy's father, Barry Mizen, said: "It came as a great shock because it's a few hundred yards away [from where Jimmy was stabbed]. | |
| "Our hearts go out to the family." | |
| Mr Mizen asked people to help the police and added: "We are urging people to come together, stand together and let's bring peace in the community." | |
| Teenage stab victims | Teenage stab victims |
| In an unrelated incident, police said a 19-year-old man was stabbed in New Cross Road - just three miles from Lee - just after 03:30 BST on Sunday. | In an unrelated incident, police said a 19-year-old man was stabbed in New Cross Road - just three miles from Lee - just after 03:30 BST on Sunday. |
| The man is in a critical condition in hospital. No-one has been arrested over the attack. | The man is in a critical condition in hospital. No-one has been arrested over the attack. |
| The Met said six teenagers have died as a result of violence in London this year, four of whom were stabbed. | The Met said six teenagers have died as a result of violence in London this year, four of whom were stabbed. |
| Eleven teenagers were stabbed last year, which was one more than the figure in 2010. | Eleven teenagers were stabbed last year, which was one more than the figure in 2010. |
| In 2009, 10 teenagers lost their lives in stabbings and in 2008, the year Jimmy Mizen was killed, 22 other youths were stabbed to death in the capital. | In 2009, 10 teenagers lost their lives in stabbings and in 2008, the year Jimmy Mizen was killed, 22 other youths were stabbed to death in the capital. |