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| Brixton stabbing: Girl of 14 held over death of 15-year-old boy | Brixton stabbing: Girl of 14 held over death of 15-year-old boy |
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| A girl of 14 has been arrested after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death in south London. | A girl of 14 has been arrested after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death in south London. |
| Police found the teenager on the Loughborough Estate in Brixton just before 21:25 BST on Thursday following reports of a disturbance in the street. | Police found the teenager on the Loughborough Estate in Brixton just before 21:25 BST on Thursday following reports of a disturbance in the street. |
| The boy was pronounced dead at the scene. Police do not believe the incident is gang-related. | The boy was pronounced dead at the scene. Police do not believe the incident is gang-related. |
| The girl, who was arrested in connection with the incident, is currently in police custody. | The girl, who was arrested in connection with the incident, is currently in police custody. |
| Floral tributes were laid outside a block of flats in the estate for the teenager, who is yet to be formally identified. | |
| Several tributes were left for the boy who was described by one person as "a good friend, a great footballer and a great person". | |
| Another tribute said: "If football be the food of love 'Play on'. RIP young fella". | |
| Solomon Smith, 27, a youth support worker at nearby Marcus Lipton Youth Centre, said the boy was a "quiet guy". | |
| He said: "He was one of our locals, and had been coming here for about two years. | |
| "He was a very good footballer. When he came in, he always played football indoors here." | |
| Mr Smith said he heard "a lot of commotion" on Thursday night and initially heard someone saying that the boy was stabbed in a fight. |