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| Brixton stabbing: Girl, 14, charged with murdering boy | Brixton stabbing: Girl, 14, charged with murdering boy |
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| A 14-year-old girl has been charged with the murder of a teenage boy who was fatally stabbed in south London. | A 14-year-old girl has been charged with the murder of a teenage boy who was fatally stabbed in south London. |
| The girl was detained after police found Junior Nkwelle, 15, on the Loughborough Estate in Brixton just before 21:25 BST on Thursday. | |
| She is due to appear before Camberwell Green Youth Court on Monday. | She is due to appear before Camberwell Green Youth Court on Monday. |
| Junior, who lived on the estate and was pronounced dead at the scene, was described as a community "role model" and a promising footballer. | |
| A 16-year-old boy detained on suspicion of murder is currently in custody in a south London police station. | A 16-year-old boy detained on suspicion of murder is currently in custody in a south London police station. |
| Flowers were laid outside a block of flats in the estate in the dead boy's memory. | Flowers were laid outside a block of flats in the estate in the dead boy's memory. |
| Several tributes were also left for him, one of which said: "If football be the food of love 'Play on'. RIP young fella." | Several tributes were also left for him, one of which 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 Junior was a "quiet guy". | Solomon Smith, 27, a youth support worker at nearby Marcus Lipton Youth Centre, said Junior was a "quiet guy". |
| He said: "He was one of our locals, and had been coming here for about two years. | He said: "He was one of our locals, and had been coming here for about two years. |
| "He was a very good footballer." | "He was a very good footballer." |