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Teenager stabbed to death in Palmers Green | Teenager stabbed to death in Palmers Green |
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A teenager has been stabbed to death in north London, police have said. | A teenager has been stabbed to death in north London, police have said. |
Officers were called to an address on the North Circular in Palmers Green at about 00:45 GMT, where they found the 17-year-old. He was pronounced dead at the scene just after 01:25. | |
The victim has been named locally as Joshua Folkes, who was also known as Money J to his friends. | |
His next of kin have been informed and a post-mortem examination is due to take place. No arrests have been made. | |
Friends have been leaving messages and tributes at the scene. | Friends have been leaving messages and tributes at the scene. |
Charmaine Williams, 18, told BBC London: "He was just a happy person. Just a smiling, bubbly, person. It doesn't feel real. I can't believe he's gone." | |
One teenager, who did not want to be named, claimed to have witnessed the aftermath of the stabbing. | One teenager, who did not want to be named, claimed to have witnessed the aftermath of the stabbing. |
'Heartbroken' | 'Heartbroken' |
She said: "It happened at about 12:30. I heard a commotion and then it went quiet. | |
"I looked outside my window and saw him on the floor. He wasn't moving and someone was standing over him screaming. | "I looked outside my window and saw him on the floor. He wasn't moving and someone was standing over him screaming. |
"He wasn't responding and I then called the ambulance." | "He wasn't responding and I then called the ambulance." |
She added: "He was lovely, one of the nicest boys you could meet - his mum is heartbroken." | She added: "He was lovely, one of the nicest boys you could meet - his mum is heartbroken." |
Friend Azra Valentino, 18, said: "Josh was the last person who you'd think would be on the news for a death or something, he wasn't like that. He got caught up in it." | |
Saffron Davis, 17, said she was struggling to hold back tears when she thought about her friend of 15 years. | |
"I still can't believe it," she said. | |
Saffron said she thought Joshua was in Palmers Green to visit his girlfriend when the incident took place. | |
Eleven other teenagers have died in violent circumstances in the capital this year, the Met Police said. | Eleven other teenagers have died in violent circumstances in the capital this year, the Met Police said. |
Six were stabbed, four were shot and one died from other causes. |