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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. | 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 as Joshua Folkes, who was also known as Money J to his friends. | |
| A post-mortem test gave the cause of death as a single stab wound to the chest. 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." | 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. | 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." | 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. | 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. | "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. | Saffron said she thought Joshua was in Palmers Green to visit his girlfriend when the incident took place. |
| Det Ch Insp Nicola Wall said: "We are appealing to the local community about the murder of a boy who was loved by his family. His death has left them devastated. | |
| "We are appealing to Josh's friends and the community to come forward and help us find his killers. Someone out there must know who is responsible for this murder." | |
| 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. | Six were stabbed, four were shot and one died from other causes. |