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| Teenager dies after stabbing in Marylebone | Teenager dies after stabbing in Marylebone |
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| A teenager has been fatally stabbed in central London. | A teenager has been fatally stabbed in central London. |
| The 18-year-old was attacked in Salisbury Street, Marylebone, at 22:30 GMT on Thursday. | The 18-year-old was attacked in Salisbury Street, Marylebone, at 22:30 GMT on Thursday. |
| He was taken to a central London hospital where he was pronounced dead by staff. His next-of-kin have been informed. | |
| A post-mortem examination is expected to be carried out later. Police said a 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder. | |
| Det Ch Insp Noel McHugh said: "I know that there were several youths in the area at the time of the stabbing and I am appealing directly to them to come forward and speak with officers. | Det Ch Insp Noel McHugh said: "I know that there were several youths in the area at the time of the stabbing and I am appealing directly to them to come forward and speak with officers. |
| "I would also like to speak with anyone who saw this group running south towards Edgware Road." | "I would also like to speak with anyone who saw this group running south towards Edgware Road." |
| Scotland Yard said the teenager is the eighth person to die in London as a result of violent crime in the first week of 2015. |