Boy, 15, arrested on suspicion of murder after teen stabbed to death in Croydon
"We don't know who has knives but we can find out and we can stop them hurting someone or being hurt."There have been 30 teenagers killed in the capital during a deadly 12 months.The youngest to die this year was 14-year-old Jermaine Cools, who had been walking with a relative when he suffered stab wounds on November 18.
Of the teenagers killed this year, the majority - 27 - were stabbed. Two were shot and one died in a suspicious house fire. Figures show violence fell by more than a quarter during lockdown in London. However, the number of murders has increased. Earlier this year the Met launched a “surge” of officers onto the streets in a bit to stop the rising tide of violence.Boy, 15, stabbed to death in park as cops launch manhunt for attacker
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