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20/03/2007
Teenager arrested over schoolboy stabbing
Police investigating the murder of 15-year-old Adam Regis in east London have arrested a teenager.
Adam, from Plaistow, was stabbed in the chest and abdomen at the junction of Boundary Road and Kingsland Road, near West Ham FC's stadium, on Saturday.
Adam, who is the nephew of Olympic medal-winning athlete John Regis, is believed to have been attacked as he returned from a cinema in Beckton.
Police had appealed for information about two black males who were seen running from the area.
It is understood that a male youth was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday morning in East Ham and was taken to an east London police station for questioning.
Adam attended Kingsford Community School in Beckton, east London. Head teacher Joan Deslandes paid tribute to him saying: "Adam was a pleasure to have around the school and we will always remember him with a smile on his face.
"Adam really was a model pupil. This is a tragic loss to everyone."
(KMcA/SP)
Adam, from Plaistow, was stabbed in the chest and abdomen at the junction of Boundary Road and Kingsland Road, near West Ham FC's stadium, on Saturday.
Adam, who is the nephew of Olympic medal-winning athlete John Regis, is believed to have been attacked as he returned from a cinema in Beckton.
Police had appealed for information about two black males who were seen running from the area.
It is understood that a male youth was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday morning in East Ham and was taken to an east London police station for questioning.
Adam attended Kingsford Community School in Beckton, east London. Head teacher Joan Deslandes paid tribute to him saying: "Adam was a pleasure to have around the school and we will always remember him with a smile on his face.
"Adam really was a model pupil. This is a tragic loss to everyone."
(KMcA/SP)
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