28/06/2007

Teenager arrested in connection with murder

A teenager has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing in north London of 14-year-old Martin Dinnegan.

Police confirmed that a 15-year-old boy detained on Wednesday evening was being questioned in relation to the incident.

Police responded to reports of a disturbance involving a group of youths in Islington at around 8.30pm on Tuesday. Paramedics treated the victim, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

A police spokesperson said that the stabbing had occured on a busy street in broad daylight.

The death follows a spate of killings of teenagers in London.

(SP/JM)

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