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26/01/2009
Two Questioned Over London Stabbing
Two people are being questioned by police following the death of a 15-year-old boy, who was stabbed to death in east London.
The Metropolitan Police are quizzing two boys, aged 16 and 17, in relation to the death of Stephen Lewis who died on Saturday after suffering stab wounds to the chest. The 15-year-old was discovered by officers, on Whitwell Road in Plaistow at around 11pm on Saturday night following a party at a church hall.
Police said a large gang was seen in the area around the time of the attack and eyewitnesses reported fights breaking out within the venue.
As police approached, the group fled the scene.
Det Ch Insp Simon Moring, from The Met’s Homicide and Serious Crime Command unit, said officers discovered the injured victim at about 10.45pm, within minutes of a party ending.
He said: "I think there was a lot of people here on the street last night. It would be difficult for me to give a precise number but maybe even up to 100."
"I'm open minded as to what the motive might be," he added. "Clearly this is a tragic stabbing of a young man who was in the prime of his life, who was just 15-year-old. Absolutely tragic."
Stephen Lewis was the first teenager to die by violent crime in London this year. In 2008 28 teenagers were killed in violent incidents in the capital.
(JM/BMcC)
The Metropolitan Police are quizzing two boys, aged 16 and 17, in relation to the death of Stephen Lewis who died on Saturday after suffering stab wounds to the chest. The 15-year-old was discovered by officers, on Whitwell Road in Plaistow at around 11pm on Saturday night following a party at a church hall.
Police said a large gang was seen in the area around the time of the attack and eyewitnesses reported fights breaking out within the venue.
As police approached, the group fled the scene.
Det Ch Insp Simon Moring, from The Met’s Homicide and Serious Crime Command unit, said officers discovered the injured victim at about 10.45pm, within minutes of a party ending.
He said: "I think there was a lot of people here on the street last night. It would be difficult for me to give a precise number but maybe even up to 100."
"I'm open minded as to what the motive might be," he added. "Clearly this is a tragic stabbing of a young man who was in the prime of his life, who was just 15-year-old. Absolutely tragic."
Stephen Lewis was the first teenager to die by violent crime in London this year. In 2008 28 teenagers were killed in violent incidents in the capital.
(JM/BMcC)
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